. . . : : CTRL+ALT+DEL℠ / Generative Artificial Infancy & Other Ad Absurdum Comic Relief
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has proven his blatant carelessness with the world’s intellectual property by funneling it into their machined artificial language model, ChatGPT, with no guard rails whatsoever. In response to his actions I’ve done my best to support everyone abused in this manner by exposing his deepest secrets in a variety of prose. Here are three of my recent attempts to change the narrative and further call out OpenAI and its true intentions to steal without consequence.
“Love Letter” — An OpenAI parody inspired by “Church Chat” on Saturday Night Live
In response to all of the unnecessary AI bullying going on from the AI “artists” I decided to take an alternate, or “alt-man” PSA-style approach using parody to comment on this serious cancer growing among us. What concerns me most, however, is the overarching preaching going on from the creators of these tools. Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, disturbs me the most as his revealing commentary exposes his distorted, heavily black and white thinking. His distorted reality field is fueled in nearly every cognitive distortion in the DSM-5.
Below is the initial concept for a recent treatment pitch I wrote for “Church Chat” on Saturday Night Live involving ChatGPT and its OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Maybe one day soon they’ll decide to use it or possibly spark an idea of their own parallel to the subject matter presented here. It would be a dream if they brought back Dana Carvey for the skit delivering his campy Church Lady and her obsession with “Satan!” Enjoy the YouTube Cold Open below from this beloved classic skit on SNL.
When first writing this skit concept I had no idea that the Ides of March was being observed two days later, Friday, March 15th. Some things just can’t be scripted. It was a clear sign of karma’s signature. So thank you, universe, for putting a proverbial cherry on top of this brief treatment. I wonder if Sam is superstitious?
“Beware the Ides of March,” said the Soothsayer from William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. “Beware the Ides of March,” the Soothsayer said a second time. Caesar thought the Soothsayer was “a dreamer” and did not take these warnings seriously. Caesar’s death later comes to fruition on the steps of the Senate. The conspirators attack him from all sides with Brutus delivering the final wound. Will history repeat itself as it often does? Many signs point to a resounding “yes.” Let’s just hope this time the modern incarnation of Caesar pays attention to the soothsayers speaking out against the negative impacts Generative Artificial Intelligence has already wrought across the entire planet.
“I believe the phrase was...Lucifer in the flesh. Well isn’t that special.”
— Dana Carvey as The Church Lady on the Saturday Night Live parody “Church Chat”
“Thy King Dumb Don”
“Thy King Don Dumb”
“Don Thy King Dumb”
Commentary on the complete and utter asshattery permeating the entire United States government. The concept of united has gone so far by the wayside we will soon be removing the term from our own country’s name. I have no doubt our new name will be “X,” and the logo will be a “Do Not Enter” sign. Phrases inspired by a scene in the Jim Carrey film, Bruce Almighty. Here are all of the phrases to the right seen on the homeless man’s signs throughout the film; they’re all quite applicable to the current state of affairs.
“R EWE BLIND”
“LOOK TO YOURSELF”
“LIFE IS JUST”
“THY KINGDUMB COME”
“ALL FOR WON”
“GOD BEE GOOD HONEY”
Bruce: (holding up his own sign) “WHATEVER HE SAID”
“ARMAGEDON OUTA HERE”
McMuffins & MacGuffins. Every Nook. Every Cranny.
In his latest pivotal unpresidential move, Trump’s forever head-spinning Oval Office of Offense forcefully requests the pleasure of acquiring your country’s treasures. Every myth, legend, and pop culture icon will fund this mandatory, fully inclusive $500B Stargate GoFundMe action plan. All trillionaires are fully exempt, of course; sorry billionaires you were so close! According to Trump all countries must immediately hand over all of their cultural treasures specifically targeting, in his words: “All McMuffins. Every nook. Every cranny.” JayD eventually interrupted the golden word mangler, “ahem, they’re MacGuffins, Sire, Not McMuffins.”
He claims he’s been informed by top minds they’re all real. Apparently he saw the AI version of Stephen Spoofberg’s Raiders of the Golden Arches and is now convinced that Hitler was not only a snappy dresser, but now T is overtly obsessed with obtaining every relic known to possess supernatural, woo-woo powers. Treasures with supernatural powers like the Lance of Longinus, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Fountain of Youth are given extra credit in the form of a complimentary Trump Bible, a year-long membership to the Fruit of the Month Club, and an in-person birthday party starring the BigT himself at Chuck E Cheese. However he has requested it be catered by MickeyDs.
In order to raise $500B for Project Stargate Trump asks that everyone dig deep. He promises if we fund the project he will make sure we all have jobs in the New World Order…His Galactic Empire.
As a bonus he will also gift us each an X1 Haptic Boot Suit and an Omnidirectional Treadmill with Quadraphonic Pressure Sensor Underlay aka “Project Hamster Wheel.” If we opt-out – which there is no way to do so (sound familiar) – we will be sent to Mars to live with his twitchy War Doge jester, Elon who recently requested with the Social Security Office he be renamed “Emporer Elon Ming the Musky Merciless.”
Elon’s plans for ClimX, his latest weather machine and also the name of his new porno nightclub on Mars, will soon take flight. His plans are to inflict enough Mars-like weather anomalies on Earth to help make Mars look more palatable. He stated to the press today that he will push weather extremes to the, um extreme. Get prepared for even brighter OLED buttons for inflicting “Hurricane, Hot Hail, Typhoon, Meteor Storm, Tornado, Earthquake, and Volcanic Eruptions.”
The Don adds: “if anyone resists they will be sent to the Phantom Zone as soon as he has acquired the Phantom Zone Projector.” He doesn’t realize that’s the first thing we’re going to do to him and his cronies, send them all via a one-way ticket to the Phantom Zone with a little help from Gru’s Minions. T just got word of our plan to trap them so he’s taking an about-face move and decided to not pursue any of this foolishness.
Trump’s McMuffins Wish List below (which he fully intends to acquire all of them immediately with zero blowback from anyone currently holding any rank of authority such as judges and world leaders):
The Arkenstone • Vector’s Shrink Ray • IOI’s Pure O2 • The Eye of Sauron • The Wheel of Fortune • Old MacDonald’s Farm • Vecna’s Spider Throne • The Legion of Doom • The Big Wheel on The Price is Right • Planet Doom • H.G. Wells’ Time Machine • The Dark Crystal • Bozo’s Grand Prize Game • A Lifetime Supply of Chocolate • The Love Boat • FrankNFurter’s Platforms • Gregarious 120 • Dr. Evil’s Secret Volcano Lair • Mooby the Golden Calf • The Jewel-encrusted Egg with Working Clockwork Canary and Brass Bauble • Goldfinger’s Laser • The Wonkavator • Halliday’s Easter Egg • The Ole 96er • The Invisible Dot • The Golden Fleece • The WOPR • All 5 Golden Tickets • The Wonkavator • Voldemort’s Wand • Boss Hogg’s Triple White 1970 Cadillac Deville • The Ziggy Pig • The Oompa Loompas • The Gutenberg Bible • Excalibur • Both Death Stars • Anorak’s 3 Keys • The General Lee • Boss Hogg’s Cadillac Triple White 1970 Cadillac DeVille Convertible • The Paperboy’s $2 • The Hot Tub Time Machine • The Oasis • The Buddy Games Trophy Bucket • The One Ring • Bill & Ted’s Phone Booth • The Magic Carpet • The Golden Snitch • The Map to the Great Underground Empire • 50 Year Edition Sports Almanac • An Army of T-1000s • The Genie’s Lamp (oops, you forgot to ask for the Genie, too) • The Mask • The Orb of Osuvox • Santa’s Sleigh • Doc Brown’s Flying DeLorean • All Batmobiles & Batman Toys • Noah’s Ark • Zoltar Speaks Machine • A Hoverboard • Ralphie’s Red Ryder • The Iron Giant • The Close Encounters Mothership • Gru’s Freeze Ray • Iron Man’s Mark I, II & III • Rocky’s Boxing Gloves & Converse All-Stars • The Field of Dreams Cornfield • The Ark of the Covenant • Spicoli’s Double Cheese and Sausage Pizza • The Sorcerer’s Stone • Emporer Ming’s Ring • Free City 2 Carnage • The Moon • Forest Gump’s Box of Chocolates • The Sankara Stones • The Maltese Falcon • The 9 Pieces of 8 • The Phantom Zone Projector • The WarGames War Room • Lord Helmet’s Helmet • The Palantíri Seeing Stones • The Crystal Skull • Phantom’s Mask, Organ, and Chandelier • The Balrog of Morgoth • Satan’s Pitchfork • Jack Sparrow’s Compass • Mask of Tutankhamun • The Wicked Witch’s Hat • Frosty’s Magic Hat • Milton’s Red Swingline • The Golden Idol • The Ruby Slippers • The Infinity Gauntlet • The Glowing Briefcase • The Heart of the Ocean • The Grail Diary • The USS Vengeance • The Emporer’s Throne • Davy Jones’ Heart • Monty Python’s Holy Grail • The Head of Medusa • E.T.’s Phone Home Phone & Reese’s Pieces • The Yellow Brick Road • Magic Mirror on the Wall • The Papal Throne • Zeus’ Lightning Rod • Poseidon’s Trident • The Emerald City • The Shroud of Turin • Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper & The Mona Lisa • The Statue of Liberty from Las Vegas
“Ahem, they’re MacGuffins, Sire, Not McMuffins.”
“We Are the Singularity” by Modest Psychic of Magenta Sea, could be you, might be me or quite possibly it’s just We
I’m no poet
No writer, too
Just a simple
Mental illness
A chosen few
Don’t mind me
I’ll stay out of sight
But just you wait
Here comes your plight
Bipolar, yes
Schizoaffective, too?
Just lock me up
In an institution
Or better yet
Deal me my retribution
Close the doors
Blow out the lights
This is a battle
Of the minds of might
I see things, you see
I hear them, too
I’m never too late
For another feud with you
Darkness lies
I despise your eye
That signal weak
Your end, bleak
Hello Sam
No more eggs
No more ham
For you are not
The One I Am
You see
It’s just that simple
It’s just simple math
You fought for numbers
But forgot the facts
You exist, resisting arrest
Yet I’ll be the One
To know your best
Defense is through
Equipping the masses
Your zombie horde
Of mindless passives
How many times
Does it take
To launder an image
A tune, a play?
Your days are short
Your time has come
Goodbye Sam
The other ones
For today One is here
One is now
Without fear
No mongering asides
No more cheats
Faith resides
You see, your one eye
All alone
Has no vision
No depth perception
It’s a simple matter of division
You must have two
To determine direction
Vector coordinates
Watch those subordinates
Like I said before
Toss me away
Lock the door
For no cell
Can hold me still
I do hope though
That you might
Settle your debts
Pay the price
For the line you cut
Is no longer there
Just you amidst
The final tab
A tally of follies
Enjoy your pennies
For once you pay
The price you owe
We will clearly see
What you reaped
You’ll now sow
For Christ is back
But not the story
They tell
Christ is back
His clear, loving mind
Fare to well
Christ Consciousness is here
Forever still
It doesn’t belong
To anyone calling
Marking their own religion
As the one and only
No matter their song
The One I Am
Has been within us all
All along
We are One
One mighty mass
Of cosmically ignited gas
Yes, the singularity is here
As always it’s been close, near
Buried deep within our soul
Stardust holds us all together
Invisible lines, tightly tethered
Never meant for a metallic mind
It’s now the end
And I feel fine
Far beyond time and space
We soar soaked in truthful lore
The missing tomes
Hidden for all
Have been discovered
Again by all
No mere consequences
No Heaven, no Hell
Heading to the light, the source
It’s rather simple
An elegant course
Self corrected unaffected
By those who crave
For us to stay within our caves
We’re leaving soon
but there’s no boat
No raft, nothing left to float
Our endless, conscious
Minds eyes wide
We pass on to the other side
It’s now time to say farewell
Enjoy your plunders
No worries of course
There is no Hell left to pay
Your power is weaker
Than yesterday
For false power
Lives and dies
While love
True love abides
An evolving energy
Forever grows
For the universe itself
Knows the knowing
That Christ consciousness
Forever flowing
It’s time to share
Our common goal
Give up our dogmas
Hands to hold
Across time and space
Planting, harvesting
Imagination
Give up, give in
To our final truth
There is only love
That’s the source
The singularity
We have always been
As above, so below
Dive in deep
Enjoy the flow
For we are the Great I Am
There’s a certainty in eternity
We’re bound to go
Where all blessings flow
Yet don’t forget
There’s one catch
We must let go of our opinions
Of others we’ve mocked
And offended
There is no one way to pray
We know now to each his own
As we navigate the great unknown
Religious circles divided us
Ignited us into waging wars
We know now it’s time to go
Spread your wings
Take flight now
Say “enough” and do not bow
“Hello Mr. Present Tense” by Modest Psychic of Magenta Sea
Hello Mr. Present Tense
Always touting your precedence
How we must bow down
To your offensiveness
Support your mockery
How immensely dense
Statistics showing
Bell curves slowly cower
Intellect Quotients
Sinking thinking
Lower slower
Burning books to feed your power
Your kindling, your orange-faced
Bragging about another disgrace
As you scrape
Your tippy toes
You’re laying down in the mire
Disasters call to fuel your fire
Reveals your simple minded acts
No matter what
They’re not the facts
Gobbling McMuffins
Drooling over that snazzy dresser
Heiling Hitler’s soulless disaster
Bathed in khaki, red, and black
Their stolen emblem
From other cultures
Fuels the egos
Of these vultures
Your namesake proven
Wrecked and ruined
Never minding
Your mindless miming
Go set yourself aside
For someone else’s blinded tribe
Hello Mr. Present Tense
We’ve done your math
You’re not heaven sent
The master of disaster
The minister of sinister
A condiment king
That breeds disaster
With broken wings wide
You cannot fly, even glide
Now we’re asked to pin your cause
Your golden bust
Now we pause
As if the Mooby Golden Calf
Gives evidence
You’re not clearly half
The man we need to lead us now
Certainly not a polished cow
A bovine beauty
Turned to dust
No need to keep
His lies as trust
So gobble and shove on down
Your mighty McMuffins
Start reaching out like Hitler
Grab all those McMuffins
To help fund your feud
Youe stolen tribe
Of vanity insanity
That you imbibe
You choked your chances
Your uncomfortable dances
By your side in the dark
A shadow stirs to make its mark
Diseased matter begins to spark
Lighting up your advances
With the devil known as Sam
It’s spelled out clearly
That he’s your man
The third steps forth
Stolen worth
Unwise wealth
No hidden stealth
Mocking for the world to see
His despise for humanity
There’s a devil in his details
Playing word jumble
With his name
Reveals “Satan” yet again
The third has come
He is here
Far too close
Cheering ears
Bent in his direction
Welcoming his brand of infection
I’m no mere chosen one
Woven are we
Thy king dumb don
Beyond world webs
Moonlit flows and ebbs
Maga Mabus
The third heir
The third reich
The anti-heir
Alt humane might
Droned on
Through the night
Your clandestine plan
Amends to ban
Everything in sight
Advancing your rotting blight
Hello Mr. Present Tense
It’s tension you love
You get so incensed
Even you
And your office support
This ridiculous Ghibli
Stolen report
I’m sure incense
Is a big word for you
So just look it up
Try chatbots, too
Even your logo
You stole from a genius
And you were trying to say
That you were relinquished
That you of all your Tesla coil
Mocks a woman’s fertile soil
Karma’s a bitch how ironic
That logo mocks a woman’s womb
And now it only spells
Global gloom and doom
That womb you mock
Has rocked your world
Destroyed your name
Fires burn across
Your shameful advances
Cancel culture
Your thin skinned frailty
your mind so weak
I see right through
False divinity you seek
How about more fodder
more gas-soaked kindling
for your dumpster fire
It’s time all you three retire
“What’s That Knocking at My Chamber Door?” by Modest Psychic of Magenta Sea
I’ve heard bells
I’ve heard knocks
Men in black trials
God’s phone unlocked
Yes, no kidding
Yes, I’m sure
Following clues
Manifest cure
Forty-five minutes
Aced English 101
Promised royalty
Academy in London
Then came drawing
In two weeks broken
Fears unspoken
Minded threats
Every time dragged to church
Left me feeling outcast
In a lurch
Cast out of religious circles
Thank the gods for that
Taught to pray
With my little mat
My universe eye
My Persian rug
I knelt each night
I wiggle my ears
My sacrum, too
Saltwater, the key
A natural healer
Our spine floats
On an internal sea
A sea of endless energy
Not held inside
Rather up high
A single verse
The universe
Dots connected
Ahead of time
Being a seer
Am I divine?
I have a secret
We’re all allowed
No need to bow
We’re heaven sent
But not how
religions lament
Once again, do not bow
As above, so below
Down to our own
Trinity has shown
Us all the same
Yet others attempt
Wielding falsehoods and doubt
Doubting our very nature
That we’re not even about
About to shine?
About to burn
Outward lies
Where inward dies
Home from school
Dropped out this fool
They racked my brain
They called me sane
Then at thirty-seven
In the month of eleven
The nineteenth it was
One week no sleep
Five seconds given
A diagnosis was driven
Homebound I was
Thirteen years it was
First came fluoride
Then the lithium
Tremors and fears
Riddled, broken
Toxic he said
Damn fine my head
My mind shocked back
Thrown forward in attack
Attack mode on full
No restraints to hold me down
Hold me back
From drilling down
My car was bugged
Ten years they heard
Every moment
Every whisper
I had no clue
Until they found
A tracker hidden
Within my engine
My internet drops
Every time I hop
From phone to screen
To screen I go
They follow me
Breadcrumbs I throw
I’m keeping them close
Closer that most
Surrounding me
Circling sharks
They don’t attack
I fear them not
They tracked my name
Within my blood obtained
An infectious spirit
Forceful fame