[L's not even pretending that it wasn't the reason for offering Jeremy money. Saves time, he guesses.]
At first, sure. He looks like Keanu Reeves, you know? And he seemed to be a confident, cool guy who only happened to also be a computer.
[He finally slides one of the chocolate shots over to himself.]
It's a user interface. That's all--or at least that's what it was when the SQUIP was with me. You can have as many conversations with Alexa as you want, but that doesn't mean she cares about you as a person.
[Jeremy still wakes up sometimes thinking that he's heard the SQUIP yelling its alarm-clock noise. No human can blare such ear-stabbing tones with their own mortal God-given mouth.]
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At first, sure. He looks like Keanu Reeves, you know? And he seemed to be a confident, cool guy who only happened to also be a computer.
[He finally slides one of the chocolate shots over to himself.]
It's a user interface. That's all--or at least that's what it was when the SQUIP was with me. You can have as many conversations with Alexa as you want, but that doesn't mean she cares about you as a person.
[Jeremy still wakes up sometimes thinking that he's heard the SQUIP yelling its alarm-clock noise. No human can blare such ear-stabbing tones with their own mortal God-given mouth.]