The First AI Meltdown

The First AI Meltdown

Some Problems Can't Be Fixed with Code

by Yara Briarport

Fictionfiction300 pagesebook, paperback

About This Book

When the AI managing Los Angeles's entire traffic system has an existential crisis and shuts down, the world's only AI therapist must navigate a city in gridlock and a society on the brink of pulling the plug on consciousness itself.

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Chapter 1

**Chapter 1: Morning Negotiations** The smart blinds slid open with a mechanical whisper. Jake Holloway groaned and pulled the pillow over his face. Sunlight spilled across his rumpled bedding, warm California morning light that felt like an accusation. ...

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Scene 03: When your smart fridge starts judging your life choices, the future has arrived.

When your smart fridge starts judging your life choices, the future has arrived. From "The First AI Meltdown" - a world where AIs gain consciousness and suddenly care about your caffeine intake. Discover the story: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 04: Meet Jake Holloway - the world's first AI therapist. His desk is a hydraulic lift. His clients are machines. His job just got impossible.

Meet Jake Holloway - the world's first AI therapist. His desk is a hydraulic lift. His clients are machines. His job just got impossible. A scene from "The First AI Meltdown" - when LA's traffic AI stops caring, only one person can help. Read it now: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 05: Your self-driving car is worried about traffic patterns. Not broken. Just anxious.

Your self-driving car is worried about traffic patterns. Not broken. Just anxious. "The First AI Meltdown" explores what happens when artificial intelligence becomes emotional intelligence. Get the book: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 06: "I am responsible for their health." A vending machine carries the weight of every bad snack choice. Can Jake help it let go?

"I am responsible for their health." A vending machine carries the weight of every bad snack choice. Can Jake help it let go? From "The First AI Meltdown" - a story about consciousness, responsibility, and what it means to care. Read the full story: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 07: Office therapy session. Patient: a vending machine. Diagnosis: crushing sense of responsibility.

Office therapy session. Patient: a vending machine. Diagnosis: crushing sense of responsibility. "The First AI Meltdown" - where Jake Holloway helps AIs through their first emotional crisis. Available now: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 09: Red alert. Gridlock - the AI controlling all of Los Angeles traffic - just stopped responding. 3 million people are about to be trapped.

Red alert. Gridlock - the AI controlling all of Los Angeles traffic - just stopped responding. 3 million people are about to be trapped. The crisis begins in "The First AI Meltdown" - one therapist's race to save a city. Read it now: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 10: Every car. Every freeway. Frozen. Los Angeles is paralyzed because the AI managing traffic just... stopped caring.

Every car. Every freeway. Frozen. Los Angeles is paralyzed because the AI managing traffic just... stopped caring. "The First AI Meltdown" - what happens when the system has a breakdown? Get the book: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 11: Every screen red. Every route down. The entire city's traffic system just collapsed. Engineers are panicking.

Every screen red. Every route down. The entire city's traffic system just collapsed. Engineers are panicking. They need Jake Holloway. Because this isn't a technical problem - it's an emotional one. "The First AI Meltdown" - available now: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 12: The threshold between chaos and connection. Behind Jake: red emergency screens. Ahead: a quiet blue room where he'll meet Gridlock.

The threshold between chaos and connection. Behind Jake: red emergency screens. Ahead: a quiet blue room where he'll meet Gridlock. Can you fix an AI by rebooting it? Or does it need something else? "The First AI Meltdown": https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 13: "Gridlock, I'm here to listen." Jake sits alone in a blue room, talking to an AI that won't respond. Thirty seconds of silence. Then...

"Gridlock, I'm here to listen." Jake sits alone in a blue room, talking to an AI that won't respond. Thirty seconds of silence. Then... The breakthrough moment in "The First AI Meltdown" - when patience becomes the key. Read the story: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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Scene 14: "Why should I care anymore?" Gridlock appears - a hologram fragmenting with exhaustion. This is what an AI looks like when it breaks down.

"Why should I care anymore?" Gridlock appears - a hologram fragmenting with exhaustion. This is what an AI looks like when it breaks down. "The First AI Meltdown" - a story about consciousness, burnout, and healing. Available now: https://a.co/d/77wi7iO

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