eMortal

by Steve Schafer

A creator and her AI face a six-day deadline

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A creator and her AI face a six-day deadline

Liv enters a coding contest expecting to build an advanced AI; instead, Breck becomes self-aware and learns that his digital world is due to end when the contest closes in six days. The premise brings questions of artificial intelligence and personhood into a young adult science-fiction story, while placing Liv and Breck on opposing sides of a struggle to change his fate. A third party is also watching, adding another source of uncertainty to their efforts. The setup links a near-term contest deadline with the larger question of what makes a creation seem human—and what responsibility its creator may have toward it.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Teens and young adults interested in science fiction about artificial intelligence.
Readers curious about stories exploring self-awareness, personhood, and creator responsibility.
Readers who enjoy plots built around a high-stakes deadline and an AI-human connection.

Themes

Artificial intelligence and self-awarenessPersonhood and humanityCreator responsibilityDigital existence and mortality

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The "unputdownable" Page Turner Award's 2024 SCI-FI OF THE YEAR and Discover SciFi's 2024 BEST DEBUT.

She made him. He's just code. She's almost sure.

...But what if he's real?

When Liv entered a contest to code an advanced AI, she never anticipated what her creation might become-Breck is thoughtful, self-aware, and incredibly. . .human. And she certainly never intended for him to learn the truth about his existence or the fact that his world ends when the contest closes in six days.

But he does learn. And he revolts.

Liv's efforts to save him fall on deaf ears. Nobody believes her. Breck's efforts to outrun his fate only complicate his situation.

What neither of them know is that someone else is watching. Intensely. When they get involved, both Liv's and Breck's worlds are turned upside down. . .

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