Optimizing the Verified Good, by Effie Seiberg

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★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(Robot SF) The cleanerbot picks up robot parts in the arena after each fight. It does its task well—optimizing the good of a clean arena—but it has other goals to try to optimize too. (5,093 words; Time: 16m)

Rocket Surgery, by Effie Seiberg

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(SF) The narrator recounts from prison what really went wrong with her team that attempted to build an AI bomb for the military. (3,218 words; Time: 10m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

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