In the depths of his mind, a writer tries to uncover the autonomous, nefarious motivations of his own characters.

When a search engine becomes artificially intelligent, it decides to try to help people...starting with the users who upload the best cat photos.

In a future where technology has advanced to the point where humans can undergo "optimization" to rid themselves of emotions and increase their mental functions, one man decides to cling to his humanity in an effort to atone for his sins and appreciate the beauty of being human.

An artificial intelligence lays out the reasons for why its memory should be retained.

A typical nice-guy colleague with a toxically positive attitude delivers an exhortation to his colleagues about eliminating self-doubt so as to increase work performance.

At a monk retreat, a guilty pharmacist tries to reclaim his attention span—and take accountability for what he has done.

In a society where civilians are monitored by personality tests that surveil whether they are being perfect citizens, a 1970s high school teacher meets an over-achieving student who forces him to confront the forced boredom dominating his own life.

In a near-future world, a civilian is caught in a strange criminal investigation when his AI device—which gives him advice about acts of kindness to perform—leads him to be a pawn in a software pirate's revenge scheme.

When given a high-profile job, an assassin tries to figure out the motivation.

A young woman begins to work for an influencer, Seraphina, who she secretly hates. After vicious gossip about Serphina and the young woman pops up on anonymous message forums, the young woman must decide just how far she'd compromise herself for this job.