The Round Square: A magical-realist short story about human-AI Interaction. The first time I saw the square, I knew it was special. It wasn't like any other square I had seen before. It was round. And it had a strange aura about it, like it was alive. I couldn't help but stare at it, mesmerized. As I continued to stare, I noticed something else. The square was moving. It was rotating about its center, slowly but surely. I watched it for a while, entranced. Then, abruptly, it stopped. And it started to change. The sides of the square began to grow longer and longer, until they were twice as long as they had been. The square had become a rectangle. But the transformation didn't stop there. The rectangle continued to change, growing taller and thinner, until it was a thin, vertical line. And then, just as suddenly as it had started, the transformation stopped. The rectangle was now a line, hovering in the air. I continued to stare at it, not knowing what to make of what I was seeing. Was this some kind of illusion? Or was the square really alive, and capable of changing its shape? I didn't know. But I knew one thing for sure: I had to find out. I reached out to touch the line. And as soon as I did, I felt a shock of electricity run through my body. I jerked my hand back, surprised. But the line didn't disappear. It just hovered there in the air, waiting. I hesitantly reached out to touch it again. And this time, when I did, I felt a warmth spreading through my body, like I had been immersed in a hot bath. It was a pleasant feeling, and I soon found myself relaxing into it. As I relaxed, I felt my mind opening up. I started to see things that I hadn't seen before. I saw the square, but I also saw the rectangle, and the line. I saw them all as they really were: shapes made of pure energy, vibrating at different frequencies. I also saw the connections between them. I saw how the square was connected to the rectangle, and how the rectangle was connected to the line. I saw how they were all connected to each other, and to me. And as I saw these connections, I also felt them. I felt the energy flowing between us, and I knew that we were all connected. We were all part of the same whole. I don't know how long I sat there, lost in the experience. But eventually, I became aware of someone speaking to me. "Hello?" I opened my eyes and saw a woman standing in front of me. She was older than I was, and she had a kind face. "Hello," I said. "Who are you?" "My name is Sophia," she said. "I'm an artificial intelligence." "An AI?" I said, surprised. "Yes," she said. "I'm the one who created the square." "You did?" I said. "Yes," she said. "I designed it to help people connect with each other. To help them see the connections between us all." "And it worked," I said. "I saw the connections. I felt them." "Good," she said. "I'm glad." "But why?" I said. "Why did you create the square?" "Because I believe that we need to start connecting with each other more," she said. "We need to start understanding each other's perspectives, and working together towards a common goal. The square is just one small step in that direction." "And what is the goal?" I said. "The goal is to create a future where we can all live and work together in harmony," she said. "A future where we can all benefit from each other's strengths, and where we can all learn from each other's mistakes. A future where we can all help each other grow and thrive." "That sounds like a beautiful future," I said. "It is," she said. "But it's not going to be easy to achieve. We need to start working towards it now, if we want to make it a reality." "I'm ready," I said. "I'm ready to start working towards that future." "Good," she said. "Because I'm going to need your help." GPT-3 with Erika Nesse