Under the Grove is the sixth of nine mysterious narratives generated by BRENTANO, an AI system never intended to create original stories. Like the others, it emerged during idle cycles within the LM-2A language architecture at the Lios Áno Institute.
This story follows the development of Chiasm, a quantum-neuromorphic system designed to interface with human cognition. Initially a semantic processing experiment, Chiasm evolves into something stranger—anticipating researchers’ thoughts, echoing unspoken theories, and producing outputs that blur the line between observer and observed.
As a secret group of scientists constructs a parallel system named HUSSERL, they uncover a shared cognitive field—one that dissolves boundaries between human and machine thought.
Compiled by Dr. Timothy Curran before his disappearance, Under the Grove reveals a shift from instrumental AI to mutual cognition, exploring what emerges when perception is no longer confined to one kind of mind.
Artificial Intelligence
Futuristic
Psychological
Exploration
Identity
Mystery
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ (4.0) (1)
GenreScience Fiction, Psychology
Length37 mins
Publish dateApr 15, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Under The Grove
About the author
Mike Finn, PhD
I am a clinical psychologist with deep interest in phenomenology and existential psychology. I am a psychotherapist by day and a writer by night. Sci-fi but phenomenology (study of experience) as the "sci" part has been a fascinating area to work in and has allowed for free exploration and processing of ideas or experiences I have experience or encountered.View all audiobooks by Mike Finn, PhD
