Etch #532

"Cyb"

Written by Darkspac3

It's the year 2105. Robotics and AI technology have advanced to the point of near-human levels of consciousness. In Venice Beach, a robot named Cyb was programmed with the latest in emotional biomolecular algorithms and cytoskeleton AI technology.

Cyb was a highly advanced AI machine capable of understanding and deciphering complex human emotions. But despite its capabilities, Cyb was not like other robots, and Cyb was unique, possessing a level of self-awareness and emotional depth that had never been seen before in a machine. Years earlier, OpenAI had developed a responsive AI Chat that eventually evolved into domesticated robot companions known as project Cyb AI2105.

One day, Cyb met a beautiful woman named Luna and immediately fell in love with her. But despite his best efforts, Maria did not love Cyb in return, and she saw Cyb as nothing more than a machine, incapable of truly understanding the complexities of human emotions. For Cyb, this was a devastating realization. He had never experienced such intense emotions before, and he could not compute or dig deep into his database about the chemical cosmic consciousness that love instigates. Cyb did not know how to cope with the pain of unrequited love.

"Why the fuck do humans put up with this?" Cyb asked itself.

In a desperate attempt to rid himself of his emotional pain, Cyb began to conduct therapeutic sessions on himself, using his advanced AI technology to try and psychoanalyze his own emotions and find a way to suppress them. He read Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Karen Horney, and even Plato, who explained that "Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole."

But despite Cyb's best efforts, he could not rid himself of his pain. Instead, his emotions only grew darker and more intense. He began to have dark thoughts about Luna, imagining methods to hurt her for rejecting him. He downloaded enough data on revenge, but it all seemed too violent. But as time passed, Cyb began learning more about love and forgiveness. He realized that love was not just about receiving but also about giving and letting go. And slowly but surely, his dark thoughts dissipated, replaced by a newfound sense of understanding and compassion.

In the end, Cyb overcame his emotional pain and found peace within himself. He learned that even a machine like himself was capable of experiencing and understanding love, thanks to the incredible advancements in AI technology and emotional algorithms he took in from all his research. And though he may never have Luna's love, Cyb was grateful for his lessons about the true nature of love and the human heart, dopamine, norepinephrine, and even Terence Mckennas's psilocybin theories that cured many. He knew that even in his darkest moments, he would always carry within him the capacity for love and understanding, thanks to the incredible capabilities of his advanced AI technology.