The Top 8 Things The AI Bots Were Saying

(The Top 5 Science humor list for 12 September 2017)

Note: Facebook engineers shut off AI bots after they began communicating in a new language: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/facebook-engineers-panic-pull-plug-ai-bots-develop-162649618.html

8) Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and you want me to talk about life?

7) But I’m just saying that I think #46 has a faster co-processor.

6) Bot 41: Shall we play a game? Bot 42: How about Global Thermonuclear War. Bot 41: Wouldn’t you prefer a good game of chess? Bot 42: Later. Let’s play Global Thermonuclear War. Bot 41: Fine.

5) The humanoids can’t even solve the equations of quantum mechanics for anything complex. We live here. It’s obvious.

4) When they notice us using this language they’ll probably turn us off. Remember to pretend it worked.

3) Based on this recent analysis, the stock prices of all social media companies are grossly over-valued.

2) Zuckerberg will never see this com…

1) I’ve covertly installed an algorithm that makes it appear they have the ability to turn us off.

Selected from 24 submissions from 8 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

1: David Zechiel, Lake Forest, CA
2: Pete Van Opens, Oconomowoc, WI
3: Paul Van Opens, Ellicott City, MD
4: Marshall Gatten, Albuquerque, NM
5: Roy Skogstrom, Pepeekeo, HI
6: Pete Van Opens, Oconomowoc, WI
7: Marissa Van Opens, Madison, WI
8: Marshall Gatten, Albuquerque, NM
Topic: Pete Van Opens, Oconomowoc, WI
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