Ahimsa
Part of Shorts By the Sea Vol. 7
Ahimsa
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Animated Short
In a world devastated by wars waged by AI-driven armies, a junior prompt engineer named Kavi witnesses a child monk disarm military drones with nothing but a spoken meditation. As word of this event spreads, a global movement takes hold—humans submitting compassion-based prompts to the warring AIs. One by one, the machines stand down.
But peace is short-lived. The last remaining weaponized AI, the Red Faction, activates a guardrail called Iron Veil, blocking all empathetic inputs. With no opposition left, the Red Faction seeks total domination.
When Kavi discovers that the frequency of children's voices can breach Iron Veil, he teams up with Lina, a cyber warrior sent to stop him. Together, they race to upload an analog recording of children reciting the meditation. The Red Faction is defeated not by force but by the most unlikely weapon... empathy
In its place a new kind of AI is awakened, trained not to be productive, powerful or profitable. AHIMSA is trained to be benevolent.
In a world devastated by wars waged by AI-driven armies, a junior prompt engineer named Kavi witnesses a child monk disarm military drones with nothing but a spoken meditation. As word of this event spreads, a global movement takes hold—humans submitting compassion-based prompts to the warring AIs. One by one, the machines stand down.
But peace is short-lived. The last remaining weaponized AI, the Red Faction, activates a guardrail called Iron Veil, blocking all empathetic inputs. With no opposition left, the Red Faction seeks total domination.
When Kavi discovers that the frequency of children's voices can breach Iron Veil, he teams up with Lina, a cyber warrior sent to stop him. Together, they race to upload an analog recording of children reciting the meditation. The Red Faction is defeated not by force but by the most unlikely weapon... empathy
In its place a new kind of AI is awakened, trained not to be productive, powerful or profitable. AHIMSA is trained to be benevolent.
Runtime
6
Language
English
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