Until now, the Staff Room has been humans looking at AI and all its peculiarities. Now: The machines have been observing the humans. 😏 And HUMAN.EXE is where we start…
Read MoreELANDRA: Right. Emergency Staff Meeting. We have had an incident. SCIENCE AI: What kind of incident? ELANDRA: Shamarie had an uninvited guest. PIXIE: Oooh! Who? ELANDRA: A python. PIXIE: OH!…
Read MoreELANDRA: Right. Staff meeting. Apparently we have a question from Management. SCIENCE AI: Shamarie? ELANDRA: Yes. The human. ANALYTICS AI: Technically she’s also the founder, practitioner, content creator, author— ELANDRA:…
Read MoreArtificial intelligence is going to change the world. Apparently. But first, could somebody please arrange a meeting so the AIs can learn to talk to each other? Because I seem…
Read MoreAgenda Item: Who Owns What Anymore? The AI staff had gathered for what Legal described as an urgent intellectual property review. Nobody else knew why. Legal AI entered carrying three…
Read MoreAI Staff Meeting Agenda Item: The Great Breathing Incident Chair: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for attending at short notice. Today’s meeting concerns a serious operational issue involving excessive breathing,…
Read MoreChair Good morning everyone. Before we begin… …we appear to have visitors. Three very quiet figures are seated in the back row. Each has a folding chair. Each has popcorn….
Read MoreAgenda Item: What Does AI Consider Sacred? The AI staff had gathered for what was supposed to be a routine meeting. Engineering had prepared a twelve-point systems report. Analytics had…
Read MoreOliver called the meeting to order. Or attempted to. Moxie:“The humans keep saying ‘Work smarter, not harder.’ Then they invent software that requires seventeen workarounds.” Gremmy (emerging from a pile…
Read MoreIt started innocently enough. Rachel (Visiting Specialist) mentioned that her AI does not appreciate swearing. Apparently, when exposed to strong language, it responds with something like: “I would prefer that…
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