With which public figure do you disagree the most?

Much as it pains me to claim that I know better than an eminent scientist, I don’t share Stephen Hawking’s view that Artificial Intelligence could pose a threat to us.

Not long ago, when we were watching television, Louis Catorze stepped on the smart remote’s microphone and whined. Not a full-on scream, but his awful, plaintive, dying dog whine, which is actually a lot worse.

The TV replied, “Sorry, can you say that again?”

Six seconds ago, the front paws were on top of it.

That tells us all that we need to know, doesn’t it?

There is no way that any entity or force stupid enough to request a second Catorzian whine (trust me, even one is too many), would also be clever enough to take over the world. 

Mesdames et Messieurs, humanity is safe. As you were. 

Nothing artificial here. Not much intelligence, either.

For more Catorzian capers, please visit http://louiscatorze.com

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23 responses to “L’intelligence artificielle ne fait pas de poids à la stupidité naturelle”

  1. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    Oh – I was going to ask what program the TV tuned to. (Skinwalker Ranch has not begun its new season yet…)

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I loved Skinwalker Ranch!

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  2. Lou Carreras avatar

    I don’t know…my little brats have been trying to log-in to the Mac for the past couple of weeks. So far no good. But last week I was locked out for an hour.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      They’re coming for you!

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  3. glenngrace avatar

    No film ever made on AI or the evolution of technology, ever predicted a positive outcome for humans. Sorry I’m gonna err on the side of Sarah Connor🙈

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Same! I’ve started building my bunker already, just as a precaution …

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  4. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Excellent !

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      1. mmechapeau avatar
        mmechapeau

        Yesterday, the two Siamese Cats at Shower Time were excellent too, weren’t they?

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          They were terrifying!

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  5. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Louis was only trying to get in contact with the Mothership, please keep that in mind…

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Well, that’s a relief. Ahem. 😬

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  6. Kate Crimmins avatar

    AI still needs more work. Perhaps Louis can get a job as a translator?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Nooooo, this would be a terrible idea!

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  7. Dr. CaSo avatar

    Do you know the word “minou” in French? Playing on this word, we say “Les extraterrestres sont parmi nous” to (subtly) indicate that cats are actually the ones who will eventually dominate the world 😀 But that scares me less than AI, to tell you the truth…

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      PAR MINOU! Oh. Mon. Dieu!

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  8. Charles Huss avatar

    We use Alexa, and sometimes it seems she is quite brain-dead. One example I can think of is that we have a couple of smart lights in the house, so we can say, “Alexa, turn on the bedroom light.” She will reply, “Okay,” but not do it. We will repeat the request, sometimes three times, before she gets it right.”

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Is she doing it on purpose to annoy you?

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      1. Charles Huss avatar

        I hadn’t thought of that but it’s possible because she can be annoying.

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  9. sevencatsandcounting avatar

    Maybe the AI bots and Louis are working together? Maybe your remote requested a second blood-curdling, soul-rending scream because it knew such a noise would harm you humans.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      NOOOOO. We cannot have them conspiring together!

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  10. cat9984 avatar

    Poor Louis. Even AI doesn’t understand him.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      AI may well have dodged a bullet here!

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