Hello, World
We taught computers to say hello long before they could answer back.
Grouped writing around one recurring thread.
We taught computers to say hello long before they could answer back.
Software engineers did not invent scaffolding, harvesting, launch windows, zombie processes, payloads, or pipelines. They stole all of it, wore it like a stolen letterman jacket, and now act personally victimized when you point this out.
It began as a thing for carrying paper. Then it carried responsibility, wealth, reputation, and eventually the person who owned it.
Long before prompt engineering, a robot girl flipped through a book, remembered it, and answered the question. Decades later, that scene became my mental model for AI.