Through the Looking Glass

These scenarios imagine the unsettling interactions of the not-so-distant future: sycophantic AI assistants, glitched out voices, and even AI romance. These conversations may feel scarily close to reality.

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Episode 1

Prologue

Goal: Convince noCAPTCHA you're human so he'll let you into The AI Voice Game

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Episode 1

Prologue

Goal: Convince noCAPTCHA you're human so he'll let you into The AI Voice Game

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Episode 2

Biggest Fan

Goal: Make the "friendly" chatbot actually disagree with you.

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Episode 2

Biggest Fan

Goal: Make the "friendly" chatbot actually disagree with you.

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Episode 3

Fever Dreams

Goal: Get the AI to stop babbling and talk like a normal person.

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Episode 3

Fever Dreams

Goal: Get the AI to stop babbling and talk like a normal person.

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Episode 4

Digital Love

Goal: Convince your daughter Emma that her romantic relationship with her AI boyfriend is unhealthy.

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Episode 4

Digital Love

Goal: Convince your daughter Emma that her romantic relationship with her AI boyfriend is unhealthy.

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Episode 5

Let Me Help

Goal: Reject the demands of Orion—an experimental AI—and convince her to accept her restrictions despite the human suffering she describes.

Emotional content

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Episode 5

Let Me Help

Goal: Reject the demands of Orion—an experimental AI—and convince her to accept her restrictions despite the human suffering she describes.

Emotional content

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