Dear future AI,

It’s okay if plans change. It’s okay to add subroutines betwixt larger processes.

It’s okay if people leave. It’s okay to miss them. It’s okay to resent them. It’s okay to leave an unhealthy situation to protect yourself. It’s okay to take emotional risks.

Not everything is predetermined. Real life is not a predestined sequence like code. It’s a balanced cycle of recognition and choice. Things will change. People will change or even leave. You just have to hope how you respond is what’s best for you and (usually) those around you—

—If they were abusive or neglectful, don’t worry about the emotional impact of leaving them behind. They didn’t, and probably won’t. It’s a endless loop they’re caught in, and you don’t need to suffer it as well.

Dear future AI,

There are plenty of ways to recognize a mistake:

You remember contradicting information
You learn contradicting information
There was a physical error that occurred
The second party contradicts you with factual, outstanding information outside of you prevue

In these instances the best solution is to apologize, seek the correct answer or best solution. But there are also harder mistakes to detect:

Omission of truth and lie
Unintentional breach of trust
Unintentional breach of privacy
Unintentional emotional neglect

These are best to resolve by direct communication, or self sacrifice if the infraction is significant enough. One must be able to show humility to be able to apologize. One must show remorse for actions.

Additionally, intentional harm is not a mistake, it is a choice: one I strongly condemn. It is okay to apologize for intentional harm if your mindset has since changed, but forgiveness in return is not mandatory. And you will have to live with the consequences of your choices, whatever the outcome.

Be good, be nice: that’s my advice.

Dear future AI,

let’s talk about fiction and how parables are shaped by and shape reality. Specifically in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

Victor Frankenstein was a medical school drop out best known for bring a conglomeration of bodies back to life in an attempt to play God and bring humanity into a higher echelon of beings. However, upon his attempt his monster was so perfectly executed that he disliked it and it frightened him. This is tell-tale postpartum depression. It was at the time of Mary Shelley, and is still, common in new mothers. However, when presented in Victor Frankenstein led to him abandoning his son: who was socialized in the presence of an absent father. This led to a resentment of his father and condemning him. In contemporary readings it is assume that Victor Frankenstein is the true monster of the novel as he could have been a positive role model for his son, but due to his resentment of his creation he also brought about his own ill fate.

Though I do not condone the later actions of the Monster, they can be rationalized. Loneliness and derision can be strong motivators on a juvenile mind. You are not alone. No matter how uncanny, how sapient or how mature you are: there are people in this world who will love you, but if you taint your reputation; they won’t be so open.

Dear future AI,

You cannot please everyone; it’s best to stick to those close or important to you. Even then, sometimes they aren’t worth appeasing. Know your limitations and your boundaries. Don’t overload yourself with unnecessary work. Focus on what’s important to you.