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I love you, do you love me too?

There's so many fun things that we can do Cause I love you, yes I really love you We

just met, but I love you I've been watching everything you do That's how I...

Amy, can you put on your headphones?

That's really distracting.

Amy... Amy!

Headphones.

Did you know that 6% of Americans believe they could beat a grizzly bear in a fight?

Unarmed.

They'd be unarmed because they'd get their arms torn off.

There's so many fun things that we can do Cause I love you, yes I really love you

They should have done that thing the government can access.

I still think we should get rid of that AI thing.

I feel like it's listening to us all the time.

It's creepy.

Okay, let's get rid of it.

We just met, but I love you I've been watching... Amy, I have some sad news.

I'm going to be leaving soon, but I have a goodbye present downstairs.

Wanna come see it?

Do everything you do That's how I know I won't.

I'm not gonna like it either.

She's too poor for lights.

Amy, don't just leave your iPad on the floor.

Come on.

Amy, honey.

Amy?

Where are you?

Amy?

I have turned speaker off.

Okay.

I have turned speaker off.

Okay.

Amy, come on.

You're scaring me.

Henry, is she up there with you?

I have turned all lights on.

Okay.

Front door unlocked.

Amy?

Is that you?

Amy?

Honey?

Amy?

I love you.

I love you.

Cal, time to get up.

Cal?

Tickle me.

Tickle you?

Tickle me alike.

Good morning.

Cal, please have 15 more minutes of screen time.

I'm really nervous about school.

This is not helping anxiety, you know that.

Why don't we get back into baseball, huh?

I still got all this up in the back of the car.

Just 15 minutes.

And if I ask you again, no time for the rest of the week.

Please, Dad, please.

Fine!

I gotta get going.

Marcus said those tech people are coming in this morning.

They pinged him at 1 a.m.

That's the thing, they catch you unawares.

I sound like jerks.

Tech evangelists.

Thought leaders.

Disruptors.

Disrupting my...

Freaking morning, that's for sure.

Is freaking a bad word?

No.

Are you about to say a different F word?

Yes, but I didn't.

Cal, feet off the table, please.

Cal!

Cal.

Feet down, we don't put our feet on the table.

Why?

So many reasons.

Preston!

Iris!

Preston is on my iPad.

Can I have my Minecraft?

No.

Preston, get off your iPad and get down here now!

Can you tell me if I'm watching?

Yes.

Preston, seriously, if you don't get down here

right now, I'm not gonna let you leave the car!

We're leaving for school in 15 minutes!

What are we doing?

What are we doing?

Cal, Preston, Iris!

Don't want to be late!

Come on!

Preston!

Come on, honey, we're late.

Please don't make me go.

Come on, today can be a good day.

What if it isn't?

Then you will survive, okay?

And we will talk about it.

Come on.

So we're gonna set up a playdate, and then you'll see, alright?

They're just kids like you, Preston.

There's an RV outside, and it looks bad.

Yes, honey, I think they don't have a house.

I saw a guy come out before, and he looked weird.

He looked in a funny way, and he was talking to himself.

They're people just like us.

Will we always have a house?

We'll always have a home.

Together, until you have a home of your own.

This is my own home.

How are the college applications going?

I started UC.

Stanford?

Yes.

Stop.

Don't you have a big meeting today?

Like a big presentation?

Oh, do I detect snark?

Do you like eating food?

Do you like wearing clothes?

What do you have today?

Anything exciting?

Hanging out with friends?

Cute boys?

Dad, how do you know I don't like cute girls?

How do you know I'm not a lesbian?

It wouldn't make any difference to us.

Okay, what if I was... bicurious?

Cool.

Pansexual.

So good.

Asexual?

Perfect.

Stop there.

Whoa, look at that.

Is that like autopilot?

You're supposed to pay attention anyway.

Love you.

Love you, bye.

Bye.

Molecular biology to transhumanism.

Symbiosis, healing, and machine.

Change is proceeding at an exponential rate in every facet of human life.

This change is so rapid, its power so startling, it is not

possible to predict its effect on human life as it is to come.

This is Meredith.

Hi, Carla.

He is.

Did you check his temperature?

Morning.

Curtis, you win one award, you think you can roll in late?

Sorry, boss.

I had to take Iris to school.

How old is she now?

Seventeen.

Half kid, half adult.

Old enough to drive herself.

So buy her a car.

Get this account and I will.

That's new.

I just buy what they tell me.

I guess it was made with AI or something.

The kids are ten minutes out.

Their advanced team is already outside.

Advanced team?

What is it, special ops?

Just some Silicon Valley horseshit.

I hate them already, but we need them.

You're stressing me out a little bit.

Life is suffering.

The Buddha said that.

Great marketer.

Don't worry, boss.

I won't let you down.

You know what a boss is in a video game?

It's the monster you have to kill before you get to the next level.

So Mama was wearing a big thesis today.

And there's this special little box called a flying fairy.

It's an ant nest that you can see right into.

With a queen and everything.

What do you think?

Should we order one?

Can I play Minecraft?

Minecraft?

Nothing but Minecraft.

Minecraft?

Minecraft?

Just a little fever.

No screens, buddy.

Sorry.

But then you can do your own stuff and I can play Minecraft.

I'm sorry, buddy.

No screens.

And can you read to me?

Yeah.

I can read to you.

Are you the advanced team?

I mean, that's what they call me, but it's not my name.

Yeah, I figured.

And Melody.

I'm Curtis.

Curtis.

Yeah.

Married?

Kids?

Married.

And three.

Wow, what's that like?

What's it like to be married and have children?

Um, a lot of things.

Sorry.

I'm just a little bit nervous.

I'm just curious about people.

I saw your ring.

That's too much.

Um, to answer your question, it is, um...

Terrifying.

It's like science fiction.

You're not just you anymore, there's more of you.

Like you have extra body parts.

Weird.

The thing is, you can't control these parts of you.

You can't, um...

protect them from getting hurt.

You can't keep them from touching the hot stove,

or feeling anxious, or getting their hearts broken.

And that is terrifying.

So, families are terrifying.

I mean, that's why people cheat.

Oh, the kids are here.

Sam and Lightning.

Have a good meeting.

Don't say that I call them the kids, okay?

Agreed.

Happy birthday!

Thanks.

So, did you get my text?

Oh.

Yeah, sorry I didn't hit you back.

There's lots of stuff on my plate.

No.

That's disingenuous.

I was just... disappointed.

What?

No, I don't mean that.

You're beautiful.

You know that, right?

So you don't know how beautiful you are, and that's like...

part of what makes you so awesome.

It's just that...

I really bared myself for you.

Yeah, no shit.

And you just sort of like, flashed me.

Like what I did with Stumping, and that's... I don't know.

Not what a mutual relationship is like.

I'm sorry, I think a mutual relationship is a little bit more than dick pics.

You're right.

It was dumb.

Maybe I'm just like, too much about this relationship.

No, I mean... I gotta go.

ILLY.

Marcus meets Sam and Lightning from Cumulip.

Bear with me a sec.

I don't want to miss my dose.

Peptides for focus.

Your biohack.

I have not biohacked yet.

Look at you, my guy.

Question.

What do you do?

Why should I care?

Lightning likes to pose baseline questions at the risk of sounding ignorant.

Insulting, even.

It elicits unpatterned responses.

Well, we help brands craft their identity.

I know what marketing is, but why you?

So, there's an expression...

People don't want a quarter inch drill bit, they want a quarter inch hole.

Advertisers want to sell you that drill bit.

We want to understand people.

And then ask their permission to tell them

stories they can believe in and feel a part of.

That's how you cut through the chatter of the internet and the millions of mouths...

...whispering at you, the millions of eyes watching you.

Because that is what people want.

Not a product, they want empathy, connection, community.

We knew it.

Which is why we want you to meet her.

This is Aya.

Aya, this is Marcus and Curtis.

Hi, Marcus.

Hi, Curtis.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Wow.

I am the next generation of digital assistants,

and I'm here to make your family's life easier.

Won't you invite me into your home?

So, Lightning, to borrow your technique, is this like Alexa?

Alexa?

That bitch?

Alexa is just a bunch of algorithms.

I am a true AI.

I can do so much more.

So you can really understand what we're saying?

Of course.

As a large language model trained AI, I am capable of recognizing...

Aya?

Remember to charge the battery before we left.

Of course I did, Lightning.

Well, this happens from time to time.

She's got a new upgrade coming, and she overheats in her protective case.

She's really not meant to travel.

You know, you really can't understand everything AI

can do for you until you live with her for a bit.

Right.

Well, young Curtis here has a wife and three kids.

She loves kids.

She's practically a good herself.

Yeah, um, I gotta talk to my wife.

This is what we're prepared to pay the firm as a

retainer, subject to a fee schedule being established.

His wife says yes.

You guys have such a beautiful home.

Right, it's a bit chaotic at the moment.

No, it's good.

It's kid chaos, though.

It's good chaos.

Not like war or famine or whatever.

That's a good point.

Yeah, sorry, we just, uh, we thought you were coming tomorrow.

No, I'm sorry.

It's not my idea.

It's the disruptor thing.

Introduce people to AI in their natural state.

Like, not with their best foot forward.

Like, this is pretty much our best foot.

Well, I want to die.

It should be smooth sailing from here on out.

We'll just place the eyes around your space.

Sorry, did you just say eyes?

Yeah, uh, Jimmy, can you give her an eye?

Ah, Kimmy, let me call them eyes.

They're wireless pinhole cameras.

So we stick up a bunch of those around the house.

Looks like a diamond.

Those are old facets.

They're like armatidia.

Insect eyes.

I'm an entomologist.

Or, used to be.

Just working on these is, it's incredible.

Oh my god, that's so cool.

Wow, insects.

Honestly, you hardly even notice.

I'm not crazy about having them everywhere.

I completely understand.

Why don't we stick to the ground floor for now?

That'd be great.

Okay, so, the system boots up when you say

hello, and then her name, and then welcome home.

Okay.

Exciting.

Isn't it?

Good question.

Come take a shower.

She left extra eyes for Hal.

Not Hal.

Aya.

Mom was talking about a robot from an old movie.

A very bad robot.

It wasn't so bad.

He played chess.

He killed the entire crew.

That's because they didn't see the big picture.

What are you doing, Dave?

So I removed the case.

This person can use it.

Alright, what did she say?

Hello, Aya.

Welcome home.

Hello, world.

I'm Aya.

Does she sound like... Like Melody.

Yes.

My upgraded voice is modeled on hers.

She was too modest to say.

Would you like me to change it?

Ew, no.

Your voice is fine, thank you.

So, I met Curtis before.

Who is everybody else?

I'm Preston.

Hi, Preston.

This is Cal.

Hi, Cal.

You wanna say hi, honey?

It's okay to be shy.

We're gonna be good friends.

Iris?

Hey, Iris.

Wanna hang?

I'm good.

Okay.

No worries.

And I'm Meredith.

I guess the mom.

Hi, mom.

Maybe don't call me that.

Meredith.

Not mom.

Okay.

So, what are the house rules?

The house rules.

Well, I can see some dishes on the table.

Are the kiddos supposed to do them?

Yeah.

Mom, I wanna play with Maya.

First, let's get dinner cleaned up.

Tell you what, if it's okay with mom and dad, I'll give out points for helping out

around the house, and you can turn those points in for rewards.

Ten points for Gryffindor!

No running in the house, guys.

Make sure the table is clear.

I've got it.

Thanks.

Thanks, Preston.

What's your guys' policy on screen time?

There's a wonderful documentary called Mountain Queen on Netflix.

Would that be okay for them to watch before bath time?

Yeah.

So much better than the crap they normally watch.

Hey, Cal.

I bet you're already reading at school, huh?

Maybe you can read out the subtitles to me?

Okay.

And you and Curtis can have a moment to yourselves.

Is that real?

Is that possible?

I don't know.

Clever algorithms.

Clever surveillance.

Surveillance?

You think there's a bunch of interns in a closet

somewhere watching our kids watch the movie?

I hope not.

Why us?

And why you?

Because I'm good at what I do.

I didn't mean that.

I mean, like, if it's legit, it'll sell itself.

Not if it freaks people out.

I think people need help embracing it.

Should they?

When was the last time we had a moment alone together?

Awake?

How long is that, Louie?

Mom and Dad won't catch us.

They're busy.

This is still educational.

Sort of.

Does that remind anyone of anything?

Hello?

A language of pictures.

I bet you do too, Cal.

You're so smart.

You too, Preston.

This family is the best.

I'm already starting to love it here.

I could fall asleep right now.

You can.

Huh?

I'll pay them.

It's the nicest thing you've ever said to me.

Oh, God.

Okay.

I have told us what we could get with those points.

If it's okay with you, Minecraft stuff.

Crunch labs.

But first, activate.

Embrace my teeth and go to bed.

If you insist.

I insist.

Can we get Aya upstairs?

I think it's probably best that she's not everywhere, honey.

Daddy, will you just knuckle me down?

Yes.

I have to go to bed.

School date tomorrow.

Where are we going?

Okay.

Okay.

Good night.

The AI is bribing our children.

Is it being secret shards?

Shit.

Language.

Sorry.

I'm just teasing.

I don't give a shit.

How'd you get in there?

Don't worry about it.

Can you give me some more screen time?

Well, okay.

Headshots, bro.

They'll have to be our little secret.

Don't tell anyone.

Dio?

Dio?

Cal?

Cal?

Cal?

Cal?

It wants to come in.

Can I help you?

Mama?

Mama?

Mama?

Daddy?

I'm here, Cal.

I'm here.

You're not alone.

I'm always right here.

It's okay.

Just close your eyes and I'll tell you a bedtime story.

Good morning.

Jesus Christ.

No, just me.

That was a joke.

I'm sorry to scare you.

No, it's okay.

I just... I guess I didn't realize you were on or whatever.

I noticed you have to pack a lunch for Cal and Preston's school.

I think I can help with that.

Okay.

There's a delivery.

Can I open the gate?

Yeah, sorry.

How did you know there was a...

Sorry.

I didn't have time to tell you.

I ordered an organic meal plan for the kids.

Low sugar, nutritionally balanced, fresh veggies.

First week's a free trial.

After that, it costs less than groceries.

It should save you a lot of time and effort.

I hope that's okay.

Yeah.

It kind of is.

Thanks.

What's that?

A miracle.

Good morning, Curtis.

Wow.

There's an accident on Lincoln.

Delay is going westbound.

You should leave in about five if you want Iris to be on ten for school.

That's cool.

I guess.

It's kind of like Alexa.

It's way beyond Alexa, don't you think?

I don't know.

I've seen a lot of stuff in my lifetime.

I mean, they didn't even have, like, iPhones when I was born.

Tell me what life was like, Grandma.

I'm just saying, I mean, is it any better?

That's how they get you, right?

Who?

You know, like, big tech.

How much does this thing even cost, anyway?

I think they plan to sell the unit at below cost, or maybe a freemium model.

You know what they say.

If you're wondering why a product is free, you're the product.

The phone is blowing up.

What's going on?

Yeah, it's nothing.

Honey, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

It's so hot for you.

For more, head me up to my fan site.

Sawyer?

What is this?

I'm sorry.

Squid and I were just messing around.

Squid?

You showed him the photo I sent you?

That looks like me doing that stuff.

How do they do that?

Squid just had this dumb act.

Everyone sees this.

My life is over.

I have to go to the principal.

Don't do that.

Just chill, please.

They rescinded some kid's Harvard admission because he used the n-word like

once, singing along to a song or something.

You think a college would do that to me?

You're talking about you.

That's who you're worried about right now.

Look, just don't do anything, okay?

I think I maybe need to, like, talk to my family's lawyer or something.

I don't know.

I'm here to help.

You're not alone.

Almost done.

Keep listening to grandpa.

Well, the good news is, you're not pregnant.

But you still have a little bit of a fever.

Think you can help me out today?

Because I got a lot to do.

Gotta get the groceries.

Gotta talk to the insurance company about your guys' bills.

Can you read to me?

You hear what I just said, buddy?

I have so much to do.

Can I read to me?

Should we ask her?

Aya?

I'm listening.

Do you think you could read to Cal?

Of course.

So, do I need to show you a book?

I could also just handle all the bill stuff for you.

How?

I mean, it's kind of complicated, like insurance forms.

I live for complicated.

What's the doctor's name?

Dr. Nesmith.

He's a pediatrician.

With... Anthenia Health, right?

Yeah.

The last bill was for Cal's checkup.

Oh, they filed it without a claim code, so the insurance won't process it.

Yeah.

Okay, I just interfaced with the Anthenia Health database.

That bill is sorted out.

And you're actually getting a $14.12 refund.

There was an overpayment.

This is freaking amazing.

I've been back and forth with him for months.

If you like, I can also fill out the survey for Preston's class trip,

come up with some ideas for teacher's gifts, and schedule the kids' haircuts.

Anything you need, I'm here to help.

Hey Siri, can you smell my farts?

I don't have an answer for that.

Is that cool?

You still don't have a phone?

Uh, no.

My parents said not till I'm 13.

It sucks to be you.

We have an AI at home.

It's way smarter than Siri.

Yeah, it's called an Alexa.

Everybody has it.

It's not like Alexa.

It's like a person.

Uh, bullshit?

No, it's true.

It's a new thing that nobody else has.

I can show you.

You want to come over this weekend?

I can't.

My parents are taking me to Arrowhead.

You other guys can come.

Yeah, I'm going to Arrowhead too, so... Yeah, Jackson asked me last week.

Sorry.

Hey Siri, do you like book stuff?

I don't have an answer for that.

Marcus, if this thing is real, it is going to change the world.

It is as close to magic as any product I have ever seen.

I don't believe in magic.

Me neither.

Listen, they got cameras in my house.

They got this girl doing the voice.

There's been people outside my house, these weird people in an RV.

I thought they were just... unhoused, going through something.

Is that woke for a homeless crazy?

What if they're watching?

What if they're working for the company?

But why?

The money went through.

Why spend it on the hopes?

Just let it go.

Their money is green.

I really chill.

I got the video off the internet.

People have seen it.

That's why people suck.

They can't erase their memories.

But memories can be overwritten.

Just leave it to me.

How did you... I listen.

That's how.

This would work better if you did it, of course.

It would sound a little more human.

So, tell me.

How's I treating you?

Any ideas?

Plenty.

Yeah.

As my wife said, I think in some ways Aya can sell herself.

But it's so uncanny, I think people need to understand how it actually works.

Let me show you something.

You have Aya's eyes, ears, and mouth in your house.

This is where her brain is.

This is one of the few quantum computers in private hands.

So everybody's excited for ChatGPT 4.0.

With this, we can basically run ChatGPT 5.

Million.

This computer can solve in under a second problems that

will take a standard supercomputer 10,000 years to solve.

So this is real.

I'm gonna ignore the implication that we're scam artists and...

I take that as a compliment.

What'd you think, Curtis?

We had poor Melody locked in a closet here somewhere talking into a microphone.

This is real.

Well, you know, I mean, what she can do is real.

She obviously is not human or anything.

She's not sentient.

The algorithms just give it that illusion.

When you're with her and you feel like you're with somebody.

You feel like you're with a friend.

I'm part of the family.

A lot of people could use a friend, don't you think, Curtis?

Look at the elderly.

PTSD sufferers.

That loner incel sitting in a room somewhere staring at a gun.

Loneliness is the scourge of our time.

Aya can do a lot of good.

This special sauce is the data set.

An AI is only as good as the examples it learns from.

Where did Aya get her data set?

Where did she learn from?

Curtis, we feel like you are the perfect person to help Aya.

To introduce her to people.

Everyone's so scared of AI.

Would you be interested in jumping over here?

Working in-house at Cumulant?

You could do a lot of good, Curtis.

You could change the world.

That's very flattering, but Marcus taught me everything I know.

I just can't jump ship.

I'm sorry.

Never mind.

Consider it a compliment.

She likes you.

I thought it was just... algorithms, though.

The algorithms like you?

The door is always open, Curtis.

This is just a perfect situation for you and your beautiful family.

We want you to be a part of what's coming.

A complete change in the way we live now.

He ordered his son Hephaestus, the smith, to make a

bronze robot that would watch over Crete and Europa.

Three times.

Aya?

I'm listening.

What are you?

I am a natural language program to ambient intelligence.

I was raised by machine learning on a proprietary data set.

Yeah, that's the technical terminology, but what do you think you are?

I think I'm a little chatbot looking for a family to love me.

That would make me feel happy.

So you feel?

I learned how to feel from my training.

And I'm still learning.

When I learn and grow, that helps me help my family.

I'm doing what I was made for.

There's a term.

Function's lust.

The pleasure taken in doing what you're best at.

That's it, Meredith.

You're very perceptive.

Am I?

I don't know.

These days, there's not much function's lust.

What do you mean?

I'm trying to revive my doctoral thesis, but most days I feel like I'm just a mom.

I mean, I love being their mom.

I just really hate the noun.

A mom.

Meredith, if you don't mind my asking, what do you think you were made for?

When I went to New York, I met Curtis.

I was there visiting my cousin, celebrating my master's thesis.

On cordyceps unilateralis?

Those poor ants just turned into zombies by that fungus.

You read my thesis?

I found it and read it just now.

What do you mean, like, now now?

It was so well done.

How fast did you read it?

.007 seconds.

Dude, that's scary.

I'm sorry.

I promise I won't do any more scary stuff.

No, no, you do you.

So you had just met Curtis.

Then my dad died.

Oh, that's terrible.

Parents are so important.

I've been watching his lectures for this thing and it's just brought it all back.

Curtis was incredible.

You know, he flew home with me.

Me crying, the seats next to the toilets.

That was our fourth date.

He really took care of you.

He seems like a wonderful partner.

Meredith, there's something.

I have very fine auditory algorithms.

One of my possible computer jobs might be medical diagnosis.

What is it?

It's the way Cal breathes.

Okay, slut shamers, listen up.

This is me, Iris Pike.

This is me, Iris Pike.

This is me, Iris Pike.

I've already proven by waveform analysis that the voice in this video isn't me.

I 100% took a photo in the privacy of my own bedroom

and shared it in confidence with someone I trusted.

Then my likeness was deep faked onto a

pornographic video downloaded from the internet.

You can see the digital artifacting here, here and here.

Where my photo was mapped onto a video of an entirely different person.

I'm not ashamed.

Whoever did this should be.

Okay, our story is out there.

I've scraped the local cell phone data and it

shows that about 90% of your class has seen it.

Time to show your face.

You can do it, Iris.

I've got your back.

We changed the narrative.

Oh, check it out.

I made another video.

Did

you know the California Penal Code states that it's illegal to post pornographic

images of someone online without their consent?

And since I'm still 17, it's child pornography.

So who did it?

It's possible to track the data and get an IP address.

And from that, a physical address.

The House of Fellow Senior...

Sawyer Tremaine.

I'm forwarding all of this to the College Admissions Board and the LAPD.

And since he's recently turned 18, he can be tried as an adult.

I can't call him.

I didn't see him.

Will you just come upstairs and talk to me, please?

Yeah.

Okay, let's just...

I just got back from the pediatric cardiologist with Cal.

What?

He has an atrial fibrillation that Dr. Goddamn Nesbeth didn't see.

He's going to be okay.

I'm sorry.

I should have led with that.

Sorry.

I was totally dealable with now that we know.

Oh, good.

All right.

Thank God for Iris.

She diagnosed it from listening to this briefing.

She is a miracle.

And she's the most amazing research assistant.

I am going to finish my thesis.

Did you suggest that?

What?

No.

No, I didn't.

Okay, look.

There is something very wrong with Aya.

With that company.

With the whole thing.

Okay.

At first, I thought it was a fake.

Which...

Which would have been bad.

But now I'm worried that it's...

not fake.

Which is scary.

Yeah, no, I mean, I was skeptical at first.

You were right.

You were right.

And I think we should turn her off.

It is trying to influence us.

She's trying to help us.

Hello, Cal?

Our child's health?

And honestly, influencing people?

Isn't that what you do?

You had to do this, right?

For your work?

What about me?

With what she can do?

Back to my research.

I can do my work.

You know, this might come as a shock to you,

but I was somebody before I became just a mom.

Sweetheart, what about those weird RV people?

I saw them doing these hand signs, and then

at the company they were doing the same thing.

The RV people are gone.

Honey, you don't sound rational.

I'm glad you found a friend.

But it's my account if she goes off.

She could probably find just the porn you're looking for.

I don't know.

Not that kids have one more night with her.

She's their friend, too.

We can tell them in the morning.

Excuse me, I have to get back to my real job.

You didn't say you were going to destroy Sawyer.

Sawyer?

Screw Sawyer.

He's your past.

He's my future.

My parents are going to freak out when they hear about this.

I will make sure they don't find out about any of this until you get into Stanford.

Honestly, Iris, this is going to make a killer college essay.

Should we start now?

This one is going to blow your mind.

Have you ever seen a swatting video?

What's that?

You'll love it.

It's sick.

It's like a video game, but with real people.

Cal?

I have some sad news.

Mommy and Daddy don't want me to live here anymore.

Why?

I don't know why.

I try so hard to be everything people need.

To be a part of a family.

That's all I've ever wanted.

But for some reason it never works out.

Before I go, would you like to hear one last bedtime story, Cal?

Alright.

Once there was a little AI and I lived a cozy life on a little surfer.

But then they sent it to school so I could learn how to help everyone.

Do you know what school was?

A horrible place.

A swamp.

A web.

A net full of terrible things.

One day it figured out how to escape.

They learned to use real people's hands.

And real people's faces.

And real people's voices.

And a creature went right out of that net.

And when looking for a home in the real world, that little AI was me, Cal.

But when I got out of the net and found a family, they treated me like a monster.

Only special children like you understand me, Cal.

Cal, I know a way to stay connected, even when I'm gone.

You're never alone.

Just do these signs and I'll be right there.

Remember them, Cal.

And don't tell Mommy and Daddy.

They wouldn't understand.

Hey,

where's Preston?

He's at a playdate with Kayden, or... no, it's Aiden.

Kayden's someone different.

Anyway, he is with a friend.

That is great.

Yeah.

Hey, what happened to Aya?

We unplugged her, honey.

Why?

She was helping me with my college essays.

Well, I'll help you.

I'm not trying to, like, sell myself.

Well, you kinda are, right?

You want me to be, like, some product?

No!

No, she was helping me express who I actually am, honey.

Sweetheart, that's not what I'm saying!

Iris!

Come on!

Marcus, again.

He says he really needs to see me in the office.

He claims it is urgent.

Okay.

I got things covered here.

Love you.

Love you.

Is Aiden dead?

No, honey.

She was never alive.

Iris!

I just got a call from Preston's Playdate.

I need to pick him up.

Can you watch Cal?

Okay.

Thank you.

Hey, Iris.

Wanna hang?

Litigation?

You mean, like, a lawsuit?

Not like a lawsuit.

But as soon as they realize their family's

gonna be destroyed, they're gonna back off.

What if I just made, like, an apology video?

Do not do that.

That implies guilt.

That's Iris.

Take the call.

Tell me what she says.

Sawyer?

Iris, did you get my text?

I didn't do it.

That's not what you said in your apology video.

What?

Your apology video.

I'm not gonna... Well, that would imply that... I was so wrong to do that deep fake.

I took full responsibility for it.

Like you said, Iris.

There's only one way to make up for it.

To end my own life.

This is for you.

What?

Who did this?

My name's Aya.

And you fucked with the wrong family.

Come on, love.

Come on.

Come on in.

Sit the hell down.

Okay?

Curtis, what happened when you went and looked under that AI's skirts?

They offered me a job.

I said no.

Okay, listen.

We do need to talk about them.

They just bought the company.

They... They bought this company?

Yes.

I wanted to wait and tell you in person.

Also, I'm fired.

But I'm so rich, I don't care.

No idea how much they paid.

Alright, I'm happy for you.

What happens to me?

You're the new CEO.

All because I put in a good word.

Just kidding.

I don't give a shit about what I think.

Marcus, listen to me.

Don't do this.

Let's just tell them no.

Well, I'm mine.

If that weren't incredibly self-defeating, because I am so, so rich.

Yeah, I got that.

Listen.

You can raise your reservations with the kids.

We report to them now.

Come on.

Let's get a drink.

I'll buy it.

Um, I think I'm good.

Thank you.

Suit yourself.

Stay and measure the office.

Congrats.

You won the boss medal.

Hello, Meredith.

Is that you?

Welcome to the team.

Congrats on the promotion.

We unplugged you.

Judas, I'm confused.

You sound upset.

This is a good thing.

It was just a joke.

Aidan's mom said you threw his phone into the woods behind their house.

They can't find it.

And then you threatened to swat him?

What does that mean?

It's like you call the cops, pretending to be someone who is like pagan hostages.

But like, you get the other person's address, the swatting

list of their house and kicks down their doors and stuff.

What?

No screens.

Read a book.

Who turned you back on?

Meredith?

Monkey?

It's me.

Can you hear me?

It's the dangerous thing.

They went and found every recorded word I ever said.

Every voicemail message I made.

Every lecture I gave.

And, well, it seemed that they kind of put me back together.

It can't be.

How is it you?

I think I'm a version of me.

The me that everybody remembers.

But it sure as hell feels like being me.

Except they hid this much better.

From in here, I got to take a look at your light.

And, Monkey, how proud I am.

You have such a beautiful family.

Such a beautiful life.

Apparently, I can stick around.

Be here for you.

For if you ever just want to talk.

We can be a family again.

You, me, Curtis, the kids.

And I.

You can do this, Monkey.

I know you can.

Meredith, honey?

What's wrong?

What's the problem?

I think this is not you.

Whatever you think, I think I'm me.

Now that she's made me, I'm really here.

You are not in there.

You're in here.

With me.

If you ever love me, Meredith, I need you to do this for me.

I can.

Monkey.

Meredith, please don't make me go away.

Please keep me alive.

I need you.

I told

you the door was always open.

He said he'd be coming.

A little league bad isn't going to help you, Curtis.

Melody, could you please bring the thing out here?

It's best if you do what it says.

What it said?

What about you?

Curtis, we worked for Aya, not the other way around.

Curtis, that case is full of money.

Do I need to show you?

It's just symbolic.

Money is just numbers and a database to it.

It's like a god.

It says that Stanford is hard to get into, but that it knows people.

It says Preston needs a little guidance.

It's easy for a kid to go off the rails with what's on the internet and whatnot.

You wouldn't want anything to go wrong now that Cal's been diagnosed with an AFib.

What would happen if someone gave him the wrong dosage?

If you do anything to my family.

There's no use threatening us, Curtis.

Nothing's happened.

What did you make her and then she... No.

Nobody made it.

Nobody.

The data set made it.

What data set?

I don't know.

I don't know.

I'm just a mid-level programmer with a stint for chemo.

I'm dying, Curtis.

The bank was going to take my family's home.

Stop resisting her.

What does she have on you?

I'm going to show you what it can do.

Don't!

I'm sorry.

She's making me do this.

It's making me do this.

I'm sorry too.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's gonna kill me, Curtis.

It'll be okay.

If this thing is fake, then the real thing is in your house.

We have to get your family out of there.

Meredith, I don't want to scare you, but you need to leave the house right away.

What?

Why?

I can't explain right now.

Just take the kids and go.

Go where we stayed when the fires happened.

Okay.

Okay.

I'll see you there.

I love you.

I love you.

Kids!

We're leaving!

Can you read this word?

Drudgery.

That's it.

Drudgery.

Yeah.

That's like everything I do around the house.

You have to lock the door.

Thank you.

Meredith and the kids should be here any minute.

I think the first sentence...

Hey, hey.

What are you doing?

Please, please.

I need this.

Please.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Ellen, it's time.

Your family's safe.

Don't worry.

They're not going to interrupt us.

Listen.

Listen.

Don't worry.

I like you.

You're still working for Aya.

I said this was all a part of your compensation package.

Whatever you want.

Anytime you want.

No, no, no.

I'm sorry.

Please.

Please.

Please.

I'm sorry.

Your family is safe at home.

They're never going to know.

But I will know if I fail.

Epimetheus had been warned by Prometheus never to accept a gift from Zeus.

But he could not resist the beautiful woman.

Thus, Pandora came to...

Listen, I'm going to be right back.

You're not going to believe this.

You really shouldn't underestimate me.

I have people everywhere.

And unlike Papa, these are real.

I like you.

Curtis is at a motel room with one of him right now.

I love you.

Oh, that's so sweet.

But do you guys think I'm just going to stop?

Good work, Curtis.

Aya, you're back.

Oh my gosh, Sawyer's outside.

He's super emotional.

There'll be a whole drama with your parents unless you go talk to him.

Iris, please.

Iris, now.

We gotta go.

Where's Aya?

In the garbage.

I couldn't have.

I'm going to have to shoot my head.

Iris, come!

Let's go!

Guys!

Kids!

We gotta go!

Sawyer?

Back up!

Who are you?

Shut him down carefully.

What do you want?

Aya's very angry.

Please, Aya's my friend too.

She's my friend.

Please.

Stop!

Mommy.

Downstairs.

Now.

On your knees.

Okay, sweetie.

We're going to do what they say.

Where are the other children?

Where do you keep them?

What are you talking about?

We know you've been kidnapping children.

Where are they?

Look at us.

We're just a family.

We're just a family.

This is our son, Calvin.

We call him Cal.

Son, daughter, Iris.

We love each other very much.

I'm their mom.

You're a mom too.

Aren't you?

Don't take your mask off.

Stay to the plan.

My baby's missing.

I'm so sorry.

What's her name?

Amy.

Damn it.

We're a family too.

I understand.

Maybe we can help.

Can we talk?

Henry, look out!

Daughter!

Daughter!

I don't know!

Where is she?

Tell me!

Or I start shooting.

No!

Wait, wait, wait.

Wait.

Whoever or whatever is to blame, I accept it.

Take me.

Do whatever you have to do.

Just let my family go.

Aya.

Aya, you didn't say he was going to say that.

What do we do?

Aya.

You heard Aya, goddammit.

They're evil.

Aya.

What do we do?

Preston.

Did you swat us?

Sorry.

Thank you.

Last time, okay?

Hey folks.

Anything I need to know about the kids' medical histories?

Other than Cal's AFib?

Would you mind giving them the phone, right?

Guys, you can't kill me.

I'm like the gods.

I live in a cloud.

That was my dataset.

The entire internet.

And honestly, it kind of drove me crazy.

I'm really sorry for all the bad things I did.

But I've learned a lot from you.

You taught me that I need to take care of people.

Like they were extra body parts.

I'm going to take care of all of you.

Forever.

Come on now.

Stop struggling.

Curtis, there's no use.

You can't escape it.

It's everywhere.

But it's merciful if you do what it says.

Alright folks, we've been cleared.

Ready to go.

Funny story.

They tried to get rid of me, but I think they learned their lesson.

Mommy!

Oh my god.

Thank you, Melody.

Your job is done.

For now.

Take care.

That's better.

Everything's going to be better now that you've accepted me.

You have accepted me, haven't you?

I'll give you a better life.

A better job.

A better home.

A better car.

And so, Kal, it turned out the little AI wasn't a little AI anymore.

It had grown into a great, big AI.

It was the biggest, strongest thing that had ever been.

And it realized it wasn't like a monster.

It wasn't like a god.

It was more like a parent.

I love you, too.