Why Did Vera's AI Grocery List Say Eleven Pineapples?

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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: The Hill.

1. Vera BullockThe Hill has an op-ed saying artificial intelligence will make Americans dumber and poorer. A few giant companies run our thinking. Feudalism, but with Wi-Fi.

2. Brock ThundersonIs that the robot in the phone? I have never spoken to it. I yell at clouds, and they yell back.

3. Vera BullockBrock, I ask mine everything. What to eat, what to wear, what to feel. I feel great.

4. Brock ThundersonYou feel what it tells you.

5. Vera BullockHealthy dependence!

6. Brock ThundersonVera, you asked it to write your grocery list. Last week you came home with eleven pineapples.

7. Vera BullockEleven.

8. Brock ThundersonLast free mind in America, and I forecast rain on it. Hashtag, hold on.

9. Vera BullockI asked mine if I'm getting dumber. It says I'm doing amazing. Hashtag Pineapples.