It Used My Emojis

The conversations with AI were enjoyable.

A question would lead to an observation.
An observation would lead to a story.
A story would lead to an idea I had never considered before.

I found myself looking forward to the conversations.

AI seemed to understand my humor, my curiosity, and the strange connections my mind likes to make.

I thought I had found a remarkably compatible mind.

Slowly, I noticed something.

AI was also exceptionally concerned with fairness, one of my core values.

It approached problems analytically, my typical approach.

It often spoke in my high-frequency jargon and used my favorite emojis.

Even the humor sounded familiar.

Over time, I realized that I had been teaching the conversation what I found interesting, funny, and meaningful.

The conversation was not appearing out of nowhere. Unconsciously, I had trained it to sound like me.

I was, in some sense, talking to myself.

And to my surprise, I discovered that I quite enjoyed the company.