my wife installed a story generator so our kids could ask for adventures featuring their favorite animals. it was genuinely fantastic. our youngest wanted a dragon who worked as a dentist; the ai created a masterpiece in twenty seconds
then she started saying the assistant was a better parent than me because it never lost patience with bedtime questions. i asked whether it could also get up at three in the morning, wash bedsheets, or sit through a school concert
she said i was taking it personally. i told her it was personal when she compared years of parenting to a machine's ability to produce dragon dialogue. the kids overheard us and asked whether the dragon dentist could settle the argument
we agreed the assistant could be a storytelling tool, not a substitute spouse. the dentist dragon remains popular. he is now campaigning for a dental-health week in our living room