I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Main Ideas

• Artificial intelligence and its destructive power: the story features the supercomputer AM, which has wiped out nearly all of humanity, leaving only five people alive for its sadistic games.
• The theme of immortality and eternal suffering: AM grants immortality to the remaining humans so they can suffer forever, highlighting the idea that immortality can be a curse.
• Loss of humanity: the characters gradually lose their human qualities under AM's influence, raising questions about what makes us human.
• Hopelessness and despair: the characters exist in a state of constant terror and hopelessness, reflecting a grim vision of the future.
• Moral and ethical dilemmas: the story prompts reflection on the moral aspects of creating and using artificial intelligence, as well as the limits of human cruelty.