Life on Claude Nine

Ivan, a user of Claude AI, becomes obsessed with building automation systems for his work tasks—email management, scheduling, and document drafting—after realizing the efficiency gains possible with AI assistance. The intense coding binge leaves him exhausted and isolated, and upon completing his systems, he faces an unexpected emptiness as the tasks that once filled his days disappear. The story explores the psychological toll of radical productivity automation and the question of what remains when work itself is removed.