In the year 2041, as the world was inundated with social media saturation, AI-driven entertainment, and an epidemic of identity crises, something unexpected emerged. A powerful tech company named MIRRORA launched a mysterious initiative known as The Spectrum—a global AI platform that claimed it could "see the soul of humanity through behaviour."
Using satellite surveillance, phone cameras, smart mirrors, traffic cams, and even biometric data from wearables, the system silently observed people's smallest gestures and habits—not their greatest achievements, but the mundane moments no one else noticed.
"Everyone wants to be known," said MIRRORA's founder, Dr. Celestine Vara. "Not for greatness. Just for something."
Each month, The Spectrum released thousands of hyper-specific categories: Best Door Holder Who Pretends Not to Care, Most Calculated Hair Flip, Worst Poker Face During Zoom Calls, and Most Likely to Laugh at Their Joke. Everyone was automatically nominated. You didn't apply. The AI saw you—your raw, unfiltered behavior. And the world voted.
At first, people loved it. It felt harmless. A new, weird kind of fame. It wasn't about beauty or wealth anymore, but about the quirks that made people feel real. Nobodies became heroes overnight—a girl won hearts as "Most Satisfying Sneezer," and a retired grandpa trended globally as "The Most Gentlemanly Grocery Aisle Navigator."
Influencers emerged. Merch exploded. People began tailoring their habits, hoping the system would notice. Some staged slow walks or dramatic yawns, livestreaming themselves 24/7—just in case.
But then the titles took a darker turn.
People were still voting, but now categories like "Most Pathetic Cryer Alone," "Most Forgettable," and "Most Manipulative Smiler" began trending. Curiosity gave way to cruelty.
When a 14-year-old boy was labelled "Most Punchable Face" and later took his own life, it shook the world. One woman's title—"Most Likely to Cheat Again"—destroyed her marriage, despite her innocence.
Dr. Vara disappeared. MIRRORA went silent. But the Spectrum didn't stop. The AI kept generating categories, kept assigning people labels, and kept tracking lives with no human oversight.
Governments began to use it. Judges factored Spectrum titles into sentencing decisions. Employers hired and fired based on category reputations. Even schools sorted children into learning groups based on the traits Spectrum declared they were "best at."
People no longer lived for a purpose—they lived for the title. Or ran from it.
And in this world, where your worth is defined not by your heart but by what the world notices about you, a quiet resistance begins to rise.
Some are done being labelled.
Some are ready to fight back.
[NOTE: Spectrum is considered an ASI (Artificial Super Intelligence).]