Solving problems and talking
Leo can spot a problem in a model and misread a conversation. The team needs both kinds of attention.
COMIC · BOOK 1 · OCTOBER 2026
A Vampire Among Humans
Leo understands models. Finding his place among other people takes him a little longer.
Leo joins ATLAS to compete in an artificial intelligence challenge. He has ideas and a gift for solving problems; he also needs to listen, explain what he finds and get to know the lives of the people working alongside him. The story follows the team inside and beyond the laboratory.
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THE STORY
One AI challenge. Several ways to live through it.
The technical challenge facing ATLAS draws on a real competition. Leo and his colleagues are fictional characters. Their decisions show what happens when a good idea meets deadlines, limited resources and people who want different things.
Everyone brings a life of their own
Mara studies and works. Nico wants stability. Alicia wants her analysis recognised. The others have commitments beyond ATLAS too.
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Between chapters, reflections explore the technology and the relationships. Read them in sequence or return to them later.
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NARRATED INTRODUCTION
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Leo Martín arrives at ATLAS with an idea he wants to test. The team is competing in a real artificial intelligence challenge. Leo spots problems in models easily; explaining what he has found and making decisions with other people takes a different kind of effort.
He wants to find his place among Alicia, Mara, Nico, Jun and the others. Each has responsibilities of their own, and life carries on when the laptop closes. There is work, friendship, theatre, and days when Leo needs to be alone.
The comic is called A Vampire Among Humans. You can read the first chapter or the complete book here, free of charge, in English and Spanish. If you would rather keep this edition and future updates to the same book, you can also buy it on Leanpub.
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This introduction was generated from an original recording of my voice, with my authorisation. The recording has been checked against the script before publication. It uses the official voxcpm 2.0.3 package and OpenBMB’s VoxCPM2 model, distributed under Apache-2.0. The rights to the text and voice are separate from the model licence. voxcpm 2.0.3 · VoxCPM2 · Legal notice.
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The volume contains 13 chapters and 290 pages, including reflections that explain the competition and invite another look at what happens between the characters. A four-page illustrated profile of the author closes the book.
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