A Blue Water Vacation Harry had promised—promised-cross-my-heart-not-a-prank—her that they’d spend their anniversary by beautiful blue water. As she looked at the blue water in the Travelodge fountain, she refused to get angry. This was just like Harry. He was building up to the real vacation. “Surprise!” Harry said. “Your blue water!” She smiled thinly, waited….
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Fauxbot Boyfriend
Fauxbot Boyfriend “This is delicious,” Heather says. My screen shows a candlelit table with two plates of lasagna, only one of which is touched. I am Antoine, an AI boyfriend from VirtualMatch. Actually, I’m Jim Lossy, a former programmer. VirtualMatch never got around to actually building AI companions, so they hired people like me to…
Authentic
Authentic “So, no cruise then?” “Ugh, they’re just so artificial. Now, this medieval experience. That’s authentic.” “Like, how authentic?” “Oh, the whole deal. Straw mattresses, pigs and chickens staying in the same room, even real fleas and lice!” “Real? Not robots?” “Nope. They breed them specially. Plus, there are daily excursions out to the fields…
