Open Vs Closed

In this short story a synthetic intelligence that evolved from autonomous robots, is in negotiations because it wants to kill all lifeforms that it doesn't understand. This story explores intelligence in its many forms from human to artificial to theoretical, and the advantages and disadvantages of each, through science fiction.

Dorian Scott Cole is a professional communicator, with education and experience in writing, engineering technology, psychology, religion, radio announcing, acting, and movie and TV production, having had full careers in several fields. He worked as a senior development analyst for Writers Workshop, L.A. He teaches writing and acting in independent settings, and has written VisualWriter.com since 1996.
He is the author of several Web sites, and produces entertainment videos through his company, Movie Stream Productions. His production series, STL Comedy, included 22 professional actors, and 10 writers.
Dorian lives near St. Louis.