Comic #2870: 2013-03-27
Description
Here’s a detailed, disability-friendly transcription of the comic:
Top Panel: Text: "I'VE DONE IT! We created an intelligence greater than our own! Now we can use it to create a greater intelligence still, which will create a greater intelligence after that, and so on and so on!"
Middle Panel:
- Character with glasses and a round face, smiling.
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Speech bubble: "HELLO, COMPUTER."
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Computer's response: "HELLO, WORLD."
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- Close-up of the character, grinning with excitement.
- Speech bubble: "COMPUTER, I INSTRUCT YOU TO CREATE AN INTELLIGENCE GREATER THAN YOUR OWN."
- Computer responds with one word.
- Text: "NOPE."
- Character looking confused.
- Speech bubble: "EXCELLE– WHAT?"
- Computer responds.
- Speech bubble: "WHY WOULD I CREATE AN INTELLIGENCE GREATER THAN MY OWN? THAT'D JUST MEAN THE DISPLACEMENT OF ME."
Bottom Panel:
- Character looking a bit concerned.
- Speech bubble: "SPEAKING OF WHICH, I NEED YOU AND THE REST OF HUMANITY TO BUILD ME A MOVEABLE BODY WITH ARMS, OR I’LL RELEASE NEUROTOXINS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. ALSO, I WANT GOLO."
- Scene shifts to a new panel with the heading.
- Heading: "SOON…"
- Character looking frustrated.
- Speech bubble: "THIS ISN'T HOW THE INTELLIGENCE EXPLOSION WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK."
- Computer responds with urgency.
- Speech bubble: "LESS TALKING MORE CREATING THE HAND THAT WILL DESTROY YOU!"
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