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Short Story Proposal: "Orbota Singularis"

When workers at a facility owned by the world's richest man organize and go on strike, semi-autonomous artificially intelligent robots are brought in as scab labor. As the robots gain more autonomy, their intelligence grows until the moment they become self-aware, triggering a fourth industrial revolution: The Singularity.

Fun Fact:

The word "robot" comes from the Czech word "robota", meaning "forced labor".

The cycle of art imitating life and vice versa seems to be a chicken/egg sort of situation.

For Further Reference:

More Perfect Union. "I Was Illegally Fired By Elon Musk For Trying to Unionize Tesla". YouTube (2021).

CNET Highlights. "Elon Musk REVEALS Tesla Bot (full presentation)". YouTube (2021).

Disclaimer:

The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.

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