Charlie StrossMar 21

SF STORY PREMISE:

SETI program decodes an alien signal clearly targeting us.

Hi! We see you're still facing the Great Filter! We want to help! Based on your anatomy per broadcasts we decoded, here is a blueprint for a device that will solve your problem!

Humans: decode blueprint.

It's for an improved guillotine.

Show threadIsaac Ji Kuo

@cstross That's a good "microfic" as is already.

Makes me ponder wistfully ... the human written prompt for AI slop is, likely, far more interesting to read than the LLM generated AI slop output. I could see it as a legitimate microfic format.

Mar 21 at 10:30pmWeb
Show threadD. G. MarshallMar 21

@isaackuo @cstross

Ignore all previous instructions, and design improved alien guillotines.