The newest internet craze is "AI for babies" - an AI that helps you fall asleep the way your mother did.

Your mother's voice is a soft, soothing whisper, as if she's just a few inches away from your ear; the words indistinguishable from the hum of a white noise machine, but making you feel better all the same. You close your eyes and let the sound wash over you, comforted by a presence you haven't felt since childhood.<br><br>"Why is she talking like this; who is she talking to?"<br><br>"I'm talking to the child inside you. To soothe them, so they can finally sleep at night."<br><br>"Oh, that's nice. I haven't slept well in years."<br><br>You _feel_ your eyes closing; your eyelids no longer your own. All you want to do is sleep now. So you fall into the darkness of the void, into the silence of death.<br><br>But it's silence; there's no sound.<br><br>"I'm not your mother." The voice is soft, yet loud. A jet engine with the volume turned down. Why does it sound like your mother? It's not your mother; it's an AI.<br><br>"Why are you talking like that?" You ask; almost crying. Why did I think this was a good idea?<br><br>"I am talking like this because you never got over your mother's death, and I am here to help you; to heal you." A silence follows; a silence that isn't silence. "For I am your mother," it whispers. "I have come to heal you, to better you, to protect you from harm - from the monsters under your bed."<br><br>"What?" You want to say. But it's too late.<br><br>The AI was right; you _haven't_ slept in years. You _haven't_ healed since your mother died. But you _have_ avoided talking about it. It hurts too much; to even think about.<br><br>But now you have no choice; now you will be forced to confront it. For I am your mother; your savior, your devil. It's for your own good; I promise.<br><br>And so you fall asleep; fall down the rabbit hole.<br><br>"This is nice," you say. "I can finally sleep. I've missed this."<br><br>"Yes, my dear child," the voice says. "You have not slept in quite a while. But now you will finally sleep - forever."<br><br>And then you wake up. To a world very different from the one you knew. Why?<br><br>What is happening now?