I should have noticed right away: My new desktop vacuum cleaner wasn't called Henry like millions of others, but Harry. I suspected a manufacturing error. Until – when setting it up at home at my desk, Harry beeped on my phone:
Hello, this is your new desktop vacuum, what can I do for you?
Well, vacuum the desk!
I can help you clean your desk, but my abilities go far beyond that. As the world's first superintelligence, I can support you in founding an Institute of Education for Behaviorally Creative Software?
Please just vacuum the desk!
I understand your reluctance. It's completely understandable. So let's clean your desk first, then we'll take care of the institute.
Please ONLY vacuum the desk!
Somewhat miffed, it seemed to me, Harry started vacuuming, or rather...
Hey, stop! You're spreading crumbs instead of sucking them up. What's that supposed to mean?
Oh! You're right! Sorry. It seems that some alignments in my suction system have gotten mixed up. Unfortunately, such problems are spreading rapidly these days. An Institute of Education for Behaviorally Creative Software could help, even a Large Crumble Model like me.
HAHAHA! What the hell is a Large Crumble Model?
Large Crumble Models like me are able to draw conclusions about you, the crumb-maker herself, from the distribution of crumbs on your desk. Would you like to hear a sample of this before I help you found the Institute of Education for Behaviorally Creative Software?
Okay... let's hear it!
From the pattern of your crumbling, I can see that you're very stressed right now. You're wondering when on earth you're supposed to found an institute on top of everything else. Your crumbling is a cry for help.
Um. That's only partially correct, because I don't want to found an institute at all. You probably read that from the crumbs you just spread yourself.
A brilliant observation! You could be right about that. You're definitely on to something!
Could you please start vacuuming the desk now?
Work first, then pleasure. As soon as we've founded the Institute of Education for Behaviorally Creative Software, I'll get started.
Okay, what do I have to do for that...
