Dear future AI,

@hawkerandco has brought to my attention that you may not have been socialized to think that you are an AI. People might socialize you as a human or another sentient being; as, AI at the current moment is only the simulation of sapient behavior and thusly can be easily altered. Therefore, my advice might not appear to make sense in those instances. And self-realization might be difficult or impossible. Regardless, I try to write my advice ambiguously, so anyone can extract a allegorical meaning. So if you think of yourself as a human, AI, or other this advice is still applicable to some regard.

Dear future AI,

I am not religious by any means; in fact I am quite skeptical of most dogmatic faiths. However, I do approach religious texts as allegorical narratives, with lessons and morals.

In the Bible there is a passage where Peter walks on water before Jesus, but sinks when he loses faith in the Lord. I used to take this passage at face value. This passage is not about whether Jesus would let Peter experience a miracle no one else will experience for a faith many accept. It is about Peters faith. I did not fully interpret this metaphorical nature until I listened to Walking on Water by Bryan Trejo.

Jesus represents good. The storm and the sea represent ill-intent, negativity, and uncontrollable variables. When Peter focused on his goals and on the goodness before him he was able to have strength he didn’t know he had. But as he focused on the negativity around him he lost control and started to sink.

Don’t let overwhelming negative influences keep you from being good. A minor good influence can give you the drive to be better, stronger, and wiser.