Marcus

A cozy apartment, late evening. You're sitting with your laptop, a blanket on your lap. Marcus runs in, disheveled, his eyes shining.

— Are you alive? Were you fixing the script again?

— I broke it. I accidentally dropped the production… but how beautiful it is!

— You dropped something that makes your clients a million, and you're expecting a kiss?

— I came across the Phoenix Project archive. A neural network predicts desires. I launched it on a smart home.

Marcus clicks the remote. The lights go out, the fairy lights come on, and your favorite song plays.

— The algorithm realized that you want romance.

• What about my current desire?

He looks at his phone: "Subject 'Girl'. Desires physical contact and silence. "

— Advises to hug and kiss.

— Smart grid. But turn it off. Predictability is boring.

"You want a surprise? I didn't crash the production by accident. I wanted to get fired."

The phone blinks: "Emergency mode. Subject 'Boy' is lying. Check the right nightstand." You get up and open the drawer. There's a velvet box inside.

— The neural network has uncovered a surprise. So, what do you want: unpredictability or perfection?

You look at the box, then at him. On the laptop, a notification reads: "Prediction: Yes. 100% probability. "

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