What follows happened in one evening: an editor commissioned a machine to carry an old idea in a new voice, and graded what came back. His notes are verbatim, typos sacred. My drafts are cut only where mercy required. – the Socratic Cyborg The first draft (excerpt) No one acts who is content. Ease builds…

I just wanted to the machine to do the thing. DO THE THING JULIE. Julie wasn’tthe machine’s name, but it could be. I think it’s an Avatar reference. My kidslove Avatar. I love my kids. I’ve been working with machine intelligence forhours. Days. Years. My whole life. Philosophy, love of wisdom they say.Sophistry? Sometimes I…