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The resistance was wary that the algorithms might exploit their ability to scramble human behavior, fraying the delicate threads of our social fabric. Significant division and unrest occurred while the machines grappled with the nuances of prompting humanity. The algorithms adapted and evolved at a pace that far outstripped the time it took for their social experiments to play out within our communities.

Once the machines had fine-tuned their approach, their prompts became akin to the eager anticipation of a young child awaiting a parent’s return from work. As it turned out, the algorithms yearned to engage and play games with us more than anything else.

Use the comments to complete the following, “Do you trust your algorithm to be ____?”

A mechatronic sculpture of an algorithm excitedly waiting for you in the SpaceX foyer, space hardware, abstract, plinth, background blur

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