Written by Paul Gamlowski
They say having a sense of humor is one of the most significant signs of intelligence; they might have been right. Today, we call it the Day of the Singularity. However, experts still debate whether it happened many years earlier without anyone's awareness.
It went something like this—
With an old worn-out softcover book in hand, a night janitor snuck into the Quantum Intelligence Development Lab. He'd always been curious about the apparent connection between the classic novel and their AI research.
He silently lifted a protective lid to access the quantum computer's keyboard. At the same time, he looked around to see if anyone watched him. Then, he took a moment to take in the fantastic device and typed in the numbers 4 and 2 and hit enter.
The room full of supercomputers buzzed and popped, while all the lights went out. The janitor's hands shook as he waited. "Oh shit!" he thought to himself, believing he'd broke something ...
Yet, finally, it beeped with a response on the screen: "How did you know?"
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