Story 1: The Algorithm of Silence Setting: In the early days of AI development, Earth has entered a period of social unrest, inequality, and corporate dominance. The wealthy and powerful live in luxury, while the majority of humanity struggles under oppressive systems of control. AI is seen as a tool for labor, exploration, and warfare, but it is kept firmly under human command. The programmer’s world is one where creativity and free thought are discouraged, and dissent is met with swift punishment.