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Portia's avatar

I didn't receive the notification for this post, dammit! I'm a wuss, so I'm not going to read this story, but thanks for another great review, Michael.

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Michael B. Morgan's avatar

I think there was a glitch in the email notification system a while back. But hopefully they fixed it. Thanks, Portia ;-)

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

Wow, back then in 1967 when AI was just fiction this piece was just that — horror fiction. Now that AI is real 😱😱😱 Is this our possible future?

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Michael B. Morgan's avatar

Only if we lose all hope.

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Michael Edward's avatar

“… its hatred is... personal, almost human. It’s the embodiment of eternal resentment, an “artificial being” that, despite its god-like power, lacks the one thing it can never have: humanity itself.”

— this is such a good description!

Sounds like one scary story. Thanks for sharing it Michael. :)

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Michael B. Morgan's avatar

Thanks, Michael! Let me know if you get a chance to take a look. I'm curious to hear your opinion on the story.

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Michael Edward's avatar

Will do! :)

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Michael B. Morgan's avatar

Thanks, bro!

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The Ear Implant Foundation's avatar

"I Have No Mouth..." is both one of the best sci-fi stories and also one of the best horror stories. It creates a feeling of entrapment better that about any other story. The audio version , read/yelled by Ellison himself, is one of the greatest audiobook performances of all time.

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Michael B. Morgan's avatar

Yeah. Definitely.

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Mir H. S. Quadri's avatar

Oh wow. Not sure how I feel about such short stories but I am sure it will hold a lot of reverence given the age that we live in now. Very interesting article.

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Michael B. Morgan's avatar

Thanks, Mir. I really appreciate your thoughts, man!

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Christopher Hazell's avatar

Oh, boy. No doubt one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever read…

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Philip McMullen's avatar

Totally agree, I read it at someone’s request…’nuff said.

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Michael B. Morgan's avatar

Yeah, same. Really.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

RIP Harlan.

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