AI-Scented Candle

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AI-SCENTED CANDLE Q: Why create an AI candle? A: We created it for the exact same reason tech companies are creating AI: to make as much money as possible, with no regard for any other consideration, except that it also sounded neat. Q: Was this candle made with AI? A: No, it was made entirely by us, J.D. and Kate! (We are humans.) Q: What does this candle smell like? A: It smells like diesel generator exhaust fumes. (Which really isn’t fair, because data centers don’t smell like exhaust fumes all the time. Only sometimes!) Q: Does it actually smell like diesel generator exhaust? I’m not sure I want a candle that smells like exhaust. A: It’s not as bad as it sounds. Honestly, it’s not even our worst-smelling candle. Q: What is on the surface of the candle? A: It’s a data center surrounded by a post-apocalyptic, bombed-out city. But that doesn’t mean this is what we think the future will look like! There will probably be more data centers. Q: Don’t you think all this opposition to AI is irrational hysteria? I mean, some people are just Luddites. I bet they would have been opposed to the internet, but look at how great the internet has turned out to be! A: Hmm. Q: Do you think AI will take my job? A: It depends, but there are certainly some jobs that will be safe from AI. For example, if your job is traveling back in time to assassinate a waitress before she gives birth to John Connor, it’s hard to imagine a robot doing that job successfully. Q: Hypothetically, what if I’m your brother, and I work in AI. Don’t you want me to be successful in my career? A: Nah. Sorry, Josh!