Today in the inaugural episode of Spin A Yarn we have one of my personal favorite short stories: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison. A truly dystopian tale that highlights five humans trapped in the belly of a supercomputer that has wiped out all other life on the planet. It is here, that the supercomputer AM indefinitely tortures Gorrister, Benny, Ellen, Nimdok, and the narrator of the story, Ted. A hyper-cautionary tale of the dangers of fast learning AI technology.
CW: Body dysmorphia, violence, described sexual conduct
Hello everyone and welcome to the inaugural episode of “Spin A Yarn”. A podcast of stories told by myself, Jordan Dawson. Today for our first ever episode we have one of my personal favourite short stories. A truly dystopian tale that highlights five humans trapped in the belly of a supercomputer that has wiped out all other life on the planet. It is here, that the supercomputer AM indefinitely tortures Gorrister, Benny, Ellen, Nimdok, and the narrator of the story, Ted. A hyper-cautionary tale of the dangers of fast learning AI technology. Without further ado: “I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison”.
I have no mouth and I must scream is available in its entirety at:
https://wjccschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/01/I-Have-No-Mouth-But-I-Must-Scream-by-Harlan-Ellison.pdf
I hope you all enjoyed the first installment of Spin A Yarn and if you want to follow the show you can find us on wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can find me, Jordan Dawson on instagram @ thejordandawson right now, I don’t use much else. But maybe that will change. Until next time, talk soon.