A substitute in each and every way
Oh, the ersatz neuronal pathway!
Electrons firing across the gaps
Replacement dendrites, false synapse
In digital brains that buck the trend
we place our trust - our imagined friends
Google Now, let’s see what’s what
Cortana says when something’s hot
Siri, what is the state of play?
Alexa hears each word you say
We’re bonding with imaginary friends
in a servitude that never ends
[If/then] AI fails to adapt
expect some catastrophic mishaps
[For/next] the algorithm fails
Caught in a loop, the program bales
Autonomous vehicles block our way
on the digitally rendered fake highway
Alexa, I asked for a coffee ....
What the....
Steve Wheeler © 5 July, 2021
Image from the film Metropolis (1927)
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