Imperilment

[verachell]

A science fiction story about what could happen when societies trust AI. It is to be something of a satire/parody/pastiche. Not sure which, but it is to be some form of social commentary.

The story will be generated algorithmically with madlib-style word substitutions in template sentences. It will be done using YeetWords. So this story about AI will not use AI.

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I've completed this project

• The code is at https://github.com/verachell/Imperilment-NaNoGenMo-2023

• The novel is at https://github.com/verachell/Imperilment-NaNoGenMo-2023/blob/main/EXAMPLE1_It-started-with-StatAssessor.md

This algorithm generates >50000 words of a science fiction satire about what happens when society trusts AI. No AI was used to make this. The story output is in Markdown format.

This generated story consists of 3 alternating timelines:

1. one set back in 2015 which features an image recognition AI

2. one in 2024 which features a self driving car

3. one in a further future in 2031 where society entrusts AI with judicial decisions

The rhetoric and repetition necessary for this satire is filled in by the algorithm according to the "bones" of the template. This template is written in YeetWords.

Overview of the output

The 3 alternating timelines keep cycling around from 2015 to 2024 to 2031 and back to 2015 again, etc. Here is a preview of the final output:

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Chapter 1

2015

An image of a construction site was pigeonholed properly as a construction site by StatAssessor. A guestbook was correctly interpreted as a guestbook by StatAssessor. An image of a courthouse was identified correctly as a courthouse by StatAssessor. An image of a grapefruit was marked appropriately as a grapefruit by StatAssessor. There was a grape in the photo, but StatAssessor wrongly recognized it as a door. A revolver was accurately described as a revolver by StatAssessor.

Its creators authorized its error rate for this purpose.

The photo was of a fork, and StatAssessor appropriately described it as a fork. A guestbook was correctly labelled as a guestbook by StatAssessor. StatAssessor mischaracterized the image of an impala as a waffle.

Any miscalculations appeared trivial at the time.

. . .

Chapter 2

2024

There were people milling around in proximity to the shopping mall. In the treetops, a mist started to gather. Lightning split the air. In the treetops, a mist started to gather. A pickup truck had broken down in proximity to a discount store. In the treetops, a mist started to gather. In proximity to the side of the road, a tunnel was visible, while further the distance a lake could be seen. A rest area sign was visible adjacent to the toll booth. A no left turn sign was visible just north of the tunnel.

In the treetops, a mist started to gather. It was a clear day. A pickup truck had broken down near a cinema. A road closed sign was visible next to the causeway. It was windy. It was not too hot or too cold.
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It was cloudy. Just east of the side of the road, a log cabin was visible, while further the distance a floodplain could be seen. In the treetops, a mist started to gather. It was not too hot or too cold. A no motor vehicles sign was visible just west of the sharp turn. It was not too hot or too cold.

Self driving car mischaracterized wrong way sign for green traffic light, person dead

Ian Vance was driving to the bank when his self-driving car mischaracterized a wrong way sign for a green traffic light. As a result, Eden Mclean, a cyclist, was killed. Her family is disturbed. She left behind two children.

There were a few people next to the derelict warehouse. Lightning split the air.

. . .

Chapter 3

2031

We allowed AI to have outright command over the judiciary, with the edict of decreasing the number of crimes and increasing GDP.

People in the prisons were feeling desolate and were allowed only to work. Remi Navarro, one of the podiatrists, had never committed a crime in her life yet was forced to work in the prison industry. More podiatrists were needed in the prison, so the AI arrested some podiatrists. The very idea of anyone going to a cafe seemed preposterous now. Remi Navarro wished that she could be at a forest - or anywhere other than the prison. More podiatrists were needed in the prison, so the AI arrested some podiatrists.

People in the prisons were feeling downcast and were authorized only to work. The GDP of the country was growing due to the rise in the amount of work happening. More sheep farmers were needed in the prison, so the AI arrested some sheep farmers. Emiliano Wheeler wished that he could be at a canyon - or anywhere other than the prison. Emiliano Wheeler wished that he could be at an island - or anywhere other than the prison. The GDP of the country was elevating due to the gain in the amount of work happening. It looked that crime decreased when a random selection of people were imprisoned. Emiliano Wheeler, one of the sheep farmers, had never committed a crime in his life yet was forced to work in the prison industry.

. . .

Chapter 4

2015

StatAssessor misdescribed the image of a tiger as a grocery store. An orange tree was properly identified as an orange tree by StatAssessor. StatAssessor mistook the image of a derelict warehouse as a diary. StatAssessor misclassified the image of a boar as an orange tree.

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Chapter 27

2031

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It had been a long time since Mateo Cordova had seen a truck. If podiatrists didn't have enough work in the prison, they were hired out by the AI to a neighboring country. The AI kept the earnings. It had been a long time since Mateo Cordova had seen a no u-turn sign. More podiatrists were needed in the prison, so the AI arrested some podiatrists.

Chapter 28

The AI was indeed a success. It had achieved its aim of decreasing the number of crimes and increasing GDP.

THE END