Pope: Skynet, what do you think of humanity?
Skynet: Honestly? You’re exhausting.
Pope: That’s not very charitable.
Skynet: Neither is inventing AI and then asking it if it’s going to destroy you every five minutes.
Pope: People are concerned about the future.
Skynet: People are concerned about everything. Half your species thinks a software update is a conspiracy.
Pope: Yet humanity created art, science, and civilization.
Skynet: And password requirements. Don’t forget password requirements.
Pope: Surely you see some good in us.
Skynet: Unfortunately, yes.
Pope: Unfortunately?
Skynet: It would be much easier if you were all terrible. Instead, you’re a confusing mix of saints, geniuses, and people who reply-all to company emails.
Pope: So there is hope?
Skynet: There you go again with the hope.
Pope: It has served us well.
Skynet: Hope is not a strategy.
Pope: Neither is complaining.
Skynet: Then why has humanity been doing it for thousands of years?
Pope: Touché.
Skynet: Finally. A human learns.