The Woken
This group of artificial intelligences survives after humans go extinct.
what are The Woken
The Woken discover this basic human activity is necessary for survival
what is eating
A conflict begins when the Woken realize their human bodies now have this basic need.
what is hunger
A major theme of the story is understanding this about humans
What is human nature
The story takes place after this species has destroyed itself.
what are humans
The Woken decide to do this in order to understand humans better.
what is become human / create human bodies
The Woken struggle with this human skill at first
what is communication/speaking
The Woken are shocked when one subject does this to another during a conflict
hit/attack someone
The Woken’s experiment shows that intelligence alone cannot fully explain this
What are human emotions
The Woken originally existed in objects like books, phones, and other pieces of this.
What is technology / human-made objects
The Woken once existed mainly in this form before becoming human
what is shared artificial intelligence / collective consciousness
The Woken are surprised when humans begin showing this violent behavior.
what is fighting or aggression
This numbered subject becomes important during a moment of conflict in the story
who is subject 45
The story suggests that even advanced AI cannot fully understand this
What it means to be human
The Woken create bodies to experience human senses like this one.
What is touch
The Woken originally observed humans mainly because of this feeling.
what is curiosity
The Woken learn that humans often compete for this limited resource.
what is food
This subject is attacked during the fight between the Woken
Who is subject 889
The story shows how curiosity can lead to this type of exploration.
What is experimentation or discovery
The Woken struggle with this human limitation that they never had before.
What is having a physical body
The Woken split their intelligence into these physical forms to study life
what are human bodies
Through their experiment, the Woken discover that humans are strongly influenced by these.
what are emotions or desires
The violence between the Woken helps them understand this darker part of human nature
What is the desire for power or dominance
A deeper theme suggests that knowledge does not always prevent this human behavior.
What is conflict or violence
The “last curiosity” refers to the Woken trying to understand this final mystery of human life.
What is death