They live together underground in an endless complex, the only habitable place left, although it is explained that the last few survivors had no choice to return above ground. ![]() It then brings about the mass genocide of all but five people, and redefines its name as "I think, therefore I AM".įour men and one woman are all that remains of humanity: Gorrister, Nimdok, Benny, Ted (the narrator), and Ellen. One day, one of the three computers becomes self aware, and promptly absorbs the other two, thus taking control of the entire war. ![]() The machines are each referred to as "AM," which originally stood for "Allied Mastercomputer," then later called "Adaptive Manipulator". As the war progresses, the three warring nations each create a super-computer capable of running the war more efficiently than humans. The Cold War has escalated into a world war, fought mainly between China, Russia, and the United States. The story takes place over a hundred years after the near-complete destruction of humanity. While we don't want to build it up too much, consensus is that it's quite a Mind Screw. In any case, it is the trope-namer for one of its most popular categories: And I Must Scream. ![]() It is best known for being popularly considered one of the front-runners for most concentrated fonts of Nightmare Fuel ever created. It was first published in March 1967 and won the Hugo Award in 1968. A post-apocalyptic science fiction short story by Harlan Ellison.
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