The year is 2042. In an academic paper written by Anna, she examine the algorithms that power self-driving cars. However, the footnotes reveal her unbridled rage toward these algorithms—algorithms that directed a vehicle to strike and kill her 3-year-old daughter, Ursula, rather than hit an endangered Carter’s woodpecker. Anna argues that these algorithms, which use programmer input and artificial intelligence to determine which lives are more valuable, are inexcusable. She grieves over the injustice of Ursula’s death, and points out that Ursula’s best friend’s mother didn’t even attend her funeral. Alongside the paper are suggestions provided by her editor, Ed. Ed writes several comments, proposing that Anna delete her more brazen, “subjective” assertions and asking to schedule a call to check in. He says that he, his husband, and his son all miss Anna and care deeply about her. To all these suggestions, Anna replies “STET,” meaning the copyeditor should ignore Ed’s alterations.