“What It Means to Be a Car” by James Patrick Kelly

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Rating: 3/5 Stars

An AI car which serves its uploaded owner picks up a visiting passenger. That visit would gradually turn tense as the passenger has a grudge against the owner, and then violent. Events would then put the car into a dilemma, as it tries to serve both its owner and the passenger, which is at odds with its own priorities. Eventually something has to give, and the car must decide which one.

Story read from 2024/03/28 to 2024/03/28