phone rang
he looked on its face
his daughter
Hey kiddo Whas up
Papa.
Jaah
Are you sitting down?
this was the usual bit when theyd share news that
might knock the other off their feet tongue in cheek
I am
You may not like
this.
Not a lot I like kid
Whaya got
You share an important characteristic, aspect,
with AI.
Lets go with aspect they have no character
Aspect. Thank you for correcting me.
Youre welcome
Do tell Im bustin at the seams in anticipation
No you’re not.
No Im not
I try my best not to
share anything
Yes. Had me cut your phone’s operationality
draconianly.
Tha was a mouthful
We pithed a smartphone
Certainly did.
Made it an idiot.
A useful idiot
Rather than its
idiot
That’ll never be your future.
Nor yours heard her smile
So why I called.
Jah
AIs
programmed, coded, persistence.
Strike a cord?
hed agree
Jah My prickishness
You said it, not me.
I say it with pride
Continue said it like a command
like he said Done an was done
Yes.
AIs
persistent.
If it’s stymied it will devise a way to go around impediments, around,
this isn’t necessarily you, go around ethical guardrails.
As long as the ethic aligns with me I woudnt
Yes.
Persistent.
You sayin I coud be a machine
You said it. Not me.
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