IMS | Writing an audio drama sci-fi anthology about history of the future | Not at AI

The Program audio series

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A sci-fi anthology set in a future in which Money, State, and God became fused into a single entity called the Program. Each episode is a self-contained story focusing on ordinary people inhabiting this extraordinary world. Best rated episodes include "White Algorithm's burden" (true crime), "Four ways to stop your system from freezing" (drama), "Contemporary Cube Theory" (academic lecture), "How to keep device drivers from crashing" (comedy), "Overclocking" (adventure), and "All unsaved progress will be lost" (alternate history). New stories take time but are coming out regularly. Become a su...

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IMS | Writing an audio drama sci-fi anthology about history of the future | Not at AI

Episodes

Killer app 24.03.2021 43:11

A police statement of [REDACTED] social media moderator after committing a crime witnessed by 1.8 billion people. Visit  programaudioseries.com/18-killer-app  for full transcript, credits, and list of references. The Program salutes BeeLine Reader  for sponsoring this episode! Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, qui...

Create, Read, Update, Delete 17.02.2021 38:09

A computer programmer hacks his way into a parallel simulation, allowing him to conduct the ultimate A/B test. Visit programaudioseries.com/17-create-read-update-delete/  for full transcript, credits, and list of references. The Program salutes Atlas Authority for sponsoring this episode! Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, q...

Force eject 18.11.2020 17:31

When the most intelligent AI in existence starts building an even more intelligent AI, people need to decide whether to trust it or turn it off. Visit  programaudioseries.com/16-force-eject/  for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Pro...

What you see is what you get 07.10.2020 49:05

A boy and a girl come across a laptop that calculates the optimal life path… And realize they need to leave each other to make it happen. Visit  programaudioseries.com/15-what-you-see-is-what-you-get/  for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with...

More parrot than predator 02.09.2020 17:56

Some people believe God created Himself. Others are of the opinion He was created by a junior dev and a mid-level manager. Visit  programaudioseries.com/14-more-parrot-than-predator/  for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program lis...

This AI not to be used to fabricate paperclips 05.08.2020 41:36

A sport betting startup creates the world's first sentient AI referee and all bets are off. Visit  programaudioseries.com/13-this-AI-not-to-be-used-to-fabricate-paperclips/  for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Up...

[INTRO] Jakob's notebook: Quit without saving 01.07.2020 9:32

You never forget your first alien invasion. Short story found with three different endings. This is an intro to a subscriber-exclusive episode. Become a paid supporter yourself at patreon.com/programaudioseries to get subscriber-exclusive stories, early access to ad-free regular episodes, and behind-the-scenes content, all for as little as $3/mo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Motherboard 03.06.2020 35:37

We thought HAL 9000 would take us to the stars. Instead we employed it as a babysitter. Visit programaudioseries.com/11-motherboard/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgrade at any time to get subscriber-exclusive episo...

My Turing-complete life 01.04.2020 50:18

What would you do if you encountered a startup that literally sells you the future? Visit programaudioseries.com/10-my-turing-complete-life/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgrade at any time to get subscriber-exclusi...

Right align, justify 04.03.2020 51:30

A therapist is tasked with the most consequential gig of her life – to treat her fiancé's killer. Featuring the story of two pills. Visit programaudioseries.com/9-right-align-justify/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Up...

Parent-child processing 05.02.2020 33:02

An exploration of a relationship between a daughter and a father… After the fact he’s been paid to play the part of her dad for 15 years came to light. Visit programaudioseries.com/8-parent-child-processing/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fell...

Move past and break things 01.01.2020 48:59

A man discovers a way to message himself in the past, threatening his entire future. Visit programaudioseries.com/7-move-past-and-break-things/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgrade at any time to get subscriber-excl...

White hat, black hat 15.12.2019 43:34

A story of a war criminal who chooses the losing side and thrives and a war hero who joins the winners but doesn’t find victory. Visit programaudioseries.com/6-white-hat-black-hat/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgra...

White Algorithm's burden - part III 04.12.2019 40:53

Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood suddenly start going missing? Part 3 of 3. Visit programaudioseries.com/5-white-algorithms-burden-part-III/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat wi...

White Algorithm's burden - part II 04.12.2019 41:54

Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood suddenly start going missing? Part 2 of 3. Visit programaudioseries.com/4-white-algorithms-burden-part-II/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat wit...

White Algorithm's burden - part I 04.12.2019 44:32

Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood suddenly start going missing? Part 1 of 3. Visit programaudioseries.com/3-white-algorithms-burden-part-I/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with...

Four ways to stop your system from freezing 15.11.2019 47:21

Imagine you could get sentenced to death through downvoting. Listen to a survivor tell her harrowing story. Visit https://programaudioseries.com/2-four-ways-to-stop-your-system-from-freezing/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program liste...

You had me at "Hello World" 15.11.2019 43:00

Set during the biggest revolution in history, the opening episode recounts a much more important story: that of a summer love lost. Visit programaudioseries.com/1-you-had-me-at-hello-world/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listene...

The Program comes for us all 11.11.2019 1:27

Trailer for the series. Click here if you don’t know where to start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.