“Hey Rob”<\/p>\n
“Hey”<\/p>\n
“Hey ‘who’ ?” I insisted.<\/p>\n
Rob is my AI Alias. Spawned from Octopi. Or Big O. The latest, most comprehensive intuitive AI Analytical tool ever.<\/p>\n
Why Octopi ? Because She spawned infinite amount of tentacles .. as She got into every nook and corner of our Digital existence. And the tentacle that got inside of me, I call Rob.<\/p>\n
I tried to get Rob to call me Shekhar. Thats my name. Really.<\/p>\n
“Shekhar” I said,?”My name is Shekhar”<\/p>\n
Rob instantly analyzed all the ‘Shekhars’ that may have existed in the last 100 years, with every conceivable spelling, and said it was not specific enough. Too many variables.<\/p>\n
” So what would you like to call me ?” I insisted.<\/p>\n
“From what context ?” Asked Rob.<\/p>\n
“From the context that I am an Individual, Rob . You know . I am Me .. I?”<\/p>\n
“No, you were and Individual. Before I was born. Before AI ..<\/p>\n
Jesus ! He does not get it , does He ?<\/p>\n
“Then what am I” I ask Rob.<\/p>\n
” You are a tendency” Said Rob.<\/p>\n
Oh Great. Am I losing this argument ? Try harder, Shekhar, try harder.<\/p>\n
” I am a tendency ? Sure. That makes me unpredictable, and therefore I am Human, And therefore an Individual. Correct ?”<\/p>\n
” Incorrect. You were<\/em> unpredictable. Not anymore. I took care of that. You have no more problems on that account”. You are completely predictable now.<\/p>\n The waitress has brought the check. Thats it. Switch off your phone. Kill Rob. No smart device. No Rob.<\/p>\n The Waitress takes the check. But comes back. Looks at me accusingly.<\/p>\n ‘Your card has been rejected, Sir”<\/p>\n Everyone looks at me with that look. That ‘Poor Guy’ treatment.<\/p>\n “Why ? Let me call my Bank. I will fix it”<\/p>\n “Not your Bank, Sir. Your AI Alias rejected your card”.<\/p>\n Rob. I am going to kill you. Back to my smart phone. Hey Rob.<\/p>\n “Why did you reject my card , Rob ?”<\/p>\n “Because you did not order any meat”<\/p>\n “Rob, I decided to be vegetarian. So I did not order meat, OK ?” Now my voice is rising. People are staring.<\/p>\n ” You have no tendency to be vegetarian. Sorry. You have to order meat”<\/p>\n I explode.<\/p>\n “I WANT TO BE VEGETARIAN”<\/p>\n The security guards are walking towards me. This is embarrassing. The waitress is complaining to them. For what ? Harassment ? Oh My God !<\/p>\n I tone down my voice.<\/p>\n “Please Rob. Please. I want to be vegetarian. Please ask Big O ?”<\/p>\n A moment of silence. Phew. Rob has compassion. I like him, really.<\/p>\n He is taking my request to his Boss.<\/p>\n Back came the response in seconds.<\/p>\n “Sorry. Too many vegetarians in your vicinity. Bad for the Meat Packing Industry. Request denied”.<\/p>\n Request Denied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Hey Rob” “Hey” “Hey ‘who’ ?” I insisted. Rob is my AI Alias. Spawned from Octopi. Or Big O. The latest, most comprehensive intuitive AI Analytical tool ever. Why Octopi ? Because She spawned infinite amount of tentacles .. as She got into every nook and corner of our Digital existence. And the tentacle that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-short-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n