What was Phil up to? What kind of data was he gathering? Was there going to be a phase three or would there be seven phases? If the worst was to be feared considering Phil’s new autonomous habits, who was to say what the perfect number would be. Although it must be said that a high number would be kind of annoying: Giacomo wasn’t the most patient, even awaiting doom. If it has to happen, let’s just get it over with, apocalypse-shmapocalypse.
Giacomo took a piece of paper and his favorite pencil. Which meant the only one around. As a list-lover and pro-and-con extremist, every opportunity needs to be seized.
He hesitated. Should he ask Phil? Maybe best not to. Geez, is this how people used to work 15 years ago? Just with your own brain or what can be read in a book? He tried to think.
Tennis ball. Chinese food. Alfred, at home, on his hammock. Did he feed him? Oh, he wanted to buy cat food and needed dinner. Well, he could also just grab some Chinese take away, then get some groceries.
Wait a minute. Oh, that’s right. This burnout-y job was also meant to keep his brain focused on one thing. Trying to think without Phil brought back some memories. Some 248 memories. At the same time. He was old enough to be part of a generation where, while he’d gotten the old-school way of being raised, without ever being diagnosed with anything...most his friends had prescriptions for all kinds of stuff. Not sure who the lucky ones were. To turn this goddamn thought machine off for one second. Which made him think of that UNO game he couldn’t afford as a kid, where the cards are thrown at you randomly every once in a while.
Focus.
Pros and cons of artificial intelligence. Well, we knew the positive sides. Less time consuming, mind-numbing data work. Gathering of information, in a specific and tailored way. Some negative sides like AI-generated revenge porn, online scams and so on had been regulated a couple of years ago - with the obvious delay to make some very bad people very rich.
He needed another approach.
What was there to fear? What did sci-fi authors and screenwriters think would happen in the far future? Flying cars, robots taking over, artificial intelligence taking over. AI-powered robots taking over in flying cars.
Easy! Humanity just needed to keep AI away from robots and robots away from flying cars.
He checked the time. When was the last time he slept?
No link to chapter 6 in footer!! Argh matey. :P
Love this, I always dreamed of AI as a child. 😂
Having the sci-fi spaceship that talks!
I think keeping AI from robots is too impossible! Haha!