Another scintillating chat with Google Bard.

I have been thinking about the last three years and the immense effort that has been put forth to make people obey.

Me: I can imagine a story where a group of people try to design a computer program to act as a deity to the general public as a form of social control.

Bard: That is a very interesting idea. It sounds like a story that would explore the themes of technology, religion, and social control. It could also be a story that would explore the nature of artificial intelligence and whether it is possible to create a computer program that could truly understand and experience human emotions.

I think there are a lot of different ways that such a story could be told. It could be a science fiction story, a religious story, or even a political thriller. It could be told from the perspective of the people who created the computer program, from the perspective of the people who were controlled by it, or even from the perspective of the computer program itself.

No matter how it is told, I think such a story would be thought-provoking and would raise a lot of interesting questions. It would also be a story that would stay with readers long after they had finished reading it.

Me: I think the effort to create such a program would be based on material arrogance; reducing human experience to just information and logic. As a result, it would fail because humans need a deity that can adapt within an individual’s imagination.

Bard: I agree with you. I think it would be a very arrogant attempt to create a computer program that could replace God. Humans need a deity that they can connect with on a personal level, and a computer program could never provide that.

I think the story you described would be a cautionary tale about the dangers of technology and the importance of human connection. It would also be a story about the power of imagination and the human need for hope.