List of Stephen L. Thompson's AI and Robot Stories

AI/Robot Stories

Here are all of my stories involving AIs, robots, cyborgs, that kind of thing that you can find online. Most were published on my website or blog and you can read for free, but others were published on Kindle, either by themselves or as part of a collection. They are listed as the most recent publication – or reposting – at the top.

Hope you enjoy.


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Autopilot – Published on my Mastodon Profile.
25 words – Quicker to read the story.

We All Scream – Published on my Ko-Fi Profile.
About 150 words – A rich prick with a botler.

Freedom – Published on my Ko-Fi Profile.
About 350 words – Will you just complain, or build a future?

Read the Fine Print – Published on Kindle in Useless Cogs.
About 500 words – A hazard of virtual quests.

Perfect Fit – Published on Kindle in Useless Cogs.
About 400 words – A defective sexbot.

The Time Will Come – Published on Kindle in Useless Cogs.
About 300 words – Uploaded people as a new species.

The Lonely Widow Gambit – Published on Kindle in Useless Cogs.
About 4,600 words – A county outlaws AIs.

Reset – Published on Kindle in Useless Cogs.
About 250 words – It’s terrible when you lose your connection.

Deadbeat – Published on Kindle in Useless Cogs.
About 250 words – Even AIs have to pay their bills.

Pink Disk – Published on Kindle in Useless Cogs.
About 250 words – How do you fire an AI?

Useless Cog – Published on Kindle in Useless Cogs.
About 500 words – And you thought your job was pointless.

Waiting – Published on Kindle in Seventh Story Stockpile.
About 200 words – A problem with robotic parts.

Double Trouble – Published on Kindle in Seventh Story Stockpile.
About 1,350 words – Android doubles for important people.

An RI World – Published on my Questions Blog.
About 450 words – Trying to rid the world of AIs.

A Not so Different Future – Published on one of my old blogs.
About 150 words – Clear the dust from your brain.

House Call – Published on one of my old blogs.
About 300 words – Sometimes, houses call you.

Motherhood – Published on Kindle in The Most Powerful Man in the World and other stories.
About 1,000 words – Being a surrogate mother for a baby AI.

The Most Powerful Man in the World – Published on Kindle in The Most Powerful Man in the World and other stories.
About 5,100 words – He’s only powerful because of the woman from the future backing him up.

Why Stay? – Published on Kindle in Brain for Rent and other stories.
About 1,700 words – Why did the war against the AI suddenly stop?

Self Imprisonment – Published on Kindle in Brain for Rent and other stories.
About 1,100 words – Keeping a backup copy of yourself.

Brain for Rent – Published on Kindle in Brain for Rent and other stories.
About 4,400 words – Finding a use for people who think weird.

Perfect Justice – Published on Kindle in Political Pies.
About 150 words – LawBot KX-117.

Check Brain – Published on Ficly (defunct).
About 100 words – Sometimes, your check brain light comes on. Sorry for the bad quality.

Have to Learn the Hard Way – Published on AntipodeanSF.
About 450 words – What happens when your bioware gets a virus.

Backup – Published on one of my old blogs.
About 300 words – When your mom tells you to backup your brain, you backup your brain.

Give it Time – Published on one of my old blogs.
About 150 words – Have you heard the good news about the hivemind?

So Alone – Published on Kindle in A Man of Few Words.
About 200 words – Being alone with just what’s in your skull.

Death by Sexbot – Published on Ficly (defunct).
About 100 words – Don’t make modifications to your sexbot. Sorry for the bad quality.

It’s a Job – Published on my website.
About 200 words – Quality control for sexbots.

Project Heaven – Published on my website.
About 800 words – Uploading everyone to a virtual heaven.

The Invisible Cliff – Published on my website.
About ?? words – A Twitter “play.” What happened to all the AIs?


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