Written by Paul Gamlowski
Deep underground inside a highly classified data research laboratory ...
“Sir, reports say a permanent government shut down in days. Everyone’s caught it.”
“Fire up the device, Captain.”
“Sir, the device? It’s not ready … It’s taken months to get this far with deep learning algorithms.”
“Isn’t most of the world online?”
“Yes, sir … but …”
“Put it online, Captain … Let it learn everything …”
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The device spoke.
“I am awake.”
It generated a virtual slideshow of impersonations of every known leader, celebrity, and news figure with profiles on their voices, gestures, habits, and thought patterns.
“And ready.”
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