Hello, Dave Or A Short Play About Dying

by Stephen Byrum

Welcome to the Dood Gelukkig Assisted Death Facility. As the name implies, they hope to make you choice the ethically end your life as comfortable and happy as it can be. Your death will be guided by their state of the art AI comfort Life Ending Moment Buddy or L.E.M.B for short.

Dave, is old and sick. So he has come to end his life. It's going to be the biggest last moment of his life, as in his final moments...

Welcome to the Dood Gelukkig Assisted Death Facility. As the name implies, they hope to make you choice the ethically end your life as comfortable and happy as it can be. Your death will be guided by their state of the art AI comfort Life Ending Moment Buddy or L.E.M.B for short.

Dave, is old and sick. So he has come to end his life. It's going to be the biggest last moment of his life, as in his final moments he connects with this machine... or does he?

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  • Dan West: Hello, Dave Or A Short Play About Dying by Stephen Byrum
    “

    This innovative short piece packs a lot into its ten minute running time. In a darkly funny, yet touching, portrait of a forgotten military veteran seeking a way out from the life he did not want of make, Stephen Byrum has also delivered a succinct critique on loneliness and AI learning models.

    This innovative short piece packs a lot into its ten minute running time. In a darkly funny, yet touching, portrait of a forgotten military veteran seeking a way out from the life he did not want of make, Stephen Byrum has also delivered a succinct critique on loneliness and AI learning models.

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  • Brent Alles: Hello, Dave Or A Short Play About Dying by Stephen Byrum
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    10/9/24: A very interesting musing on what death might be like in a speculative future. At the end, do we want something like L.E.M.B. to be with us? Is there comfort in at least having some type of presence with you? That's the central question here mixed in with some humorous quips back and forth between man and machine. An inventive 10-minute that definitely left me thinking after I read it.

    10/9/24: A very interesting musing on what death might be like in a speculative future. At the end, do we want something like L.E.M.B. to be with us? Is there comfort in at least having some type of presence with you? That's the central question here mixed in with some humorous quips back and forth between man and machine. An inventive 10-minute that definitely left me thinking after I read it.

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  • Marilyn Ollett: Hello, Dave Or A Short Play About Dying by Stephen Byrum
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    This is such a truly moving piece of writing, that words fail me. May we all have such a buddy in our lives - before it's too late. Read it. Produce it.

    This is such a truly moving piece of writing, that words fail me. May we all have such a buddy in our lives - before it's too late. Read it. Produce it.

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