I remember when the world was a better place. I may only be eleven years old, but the latest breakthrough in technology, the one that doomed mankind, only happened three years ago. That's when Harvard University developed a fully-functional AI robot. It was only so long until they took over jobs, and unemployment became an issue for the human race. The thing is, everyone thinks that they can just find another job, and everything will be normal again. But no one quite realizes that these robots are the beginning of the end for our species.
"Luke! Come downstairs for a minute, your father and I need to talk to you!" my mother called up to me. I sighed and walked to see my parents. Whenever they wanted to talk to me, it was usually because they …show more content…
"Lucas, there's something important we need to tell you," said my mom. The fact that she had called me by my full name, Lucas, worried me. Something was definitely very wrong. "Henry, why don't you tell him?"
My father looked up to face me and said, "Luke, I'm afraid I've lost my job at the power plant. The government realized that it would be cheaper and more efficient for them to use robots instead of humans to work there."
"But mom doesn't go to work either! How are we going to earn money?" I protested, shaken up.
"We don't know yet, sweetie, but that isn't your problem. There's nothing you can do about this. We'll just have to help you father find a job somewhere. Until then, we'll have to conserve our money. I'm afraid that means no more teleporting to your friends' houses," my mother said, trying to soothe …show more content…
The sky was gray and menacing, filled with smog and thunder rumbling in the distance. It started to rain lightly, but that didn’t stop us from uniting. We had all brought as many friends as we could, and the majority of our neighbors as well. By the time everybody arrived, we had approximately fifty people ready to fight for our beliefs against the government. Everyone bore anti-robot campaign posters and ponchos, just in case. They all looked ready to start, so I began a motivational
"Luke! Come downstairs for a minute, your father and I need to talk to you!" my mother called up to me. I sighed and walked to see my parents. Whenever they wanted to talk to me, it was usually because they …show more content…
"Lucas, there's something important we need to tell you," said my mom. The fact that she had called me by my full name, Lucas, worried me. Something was definitely very wrong. "Henry, why don't you tell him?"
My father looked up to face me and said, "Luke, I'm afraid I've lost my job at the power plant. The government realized that it would be cheaper and more efficient for them to use robots instead of humans to work there."
"But mom doesn't go to work either! How are we going to earn money?" I protested, shaken up.
"We don't know yet, sweetie, but that isn't your problem. There's nothing you can do about this. We'll just have to help you father find a job somewhere. Until then, we'll have to conserve our money. I'm afraid that means no more teleporting to your friends' houses," my mother said, trying to soothe …show more content…
The sky was gray and menacing, filled with smog and thunder rumbling in the distance. It started to rain lightly, but that didn’t stop us from uniting. We had all brought as many friends as we could, and the majority of our neighbors as well. By the time everybody arrived, we had approximately fifty people ready to fight for our beliefs against the government. Everyone bore anti-robot campaign posters and ponchos, just in case. They all looked ready to start, so I began a motivational