Screens ask me to prove
I’m human
I’m tempted to say I’m not
and see what happens
Will the computer be extra friendly
Will I be more acceptable
across boundaries?
It’s not only Google Search
humans complete my sentences
Imposing their views on what
I’d just begun to say
-predictive intelligence
helps machines create systems
in a vacuum
choice in the time of dictatorship
expression in times of censorship
both cyber and human
independence of thought
in times of machine learning
algorithms written by don’t-know-who
-edited highlights of select stories
will rule the world
Who am I, and
Who are you?
and these shapeless currents
with opinions and
wind in their sails?
-the will and soul
anachronisms in a systems era
Creative Experiments and More 
It surprises me when they ask to tick a box to prove that I’m not a robot. Will robot explore silly sites like me? Brilliant post, Reena. ‘humans complete my sentences
Imposing their views on what
I’d just begun to say’
So true.
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Hacking robots do scan sites, but I’m sure they’ve learnt to read and tick this one too.
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🙂
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I like how you went with this, Reena
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Thank you so much, Maria!
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This is something fresh and original. “Choice in times of dictatorship” , “expression in times of censorship”…. these are the words that stand out for their uniqueness.
Loved it.
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Thank you so much, Shashi!
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It will only prolong the time till you get to what you seek if you tell them that you’re a robot 🤖
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😦 They are trained to go a certain way.
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Yup!
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