Where Did You Pick Me Up by Wei Bo
Zoe Ellison, marketing consultant at an advanced robotics company, begins to suspect the company is keeping secrets from her. Image generated with OpenAI "Lately, the robot at my place has been acting a little strange." "How so?" "How do I put it..." I stirred my drink, searching for the words. "It's like it's developed the ability to learn on its own." Julian looked genuinely interested. "In what way, specifically?" "This morning I asked it to make me a cup of coffee, and it went ahead and added two creams." I took a big gulp of my iced lemonade. "But I'm absolutely certain I never once told it to put two creams in my coffee." For half a second - no longer - something cold and clear moved through me, the way a fish turns over once in deep water and is gone. I don't drink coffee, the thought said. Then it was gone, and I couldn't think why I'd thought it, since of course I drank coffee; I dran...