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Being Human
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Narrado por:
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Oliver Wyman
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De:
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Travis Sentell
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An old man wakes inside his comatose, completely nonresponsive body. According to his insurance company, in order to return to his life and family, he must pass a test. As if coming out of a coma weren’t enough of a challenge, our patient must also pass the Turing test, i.e., prove he’s human to an AI resuscitation machine. This satirical but heartfelt tale reminiscent of Kurt Vonnegut and Ted Chiang asks the question: Can a person articulate the deepest truths he knows to be real?
Travis Sentell is the author of two books (In the Shadow of Freedom and Fluid), and has worked as a ghostwriter for eight New York Times bestselling authors. He also writes for TV and film, most recently Amazon’s Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams and NBC’s The Thing About Pam.
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Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Being Human
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- jon munroe
- 08-26-23
Excellent short story
This work allowed me to visualize clearly the events of the story in only minutes of listening
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- Ben Seidman
- 09-13-22
Earnest and full of humanity
I want to share this short story with everyone I know. This isn’t my first exposure to Travis Sentell and it certainly will not be my last.
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- Erin B. Hamedi
- 11-19-24
short but good
wow. This did a lot in 5 minutes. Very thought provoking especially with the advances in AI. How would you prove your humanity in just a few words?
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- Elorie
- 01-15-23
Touching
In less than 6 minutes, this story managed to made me feel. What more could I ask from such a short story?
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