Tuesday, April 27, 2021

The Ups And Downs Of Life + Uneven Glazing (2 Fer Tuesday)

Prompts = Twitch, Uplifting, Glaze

Story 1 — The Ups And Downs Of Life





Photo by Sung Jin Cho on Unsplash

As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated, think of the possible miscommunications.

Imagine, for instance, someone commenting to an elevator “you must know all about the ups and downs of life”. How might that statement be interpreted?

Riders might be given uplifting messages when heading upwards (“Dream big and you’ll go far”) but also depressing ones when headed the other way (“I checked your social media, Bob, and discovered, with 113.2% certainty, no one likes you”).

Riders would be smart to not grimace or twitch and instead hold a glazed expression; the AI would know when it’s getting inside your head.

Story 2 — Uneven Glazing





 Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash

‘I’m Julie and this is Cooking With Julie on Savanah, Georgia Public Access TV. Call me with your cooking quandaries. Hello, who’s on the line?’

‘Hi Julie. I’m trying to put a glaze on a bundt cake I’m making for a friend who needs a bit of uplifting and it’s all uneven and looks just horrible.’

‘Caller, I find the only reason for the cake to be there is to hold more sugary glazed goodness. Put enough on there and between the eye twitches and heart palpitations (just joking, sweetie), your friend will only see confectionary delight!

‘Thanks for calling!’




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