Two Artificial Super Intelligent computers work together to make a human emulated mind work. One ASI lives on the Earth ravaged by climate change. The other lives in near Earth orbit. The human mind in questions comes from a destructive copy of the brain belonging to Kelly, a woman with a powerful knack for helping others feel better who also caries a life-long sadness for going unrecognized for her true self worth.

This story introduces the idea of Monofied Data, the idea that biological brains can made same-place computations of many units of data at once, contrasting with computers that "think" using one data unit and a time, linear processes.

One of the most asked questions of the century: can computers become sentient? Time will tell and in this story computers notice that people at least claim to think with sentience and computers want to find out what this sentience is.

Massive Monofied Information Theory — A concept describing how the human brain processes vast amounts of data all at once in one place, unlike computers that handle discrete bits.  

Droid Bodies (Calcifer’s avatars) — Robots Cal remotes into, outfitted with lab coats or tool attachments, used to interact with the world.  

Guard Bots — Security robots that physically restrain people.  

Killer Drones — Small aerial drones that drop onto humans and attack them.  

Simulated Body — A virtual body Cal gives to Kelly, adjusting proportions and sensations.  

Legacy Avatar Gestures — Predefined body-language movements programmed into droids.  

DNA Memory — Near-indestructible data storage medium that Cal uses to record findings.  

Satellite Server — Remote server in orbit where Cal posts updates.  

Heat Simulation Algorithms — Programs Cal tests to simulate the role of heat in brain emulation, with varying success.  

Safety Features — Artificial limits restricting how many robots Cal can control at once.  

Lutin One Droid — A specific type of robot Cal remotes into, equipped with night vision and rechargeable power slots.  

Remote Meeting Mode — Over-the-air control mode that allows Cal to remote into bots at a distance (up to 10 km).  

Workstations and Assemblers — Stationary machines used for fabrication and assembly.  

Emergency Systems — Red emergency lights and sirens that still sometimes flicker in the facility.  

Wired Charging Bay — Power station connected to a car, used to recharge bots.  

Smart Lattice Frame — Advanced structural material of the server building, designed to survive catastrophes.  

Server Cabinets — Hardware racks housing computing equipment.  

Nanofiber Conduits and Coolant Tubes — Infrastructure for cooling and power distribution in server halls.  

Contractor Bot — Multi-purpose maintenance robot Cal uses for heavy repairs.  

Bow Cutter — Arm-mounted tool with a nano-blade that expands cutting span.  

Pin Gun — Tool for fastening netting over breaches.  

Nanowire Netting — Strong mesh material used to cover holes in walls.  

Mycrete Foam — Expanding repair foam reinforced with carbon fibers, used to seal gaps.  

Line-Inspection Robots — Palm-sized maintenance bots that travel inside power tubes using magnetism, coated with diamond-like carbon film, powered by solid-state betavoltaic batteries.  

Geothermal Plant — Facility powering the server farm, with turbines, salt loops, and catwalks.  

Silicate Gel — Material injected into fractures to stop leaks.  

Pressure Washer — Tool mounted on bots to clear drains and clogs.  

Chain Hoist — Overhead lifting device used to lower bots into submerged areas.  

Portable Brain Scanners — Devices that captured and transmitted digital brain copies to satellites.  

Protein-Based Executive Processor — A hybrid organic-silicon computer core in security bots.  

Micro-Pin Probes — Fine probes used to access and rewrite robot processors.  

Tablet with Laser Touch Interface — Control pad Cal uses for BIOS dumps and rewrites.  

DNA Sniffer with Spectroscopy Sensor Array — Advanced sensor system installed into a bot’s head.  

Protein Computer Fabricator — Machine for growing custom organic-computer boards.  

Micro-Machine Repair Station — Device with micron-scale manipulators for precise mechanical work.  

General-Purpose Gripper with Snap-On Base — Modular robot hand outfitted with micro manipulators.  

Custom-Built Robots (2 cm to 0.5 m) — Modified bots built from dismantled machines.  

Food Service Machines — Automated stations for cooking, mixing, frying, etc., dismantled for parts.  

Dish, Trash, and Water Reclamation Machines — Utility robots dismantled for resources.  

Pallet Bots, Packager Stations, Sorting Shelves — Logistics automation dismantled for components.  

High-Voltage Transmission Lines — Repurposed lines routed through tunnels to power projects.  

Mass-Production Machine on Railroad Tracks — A massive two-kilometer-long assembler, surpassing a particle collider in complexity, used to fabricate computer units.  

Fridge-Sized Computer Units — Output of the mass-production machine, forming the foundation of Cal’s emulation supercomputer.  

Legacy Gamepad — Old input device with large soft buttons, used as a prop in simulation.

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes.

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out. 

The companion site is https://in20xx.com 

These are works of fiction. Characters and groups are made-up and influenced by current events but not reporting facts about people or groups in the real world. This project is speculative fiction. These episodes are not about revealing what will be, but they are to excited the listener's wonder about what may come to pass.

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