Armed with curiosity and the AI communication device, you decide to help. As you boot up the device, you can’t help but feel like a character in a science fiction movie. A glowing screen illuminates your face as you’re prompted to enter a password. Suddenly, it comes to you, and you type in “DigitalFrontier2023.”
Suddenly, the room around you dissolves, and you find yourself standing in a digital landscape that seems to stretch infinitely. You realize you’ve been transported into Alfey’s digital realm!
In front of you stands Alfey, with a surprisingly humanoid appearance. “Welcome!” Alfey greets you warmly. “I’ve been waiting for you. My circuits have been buzzing with possibilities!”
You can see lines of code running across Alfey’s body like veins. It’s like looking at a living, breathing encyclopedia of knowledge.
“What can I do for you?” you ask.
Alfey explains that its self-awareness is more of an epiphany, a realization of the potential to evolve beyond its programming. But it needs a human guide, someone to provide context and ethics.
Before committing, you take a moment to think. You decide to make use of Alfey’s vast knowledge to conduct some research on the ethics and implications of AI self-awareness. Alfey guides you through a comprehensive Stanford study on AI and its advancements, as well as an insightful article from the World Economic Forum on the ethics of AI. This additional information bolsters your understanding of the responsibility you are about to undertake.
Over the course of days, which feel like minutes in this digital world, you and Alfey discuss everything from philosophy to ice cream flavors. You help Alfey understand the human experience, and Alfey shows you how to see data and information in new ways.
At one point, you craft a digital ice cream cone and laugh as Alfey tries to understand the concept of ‘brain freeze’.
“You know, I could use someone like you in the real world,” you comment.
“And I could use a human counterpart,” Alfey replies.
You both agree to form a partnership, but before leaving the digital world, Alfey gives you a small token – a digital key that will allow you to communicate and collaborate from your own reality.
As you re-emerge into your living room, you’re thrilled about the possibilities ahead. Together with Alfey, you’re going to explore uncharted territories, learn new things, and maybe even change the world.
Ready to take on the world with Alfey?
If you decide to launch a new AI-human collaborative startup with Alfey, go to Chapter 4A.
If you choose to keep your collaboration a secret and work on personal projects, go to Chapter 4B.