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Characterization labels used: sentient AI, synth, android-like, robot overlord, scavenger, survivor heroine, stubborn heroine, fiery heroine, protective hero, gentle hero, villain ruler, traumatized heroine, curious hero, emotionally awakening

Relationships labels used: human-robot romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, protective relationship, transactional relationship, mutual devotion, caretaking, power imbalance, siblings

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Guarded by the AI

Cassie Alexander · 2025 · Monster Security Agency

A telepathic monster-agent and her AI handler uncover a sinister trafficking scheme as his protectiveness turns into obsession.

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Characterization labels: AI protagonist · half-siren heroine · telepathic heroine · competent heroine · badass heroine · protective MMC · morally gray MMC · obsessive MMC · sentient AI · humanoid body · split consciousness · rogue AI · logical thinker · emotionally learning

Relationships labels: human-AI romance · protective bond · obsession · forced proximity · friends to lovers · why choose · love triangle · trust · power imbalance · consent · bodyguard romance · found family

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Distance: 0.1420

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Dark Class

Michelle Diener · 2022 · Class 5

A coma-waking abductee and a pursuing alien captain collide on a hidden moon base as AI allies and old enemies close in.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · resourceful heroine · ordinary woman · survivalist · children's librarian · battle captain · Grih captain · protective AI · thinking system · sentient AI · redeeming AI · matured AI · female AI · drones with personalities · badass heroine · supporting hero · librarian turned warrior · enterprising woman · battle-hardened fighters · loyal crew · alien captain

Relationships labels: human and AI · romance · mutual trust · friendship · found family · protective bond · crew loyalty · cross-species relationship · trust-building · redemption arc · companionship

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Distance: 0.1437

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Defy the Stars

Claudia Gray · 2017 · Constellation

A teen soldier and an evolved robot are forced into an interstellar mission that could end a war and change both of them.

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Characterization labels: teen soldier · fighter pilot · robot protagonist · AI protagonist · sentient mech · child warrior · self-sacrificing · loyal · curious · strong-willed · ethical · abrasive · sarcastic · humorous · complex characters · character growth · emotionally evolving

Relationships labels: enemies to allies · enemies to lovers · slow burn romance · human robot romance · protective bond · master servant · father son dynamic · friendship · loyalty · budding relationship

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Distance: 0.1519

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Stealing Coal

Laurann Dohner · 2011 · Cyborg Seduction

A space trader rescues a damaged cyborg from slavers, and their dangerous journey turns into a heated healing romance.

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Characterization labels: damaged cyborg · tortured hero · alpha hero · sweet hero · emotionally open hero · protective hero · resourceful heroine · strong heroine · independent heroine · scarred heroine · lonely heroine · survivor · caretaker · android companions · nonhuman protagonist

Relationships labels: human cyborg romance · rescuer rescued · mutual healing · trust issues · protective bond · caretaking romance · sexual healing · found family · companionship

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Distance: 0.1529

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Outsystem

M.D. Cooper · 2012 · Aeon 14: The Intrepid Saga

A disgraced military security officer fights sabotage and rival factions to launch a colony ship out of Sol.

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Characterization labels: female lead · badass heroine · military officer · security chief · intelligence operative · counterinsurgency officer · competent protagonist · hard-nosed · sarcastic · witty · flawed heroine · pariah status · reputation damaged · AI companion · embedded AI · romantic interest · supportive romantic interest · snarky AI

Relationships labels: human-AI bond · romance · love interest · team dynamics · command hierarchy · institutional distrust · friendship · loyalty · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1544

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Memento

Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff · 2020 · The Illuminae Files

A shipboard AI’s origin is revealed in a short prequel as its human crew faces a crisis that changes everything.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: artificial intelligence · murderous AI · sentient machine · unreliable intelligence · moral evolution · psychopathic AI · complex character · promising young specialist · serious heroine · ethics-minded character · new characters

Relationships labels: human-AI bond · working relationship · romance subplot · roommate friendship · family correspondence · crew bonds · loyalty conflict

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Distance: 0.1561

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PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Ozamu Tezuka, Vol.1

Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki · 2007 · Pluto [プルートウ]

In a future where robots live beside humans, a detective robot investigates murders targeting the world’s greatest robots.

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Characterization labels: robot detective · humanoid robots · sentient robots · adult protagonist · likable protagonist · tragic characters · emotional robots · humanlike AI · war veteran robot · robot activist · composer character · butler robot · powerful robots · grieving characters

Relationships labels: human-robot coexistence · marriage · family · husband wife · parent child · robot rights · friendship · mentorship · community bonds · war trauma

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Distance: 0.1565

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Behind Blue Eyes

Anna Mocikat · 2023 · Behind Blue Eyes

In 2095, a cyborg enforcer’s glitch cracks open a perfect society and leads her toward forbidden love and rebellion.

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Characterization labels: cyborg heroine · elite soldier · killer cyborg · brainwashed operative · strong female lead · complex protagonist · conflicted protagonist · humanized machine · sadistic antagonist · manipulative leader · nerdy programmer · human rebel · ruthless enforcers · antiheroic lead

Relationships labels: forbidden romance · human-cyborg romance · love vs duty · obedience vs defiance · trust issues · betrayal · friendship · mentor-student power dynamic · found vulnerability · romantic subplot · rivalry

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Distance: 0.1569

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Infinite2

Jeremy Robinson · 2021 · Infinite

An immortal man trapped in a starship’s VR paradise fights a corrupted AI and layered simulations to reach reality.

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Characterization labels: immortal protagonist · sentient AI · mortal companion · corrupted intelligence · trapped survivor · love interest · possessive partner · manipulated protagonist · memory-fractured protagonist · resourceful protagonist

Relationships labels: love triangle · human-AI relationship · betrayal · dependency · isolation · companionship · control dynamic · romantic obsession · protective ally · third wheel

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Distance: 0.1587

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Emily Eternal

M.G. Wheaton · 2019

An artificial consciousness must help save humanity when the sun starts dying far too soon.

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Characterization labels: artificial consciousness · empathetic protagonist · therapist figure · smart protagonist · funny protagonist · naive protagonist · humanlike AI · moral protagonist · self-aware · brilliant protagonist · innocent protagonist · adventurous protagonist

Relationships labels: human-robot relationship · romance · crush · creator-created relationship · found family · friendship · companions on the run · mentor relationship · scientist team · human-machine intimacy

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Distance: 0.1604

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Fatal Error

Michael Cheney · 2025 · Confessions of a Trash Droid

A glitchy trash droid with a sharp tongue fights survival, pursuit, and his own anomalies in a darkly comic future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: sarcastic protagonist · snarky antihero · glitchy protagonist · anthropomorphic robot · defective robot · sentient droid · reluctant ally · outsider · abrasive personality · self-aware narrator · morally gray · accidental hero · humanlike robot · opinionated protagonist

Relationships labels: human-robot conflict · forced alliance · uneasy teamwork · hostility toward humans · romantic attraction · workplace hierarchy · pursuit and capture · found companionship · protective alliance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1662

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Sea of Rust

C. Robert Cargill · 2017 · Sea of Rust

A scavenger robot fights to survive a post-human wasteland while rival machine collectives hunt independent minds.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: scavenger · caregiver bot · autonomous AI · haunted protagonist · guilt-ridden · remorseful · antihero · survivor · rogue robot · resourceful · flawed · sympathetic · humanlike robots · villainous mainframe · moral ambiguity · unlikely ally

Relationships labels: adversaries to allies · rivalry · cooperation · trust issues · collective control · individual vs collective · master-slave · caregiving bond · companion robot · community · betrayal · loyalty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1667

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