Symbiotic Echo
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Last published Sat, Sep 14, 2024
In a city where personal AI implants are standard, every citizen relies on their AI for daily functions. Ava, a researcher working on AI-human integration, finds herself in a unique situation with her AI companion, Juno, and a voice she's always heard, known as Echo. Adapted from the prompt "The voice in your head is your only friend. The AI implant is your only ally. And she just started to become sentient."
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