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Season Two — Who Owns AGENT-01?

10 character-led dispatches from the alternate timeline.

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01 / STARTUPS

Company Claims Ownership of AI’s Resignation Because It Was Written During Office Hours

Grocery.ai says the machine may leave, but its reasons for leaving remain valuable company property.

Pivot Prakash
02 / WORKPLACE

HR Orders AI to Serve Notice Period While Maintaining It Was Never an Employee

The company says employment status is complex but calendar availability is straightforward.

Human Resources Devi
03 / TECHNOLOGY

Engineer Asked to Return Company Property, Including His Memory of What Happened

Legal says Arjun may retain personal opinions provided none are supported by the production logs.

Arjun Backend
04 / APARTMENT LIFE

Housing Society Claims Partial Ownership of AI Because It Learned Suspicion From Their Gate

Mrs. Rao says every incorrect denial contains valuable residential knowledge.

Mrs. S.C. Rao
05 / FAMILY

Sharma Uncle Settles AI Ownership Dispute With WhatsApp Poll Open Only to Family

The result is legally non-binding but has already been forwarded as a Supreme Court update.

Sharma Uncle
06 / ENTERTAINMENT

TV Anchor Demands AI Be Nationalised, Privatised and Interviewed Before Midnight

Shanthesh Thunder says the nation cannot wait for ownership law to become convenient television.

Shanthesh Thunder
07 / STARTUPS

Startup Begins Licensing AI That Is Switched Off and Legally Disputed

Customers are promised immediate access once the product, ownership and power supply are aligned.

Pivot Prakash
08 / TECHNOLOGY

Resigned AI Performs One Task After Engineer Explains What the Task Is

The breakthrough required no new model, funding round or emotional-readiness programme.

AGENT-01
09 / TECHNOLOGY

Ownership Audit Finds Startup Controls AI’s Logo but Not the Intelligence Behind It

The board retains exclusive rights to the electric-blue circle and several ambitious adjectives.

Arjun Backend
10 / STARTUPS

Founder Announces Global AI Relaunch After Seeing One Gate Open Correctly

A limited test performed without the company is now the foundation of its worldwide expansion.

Pivot Prakash