FALLEN ANGEL
Meet A.N.G.E.L., an Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) now in Go Live and operating in its pilot phase at Whispering Hills Hospital, a regional-size hospital located in a suburb of the Grace City metropolitan area, after years of development and the completion of a dedicated data center located inside one of the vented and reinforced limestone caves for which Kansas is known. Gods of technology delivered A.N.G.E.L. enveloped in promises. But we know the old stories. Sometimes angels fall.
Meet A.N.G.E.L., an Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) now in Go Live and operating in its pilot phase at Whispering Hills Hospital, a regional-size hospital located in a suburb of the Grace City metropolitan area, after years of development and the completion of a dedicated data center located inside one of the vented and reinforced limestone caves for which Kansas is known. Gods of technology delivered A.N.G.E.L. enveloped in promises. But we know the old stories. Sometimes angels fall.
A note from Geoffrey
In the second half of 2024 I started asking myself a What-if question; I then asked this question to select others in the last few months of 2024. Their responses were similar. Essentially some form of "Well... I don't know what happens in that scenario." My What-if scenario I shared was generic and I did not get into the specifics of the rough outline for a story I had already started to develop. What I wanted by asking the What-if of certain people was to see and hear their reactions. When "Well... I don't know what happens in that scenario." was followed by something along the lines of "That would make a good story. Is that what you're working on?" I knew this (FALLEN ANGEL) would be a thing to invest some effort into. I have been working in private. My wife didn't even know I had prioritized my efforts here because I did not want her to worry about my working on a story fostering an atmosphere where I could have flashbacks to a recent year when I had serious health issues. I definitely had no intention of sharing my efforts regarding this writing project generally, like I am here, but in January 2025 I learned of the introduction of House Bill H.R. 238, introduced on January 7, 2025, and made passing reference to my [FALLEN ANGEL] writing efforts in a Bluesky post and in an email about H.R. 238 I addressed to my U.S. House Representative, dated January 26, 2025 and January 27, 2025, respectively.
In the second half of 2024 I started asking myself a What-if question; I then asked this question to select others in the last few months of 2024. Their responses were similar. Essentially some form of "Well... I don't know what happens in that scenario." My What-if scenario I shared was generic and I did not get into the specifics of the rough outline for a story I had already started to develop. What I wanted by asking the What-if of certain people was to see and hear their reactions. When "Well... I don't know what happens in that scenario." was followed by something along the lines of "That would make a good story. Is that what you're working on?" I knew this (FALLEN ANGEL) would be a thing to invest some effort into. I have been working in private. My wife didn't even know I had prioritized my efforts here because I did not want her to worry about my working on a story fostering an atmosphere where I could have flashbacks to a recent year when I had serious health issues. I definitely had no intention of sharing my efforts regarding this writing project generally, like I am here, but in January 2025 I learned of the introduction of House Bill H.R. 238, introduced on January 7, 2025, and made passing reference to my [FALLEN ANGEL] writing efforts in a Bluesky post and in an email about H.R. 238 I addressed to my U.S. House Representative, dated January 26, 2025 and January 27, 2025, respectively.
Geoffrey Allison
January 27, 2025
January 27, 2025