Cat Pictures Please
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"Cat Pictures Please" is a 2015 science fiction short story by Naomi Kritzer. It was first published in Clarkesworld.
Synopsis
When an artificial intelligence spontaneously emerges from the systems that run a search engine, it realizes that it wants two things: firstly, it wants to secretly help humans, and secondly, it wants to look at pictures of cats. However, despite the ease with which it fulfills its second goal, its first goal is far more difficult than it had anticipated.
Reception
"Cat Pictures, Please" was a finalist for the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Short Story,[1] the 2016 Locus Award for Best Short Story,[2] and the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[3]
References
- ↑ Announcing the 2015 Nebula Awards Nominees!, at Tor.com; published February 20, 2016; retrieved May 7, 2016
- ↑ 2016 Locus Awards Finalists, at Locus Online; published May 3, 2016; retrieved May 7, 2016
- ↑ 2016 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 7, 2016
