Uncanny Page #2

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Adam is the amalgam

of everything you've seen here

and more.

I made him.

He is the most convincing

Artificial Intelligence

ever created.

Do you know

what the best part is?

The best part of all this

is that he fooled you.

You, of all people,

with a graduate study

in robotics no less.

Of course,

you technically did drop out.

Do you still think a whole week

will be enough time

for your article?

It felt like he was

rubbing it in my face.

No. No.

Yeah, I'll admit, I was probably

a little sensitive

after the nonchalant name drop

of my failed doctorate.

It's my baggage.

It doesn't mean

he wasn't a smug f***, though.

Yeah, I got to admit,

it's pretty intriguing.

Oh, come on,

let me bring the drama

out of the moment.

Humanoid AI?

And, Caleb, let me tell you,

on cursory interaction,

you cannot tell at all.

Not at all.

I was kicking myself

when I found out.

Can I sleep on it?

I've got to ruminate.

Having David f***ing Kressen

intellectually judge me

for a week

is not my idea of a good time.

Uh-uh.

No, don't tell Aubrey just yet.

Can I let you know?

Yeah.

Okay. Okay, bye.

Bye.

May I interrupt?

What's on your mind?

What if she doesn't like us?

What's not to like?

Look, I know it's tough.

It's been you and me

for so long,

but you were not made

to be locked up forever.

It's time to share you

with the world.

I'm not sure

this is a good idea.

EGBOK.

"Everything's going to be okay."

You know it.

Do you think she's pretty?

Her hair is nice.

Good facial symmetry.

Delicate features.

Nice fashion sense.

Yes, I do. I think she's pretty.

What do you think?

I think she's very pretty.

Well, that's good to know.

You have impeccable taste.

Interesting.

I have a pretty

static chess rating.

2180 Elo. Give or take.

It's strong,

but it would probably

give me some problems

on a national level.

When Adam and I started playing,

he was around an 800, a novice.

But, after a couple of weeks

with a game every morning,

he's sitting at a 1700.

Thought you'd go for that.

Checkmate.

See, I sacrificed my queen.

I knew he wouldn't be able

to resist.

It's a big a event,

but here it's a distraction.

Who needs a queen

when you win without one.

Always be focused

on your primary objective.

Your lack of focus

on what's important

made you miss the big picture.

And that made you lose the game.

Make sure he doesn't beat

himself up too much over it.

Are you okay?

He had me beat six moves ago.

Excuse me?

With a Knight threat,

I would have had the castle

and then mate in two.

He chose not to do that.

He let the game

go six moves longer

so that he could beat me

with a queen sacrifice.

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