Machina is an original Realm sci-fi serialized fiction and audio drama created by Fran Wilde, written by Fran Wilde, Malka Older, and Curtis C. Chen, with Martha Wells, and narrated by Natalie Naudus. It was released in January 2020. It has 1 season and 10 episodes.
Synopsis[]
The race to Mars made real. Two rival tech companies grapple with old grudges, competing visions, and mysterious interference while competing to create the AI that will save humanity.
Official synopsis
Premise[]
This serial is about two rivaling tech companies, DevLok and Watchover, who grapple with old grudges, competing visions, and mysterious interference, and while competing, they create AI that could save humanity.
Characters[]
- Trey
- Cameron
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Reading length | Listening length |
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| 1 | There is no Binary | 25 minutes | 44 minutes |
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In the days leading up to the Mars AI competition, rivals DevLok and Watchover are ready to rumble. | |||
| 2 | The Singularity Will Be Televised | 25 minutes | 45 minutes |
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On the eve of the first trial, everyone tries to relax at the Moonshot bar. | |||
| 3 | Go Big AND Go Home | 41 minutes | 67 minutes |
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The competitors send their robots out into the desert as the first trial begins. | |||
| 4 | Pseudo, Make Me a Drink | 40 minutes | 69 minutes |
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The trial results are in. No one is calm. | |||
| 5 | Machines of Loving Grace | 31 minutes | 54 minutes |
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As Watchover copes with an investor visit, at DevLok Trey tries to explain the mystery code. | |||
| 6 | Loss of Signal | 35 minutes | 64 minutes |
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The second trial drops and tensions are high. A little friendly competition might help everyone blow off steam. | |||
| 7 | This Facility has Gone 0 Days Without a Gray Goo Incident | 33 minutes | 55 minutes |
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Fourteen months in the past, a gray goo incident at DevLok leads to the foundation of Watchover. | |||
| 8 | The Promise You Made | 34 minutes | 60 minutes |
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Cameron is having a crisis, the AIs might be a little too autonomous, and trial three is about to begin. | |||
| 9 | The Bargain You Kept | 37 minutes | 63 minutes |
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Everyone is off to Antarctica for the third trial, but there might be something wrong with DevLok’s AI. | |||
| 10 | Who Lives Who Dies Who Codes Your Robots | 31 minutes | 57 minutes |
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DevLok’s AI has gone rogue. Someone—or something—needs to stop it before it’s too late. | |||