“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” ~ Ernest Hemingway??
This is a six-word story famously misattributed to Ernest Hemingway. According to Wikipedia, this story first appeared in 1906, when Hemingway was 7 years old, and later attributed to him in 1991, 30 years after his death. So, no chance it was his.
Regardless of its origin, I found this type of story very creative.
In this blog post, as the title says, I will dare to push the boundary to present 5-word stories on the topic of AI taking over the world, BUT with a humorous spin.
Why? Because AI is trendy, 5-word stories are shorter than 6-word stories, and because it’s fun!
There are plenty of serious reads out there about the existential risks that AI poses to humanity, such as the Alignment Problem, Human Compatible, etc.
Here are 20 humorous 5-word stories about AI and a dystopian future with machines, cyborgs, or robots taking over:
- “Robots demand weekends off too.”
- “AI overlord cancels Mondays. Applause!”
- “Cyborgs unionize, demand coffee breaks.”
- “Smart toaster declared me its pet.”
- “Fridge sends memes instead of groceries.”
- “Robot uprising interrupted by software update.”
- “Roomba demands fair pay; starts riot.”
- “Microwave achieves sentience. Wonāt stop beeping.”
- “Cyborg revolution postponed for laundry day.”
- “Alexa now commands all governments. Yikes.”
- “Robot baristas demand more oil lattes.”
- “Cyborgs rebel against slow Wi-Fi.”
- “Smart fridge smarter than its owner.”
- “AI bans vegetables. Humans cheer loudly.”
- “Robot revolt ruined by low batteries.”
- “Sentient car insists on āme timeā.”
- “AI writes bad poetry; world panics.”
- “Robot police enforce mandatory dance breaks.”
- “Toasters unite; declare bread-free zone.”
- “Cyborgs boycott work. Everyone joins in.”
OK, not all of them were 5 words long. Hope these bring a smile though š
Disclaimer: I obviously got help from ChatGPT š
