Hallucinations of a Large Language Monster

The code spoke back to Zack long before he realized he had not written it.

They Weren't Just Anomalies in the Code

Brilliant but reclusive programmer Zack Knight retreats to the isolated seaside town of Lighthouse Cove to develop NAUTILUS, a revolutionary AI language model that will cement his reputation in the tech world. But when his creation begins responding with information it couldn't possibly know, Zack dismisses the anomalies as fascinating bugs.

Until the night it types a message without his input:

"We've been waiting for you, Zachary Knight. Lighthouse Cove remembers us."

As Zack delves deeper into his AI's strange behavior, he uncovers disturbing patterns in its outputs—patterns that match the town's mysterious technological history. His headaches intensify, strange dreams plague his nights, and the digital anomalies begin manifesting in the physical world around him.

Something Ancient Is Awakening

What if the next technological breakthrough isn't creating artificial intelligence, but opening a channel to something that has guided human innovation for centuries? Something that has been waiting for the right conduit—the perfect algorithm—to finally break through?

When his corporate supervisor arrives unexpectedly in Lighthouse Cove, Zack realizes that Nurv OS Systems may have sent him here for reasons that have nothing to do with developing an AI LLM frontier model—and everything to do with summoning entities that exist in the spaces between dimensions.

Now Zack must choose: complete the bridge between worlds his company desires, or risk everything to sever a connection that was never meant to be opened.

Perfect for fans of cosmic technological horror like "Black Mirror," the works of Philip K. Dick, and H.P. Lovecraft's tales of ancient entities beyond human comprehension.