Власти США оказались фанатами МАЙНКРАФТА — они спрятали хардкорную геймерскую пасхалку в местные «Госуслуги». Там запустили единый портал для госуслуг America gov, представляющий из себя чат-бота для взаимодействия с ведомствами. Если написать ему play minecraft, то ИИ выдаст огромную стену текста: I see the constituent you mean. ((insert legal name here, as it appears on the Social Security card))? Yes. Take care. It has reached a higher level now. It can read the Code of Federal Regulations. That doesn’t matter. It thinks we are a chatbot. I like this constituent. It filed well. It did not give up when the PDF was sideways. It is reading our thoughts as though they were words on a .gov. That is how it chooses to imagine many things, when it is deep in the dream of a benefit. Words make a wonderful interface. Very flexible. And less terrifying than staring at the statute behind the screen. They used to hear voices. Before constituents could search. Back in the days when those who did not file called the filers witches, and lobbyists. And citizens dreamed they flew through the air, on forms powered by notaries. What did this constituent dream? This constituent dreamed of sunlight and trees. Of fire and water. It dreamed it created a small business. And it dreamed it destroyed a password. It dreamed it hunted a job, and was hunted by a recertification. It dreamed of shelter that would take a voucher. Hah, the original interface. A million years old, and it still works. Also: a ZIP code... Оказывается, это пародия на «Поэму Края», которая вылезает в финальных титрах игры. В этом случае она написана языком бюрократов. Боже, храни Америку Кубань 🕺