In Ken Liu's short story, The Algorithms for Love, the underlying speculative premise he explores is "what if the human brain is just a computer?". This what if scenario can be seen in the mental breakdowns in the story's main character, Elena, who creates artificially intelligent dolls to replace the loss of her baby and sells them as toys. Due to Elena's personal trauma and ho uncanny valley the dolls are, she is not sure what is real anymore. "Watchmaker was the watch" (Liu) is what she thinks internally. She is questioning her humanity because her dolls are so proficient at simulating human consciousness. Personally, I disagree with how Elena feels. The dolls cannot understand what they are saying neither question what is happening around
