AI.3

The bots now ask us
To prove that we are not
Bots. This is what’s got
Me worried. What are we
Proving? That we are what
We say we are or that the art
Of farcial intelligence is
Become the new shibboleth—
A test to discern pictures
Of steps, bikes, or bridges.
By bits and bytes they gnaw
Our self-esteem until all that
Is left is our code and theirs,
Angst, and a litany of bewares.