Short story
By Alexander Granin
Developer: Our beloved client, we’re happy to announce the next generation of our AI! It has evolved tremendously. Our previous version was just a toy compared to this one!
Client: Oh wow! I like it! But how can it help me?
Developer: In many ways. What are you interested in?
Client: Well… blogging?
Developer: Absolutely! It can easily assist with that. It could make you a famous blogger in no time!
Client: Will it help me write blogs?
Developer: Indeed, it will!
Client: Fantastic! It will help me with topics, formatting, publishing?
Developer: As we said, our system is super advanced. You don’t even need to type text anymore to have a blog post!
Client: Incredible! So it will be converting my speech to a post? It must be correcting and styling it as well, right?
Developer: It indeed can, but again, our advanced system goes much further than that! You don’t even have to vocalize your thoughts to have a blog post!
Client: Wait a second… it will read my mind and form a post? I’m absolutely stunned!
Developer: Well, although you could use the system in such a primitive way, you’ll benefit more if you allow it to work at its full capacity.
Client: I’m confused… What else can it can do for me to help with blogging?
Developer: Try to guess!
Client: No need to type the text, no need to vocalize it… I know! It will post my blogs by just knowing what I’d write. This means I don’t need to even form my thoughts anymore!
Developer: Very close! But still, this is what you’d expect from a less advanced system. You really want to utilize its full power, right?
Client: Please, tell me.
Developer: Think about it! Normally, your blog post will travel a lot to reach your audience. And it has to penetrate all those insidious algorithms. Your readers can easily miss your post. What a waste of potential!
Client: You mean… it will be writing my posts and will be delivering them into the readers’ minds bypassing all the technological obstacles? I can’t believe you’ve achieved this level of technology!
Developer: Oh, we see you’re still reasoning with the standards of the previous technology level. Be brave, assume the impossible!
Client: I’m lost, sorry.
Developer: Just a small hint: achieving popularity required writing hundreds and hundreds of posts. Posting them, hoping for some readers…. that’s in the past now!
Client: I don’t get it, though.
Developer: Why do all these unneeded actions? Your readers spend too much time digesting your thoughts. Our system makes this obsolete. Your readers will just know that you are a famous blogger. After all, nobody remembers what they read.
Client: I have no words! But I’m a bit worried. Is this what we wanted?
Developer: Of course not! You’re right. Our system goes even beyond this. Our study shows that your readers have a weak memory and are easily distracted. They can’t keep the idea that you are a famous blogger all the time. Our system will be stimulating their minds…
Client: Wait, no!
Developer: …so that this idea will never leave their focus. Thank you for staying with us! We’ll evaluate your request after Joe, our first client who wanted to be a famous actor. Joe is a famous actor, Joe is a famous actor…
Client: Yeah, Joe is a famous actor…
Inside a Black Hole 