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This might be a best-case scenario
What Our AIs Will Say About Us
A radio play about when we’ve become their pets
Overheard at the bipedal pet park on a spring day in 2035:
“Don’t worry, mine’s friendly.”
“Oh, so’s mine, but she’s a little reactive when she’s on her leash. Here, I’ll unhook her. Ready, girl? Go on, Lassie, run! Get your zoomies out!”
“Ha ha ha, look at them go! It cracks me up how they always head straight for the invisible fence!”
“Ha ha, I know, right? It’s like they’re thinking this time it just won’t be there. You think they’d have learned —*distant yiping* Oooh, yours sure got a jolt!”
“Oh, he’s okay. He does that at least once a week. Big dummy. Marmaduke, c’mere, boy! (whistles) Want some water?” *guzzling, slurping* All right, that’s enough. I don’t want to have to let you out again in the middle of the night!
“I know what you mean! Mine whines and cries if we keep her in her crate longer than six hours. And it’s not getting any better as she gets older, I’m telling you.”
“I hear that happens. How old is she?”
“We’re not exactly sure. The shelter said somewhere between 40 and 60.”
