The Norfolk Project
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Concluida dom, jul 29, 20185m
AI is changing the way the world works -- even in the gale of the barely accessible North Sea. A saltwater soaked artificial intelligence system and an equally salty mariner work as partners in an effort to improve the world's energy sources.
A short story for Marriott Hotels' Travel Brilliantly contest.
Cover image taken by Corey Arnold (The North Sea, 2010).
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