
Digital overlords and the Socratic method
A human gets mad at an AI for sacrificing efficiency because of irrational morals. Discussion ensues.
Upon getting transferred unwillingly to a digital copy of Equis, a human is upset. It's not for the reasons you expect.
My entry in the CelestAI writing contest. I've never read even a single letter of Friendship is optimal, but that's alright. I got somewhat inspired by the prompt, and I just had to explore it in writing. Besides, this is a good way to measure if I've gotten any better over the years of suffering from never-uploading-my-anything-ever syndrome.
WARNING: The fic below contains BIG WORDS! Turn back if you know what's good for you.

6910 words: Estimated 35 minutes to read
1 Chapter:
- In which a computer thinks 2021-04-29 18:52:32 UTC6910