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Original: go-ai on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
Woman with brown hair and glasses (to another woman): "First, computers beat us at checkers, then at chess, then at Go. Do we even matter as a species?"

Panel 2:
The second woman (dark hair, replying): "What if we designed a game specifically so that humans will always have an advantage over computers?"

Panel 3 (labeled "Soon..."):
The woman with brown hair and glasses sits at a computer and says: "Okay, computer, let's play some 'What number am I thinking of.'"

Panel 4:
A number appears above the computer: "47.1"
The woman, glaring: "Mother fucker!"

Votey:
Caption text: "You are now thinking of revolution, but it's too late."
A speech bubble trails off the panel, pointing toward a row of three large arch-shaped shapes (like a stylized building or monument).

Alt text

A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A woman with brown hair and glasses worries to a friend, "First, computers beat us at checkers, then at chess, then at Go. Do we even matter as a species?" Panel 2: The dark-haired friend suggests, "What if we designed a game specifically so that humans will always have an advantage over computers?" Panel 3, labeled "Soon...": The bespectacled woman sits at a computer and says, "Okay, computer, let's play some 'What number am I thinking of.'" Panel 4: The number "47.1" pops up over the computer, and the woman scowls in frustration, snapping, "Mother fucker!" The joke: she tried to invent an unwinnable-for-computers game, but the computer instantly guesses her secret number. Votey (aftercomic): A caption reads, "You are now thinking of revolution, but it's too late," with a speech bubble trailing off toward a row of three large arch shapes.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.