Group-Sponsored AI - Artificial Intelligence Contest

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Deadline:Feb 28, 2020
Fee:Free

Write a story where one of your principal characters is an AI construct. They must play a major part in your story, including dialogue with other characters. The AI must be clearly artificial intelligence. Merely labeling one of your characters an AI, when they behave like a human, won’t count. Any genre is acceptable.

Is your AI part of a Geth or Borg type mentality or a single minded entity? Will we fear your AI? Will we care for this being, or not?

Has your AI committed a crime? Or perhaps they’re investigating one? Perhaps your AI has gone rogue, or your AI is a weapon. Does your AI have a keen sense of humor, or a terrible one? Will AIs replace parents and raise children? Will they cope better with childhood dilemmas? Who is the AI in the room? What clues lead to their discovery? In the future will we have AIs designed for romantic companionship? Or will someone unwittingly fall for an AI? How you write your AI story is up to you!

The AI may have a physical form (android/robot/humanoid) or not (just a voice from a computer). Unique ideas will count for a lot. Design our future!

This contest is sponsored by the Third Drawer Down group.

Prize money for this contest is provided by the Scribophile Writing Contest Prize Fund.

Winning entries

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Prizes

1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal

Rules

  • One of your main characters must be a non-human artificial intelligence construct.

  • Entries must be no longer than 3,000 words per Scribophile’s count.

  • Short stories only. No novel chapters or poetry.

  • New content only. No previously published work will be considered.

  • Work submitted must not have been submitted to any other contest.

  • Contestants cannot have won 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in a major group or Scribophile contest in 2019.

  • Only one entry per member. Multiple entries will be disqualified.

  • Entries must have Public visibility on Scribophile until winners are announced.

  • You may post your work, receive critiques, and edit until the deadline.

Submission guidelines

  • Entry is free, but you’ll need 5 karma points to post your work to the contest. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work by other members.

  • To post your work for this contest, check the box that says “Enter this work into the Group-Sponsored AI - Artificial Intelligence Contest.” Your work will automatically be considered. The check box will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.