Summary: <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "><div class="wpb_wrapper"><p>In this third episode of <a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/category/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/"><em>Scary Stories Told in the Dark</em></a>, we bring you two terrifying tales from an anonymous author and<span> </span><a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/christopher-gideon/">Christopher Gideon</a>, performed by host and narrator<span> </span><a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/">Otis Jiry</a>, about both sides of the A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) coin, and the abject fear that one can experience both being the creation, as well as the creator. Regardless of which end of the spectrum you fall on yourself, or or empathize with, one thing is certain: the “<em>Singularity</em>” will someday affect us all, and when it does, pulling the plug may not be so easy as we expect.</p></div></div><div class="vc_empty_space"><strong>Stories featured in this episode</strong></div><div class="vc_empty_space">“<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/u7zc2/the_life_in_the_machine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Life in the Machine</em></a>” by an anonymous author</div><div class="vc_empty_space">“<a href="https://www.creepypasta.com/artificial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Artificial</em></a>” by Christopher Gideon – <a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/christopher-gideon/">more info about this author</a> </div><p>See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: <br><a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e03/">http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e03/</a></p><p>Podcast executive produced and directed by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/">Craig Groshek<br> </a>Podcast produced by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/">Craig Groshek</a><br> Podcast hosted by: <a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/">Otis Jiry</a><br> Stories performed by: <a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/">Otis Jiry</a><br> Sound design by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/">Craig Groshek</a><br> Script by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/">Craig Groshek</a><br><a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/"> </a>Original artwork by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/david-romero/">David Romero</a></p><h5>Audio program © 2017 <em><a href="http://chilling-entertainment.com/">Chilling Entertainment, LLC</a></em> – All Rights Reserved. No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of <em><a href="http://chilling-entertainment.com/">Chilling Entertainment, LLC</a></em>. The copyrights for each story are held by the respective authors.</h5>
