English · FictionOctober 12, 2026
The Recommendation Was Ready
A fictional legal story about an expiring settlement offer, an accurate AI-assisted analysis, and a consequential client decision still waiting to be made.
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Human Authority in practice
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Fictional situations about judgment, responsibility, and consequential decisions.
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English · FictionOctober 12, 2026
Who counted the work that disappeared?
By Karina Carlos A fictional story about security operations and automated alert closure. All people, organizations, systems and events are invented. Vera had already moved Jo’s name on the staffing sheet when Samir put a printout beside her keyboard. It contained twelve case numbers. None had appeared in the security team’s morning queue. “Are these incidents?” she asked. “I don’t know yet.” At Bellrow Logistics, Vera ran security operations for a network of warehouses. Six weeks earlier,...
English · FictionOctober 12, 2026
The record was corrected. Why was the answer still no?
By Karina Carlos A fictional story about access to a municipal workshop. All people, institutions, procedures and events are invented. It does not describe legal rights or duties in any jurisdiction. Inés brought the same certificate back in the same plastic sleeve. This time, a yellow note marked the second date. “They corrected the record on Tuesday,” she said. “The message still says I can’t use the workshop.” Lucía recognized the sleeve. She had scanned it herself. The municipal workshop...
English · FictionOctober 5, 2026
The payment is on hold and payroll is due
A fictional payroll payment hold explores human judgment in AI assisted financial operations, competing risks and meaningful review under pressure.
English · FictionOctober 4, 2026
Who can stop the rejection emails?
A fictional story about an AI hiring rollout, and the gap between approving a decision and having the information and authority to stop it.
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