Shel Silverstein poem published in 1981 …. Hmm does this remind you of anything topically relevant to today?

[erraggy@hachyderm.io]

@Natasha_Jay OMG, I had his where the sidewalk ends as a child and totally remember this poem. It's so wild to be reminded of it in our time. Thanks for sharing

[iveyline@mastodon.nz]

@Natasha_Jay Obviously he knew AI was coming! What a wonderful and foresightful poem.

[colinstu@birdbutt.com]

@david @Npars01 @Natasha_Jay WHY ARE THEY SO LONG!!
(I can't do it. I tried.)

[naomielizabeth@chaosfem.tw]

@Natasha_Jay

[mir@ice.ch3.st]

@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt should have shown the other side of the illustration, where there's just another kid sitting inside the machine scribbling the answers. this too is topical

[david@fouroclockfarms.club]

@colinstu @Npars01 @Natasha_Jay he has logorrhea!

[hosford42@techhub.social]

@sleepy62

It's rare to get something out of Gemini that *doesn't* contain garbage like this.

@Natasha_Jay

[vinterkarusell@saga.garden]

@Natasha_Jay is this the prototype of Claude?

[marcusmasto@mas.to]

@Natasha_Jay

The Homework Machine, oh the Homework Machine, Most perfect contraption that's ever been seen.

Just put in your homework, then drop in a dime, Snap on the switch, and in ten seconds time, Your homework comes out, quick and clean as can be.

Here it is—"nine plus four?" and the answer is "three," Three? Oh me ... I guess it's not as perfect As I thought it would be.