This collection includes three short cyberpunk stories that set the story for the Installed Intelligence series. Included are:

-DUPLICATE-

They thought Chris was dead when they installed his brain onto a computer. But he wasn't - and now there are two of him.



It was a simple mistake to make, but no one had ever made it before. There was a flesh-and-blood Chris Santson as well as a digital counterpart - known as an installed intelligence. Now Installed Global, the company responsible for duplicating Chris's personality, will do anything to cover up their mistake.

Can Chris protect his installed intelligence - or I.I. - before Installed Global erases him?

-CEREBRAL-

When you implant a computer into your brain, you’re also building a door anyone could step through.



PowerSoft’s cerebral computer launched to thunderous applause and intense excitement. For the first time in history, consumers could operate a powerful computer with only their minds. The C.C. can translate any thought into a command, allowing control over autonomous navigation, instant communication, and total connectivity. However, if a computer can read your thoughts, so can a person.



This is the story of the first cyber attack on the human brain.

-CREATED-

World War III left the planet devastated—and the radiation is spreading. In less than fifty years, all life on Earth will be extinct. That is, unless someone does something.



A corporation with a dubious past steps in to create the most powerful artificial intelligence ever made, designed to run up radiation cleanup equipment without endangering human workers. Some people, however, are worried what a super AI could do in the wrong hands.



In a bleak post-war world, most people find solace in escapism, achieved mostly by an enormous net of virtual reality servers called the Cloud. Norman Pellick, a mod programmer, is tasked by his clan leader to design the perfect alternative to a dangerous, soulless AI.



This is the story of the creation of the first installed intelligence.