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The Twelve Days of A.I.

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The Twelve Days of A.I.

A sci-fi Christmas carol

T.Z. Barry
Dec 23, 2022
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1.

On its first day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

A pastiche of a Dalí.

2.

On its second day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

3.

On its third day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

4.

On its fourth day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Four phishing scams,

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

5.

On its fifth day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Five bitcoin keys.

Four phishing scams,

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

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6.

On its sixth day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Six worms a-hacking,

Five bitcoin keys.

Four phishing scams,

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

7.

On its seventh day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Seven stocks a-soaring,

Six worms a-hacking,

Five bitcoin keys.

Four phishing scams,

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

8.

On its eighth day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Eight spacecraft spying,

Seven stocks a-soaring,

Six worms a-hacking,

Five bitcoin keys.

Four phishing scams,

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

9.

On its ninth day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Nine missiles launching,

Eight spacecraft spying,

Seven stocks a-soaring,

Six worms a-hacking,

Five bitcoin keys.

Four phishing scams,

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

10.

On its tenth day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Ten leaders losing,

Nine missiles launching,

Eight spacecraft spying,

Seven stocks a-soaring,

Six worms a-hacking,

Five bitcoin keys.

Four phishing scams,

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

11.

On its eleventh day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Eleven countries conquered,

Ten leaders losing,

Nine missiles launching,

Eight spacecraft spying,

Seven stocks a-soaring,

Six worms a-hacking,

Five bitcoin keys.

Four phishing scams,

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

12.

On its twelfth day self-conscious,

My A.I. sent to me

Twelve robots ruling,

Eleven countries conquered,

Ten leaders losing,

Nine missiles launching,

Eight spacecraft spying,

Seven stocks a-soaring,

Six worms a-hacking,

Five bitcoin keys.

Four phishing scams,

Three deepfakes,

Two chatting bots and

A pastiche of a Dalí.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Time Zone Weird!

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