
(Android SF) Robot goes through rigorous training to fight assassins. (997 words; Time: 03m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
"Left of Bang: Preemptive Self-Actualization for Autonomous Systems," by Vajra Chandrasekera [bio] (edited by Neil Clarke), appeared in Clarkesworld issue 127, published on April 1, 2017.
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Told almost entirely through narration, with no character development, and no actual plot, this story appears to exist almost entirely for the message in the last paragraph.
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A long, complex title for a short, blunt tale.
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