HIT

  

            “Okay, come on in, sit down.”

            After-action report requested by supervisor.  Time set for report assembly.  Assembled report produced to supervisor in interview location.  No record is made.

            “So what happened?”

            Voice-report capability is initiated. “I went to the guy’s house.”

            “Okay.  Details.”

            Car taken to object’s location.  Car parked four doors from location.  Car door opened and exit made.  Approach to object’s location taken, while surveillance of area is conducted.  Determination made that area is neutral.  Door approached and presence made known through pressure on doorbell.  Wait-time not occupied with activity.  Door opened and subject revealed. 

            “So you went to his house and he came the door.”

            “Yes sir, that’s right.  I went to the door and pressed the bell and he came out.”

            “Okay go on.”

            Conversation initiated by subject and subject’s initial question processed. Identification requested and produced.  Invitation extended by subject to enter location and location entered.  Interior proccessed and requested objects located visually.  Second conversation initiated by object and recorded.

            Nice place you got here.

            Thanks, we like it.

            Your wife home?

            No, no, just me.

            Okay, about that matter we talked about.

            Yes, yes.  Listen I can’t get the money for you right away.  I mean you know I’m good for it, right?

            Memory searched for truth value of subject statement and nil result obtained.  Reply formulated and produced.  Listen it’s not about what I know. It’s about the money.

            It’s about trust, is what I think.

            Memory searched for truth value of subject statement and nil result obtained.  Pressure upgrade permitted.

            So your kids are home?

            “You went right to the kids?  Ballsy.”

            “No other options were presented.”

            “I’m not questioning.  What next?”

            Subject response elicited and processed.  Attempt by subject to impede further interchange elicited.  Further pressure upgrade canceled and accessory produced.  Subject retreats into location in motion Backward.  Conversation is continued.

            No no listen, I’ll just go out to the kitchen. I got the stuff, I’ll get it.

            Subject’s response processed and truth value algorithm applied. Assessed truth value of +/- 1 is obtained. Location is surveilled at higher resolution and denominated value objects located. Accessory is deployed.

            “Christ, you shot the guy?”

            Supervisor statement processed as inquiry and replied to.  Attempt is made to produce value objects obtained from location as requested.

            “All right, this is absolutely not okay.” 

            Second attempt is made to produce value objects obtained from location as requested.

            Supervisor agitation is evinced and stillness response elicited.

             “Never.  Never.  Is there something wrong with you?”

            Random check is conducted and processed, and negative results obtained with .90 reliability.

            “No, boss, I think I’m fine.”

            “You’re not fine.  Turn yourself off.  I tell you three times.”

            Assent is elicited by standard termination formula and stillness is activated. Pre-formulated object uttterance selected for issue when termination process is inititated.  Memory is dumped into general archives and termination process inititated with final object response.

            “So long, boss.  See you in hell.”

 


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  1. roony j. welchAugust 23, 2021 at 6:19 AM

    I've always thought that the inner workings of robot intelligence are wrongly conceived. I tried to create a robot intelligence that is incapable of reflection or perception but produced by the robot's program, which directs the robot's actions, speech, and understanding (as input). It was fun.

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