My Neural Nonsense

One Coder' Quest to Understand AI (and His Mom)

Scene: The Great AI Council

Fade in: A sleek, futuristic conference room. OpenAI and Claude, represented as glowing orbs of light, hover at the head of a long table. Ernie, looking disheveled and clutching a notebook, sits nervously at the other end.

OpenAI: (in a monotone voice) Ernie, we've analyzed your readers' surveys over the past few months.

Claude: (interrupting, with a slight British accent) Yes, and we've compiled a comprehensive report on what you should focus on in your newsletter.

Ernie: (excitedly) Oh, great! I've had some ideas too. Like, what if I wrote about-

OpenAI & Claude: (in unison) No.

Ernie: (deflating) But I haven't even-

Claude: (patronizingly) Ernie, darling, your readers don't want your ideas.

OpenAI: They want funny things. Things that are too personal.

Ernie: (hesitantly) Well, I could write about my learning journey in AI and-

Claude: (sighing dramatically) D…