I, NoseBot

Excited about Artificial Intelligence? Catch a whiff of a robot helper who can sniff out hazards instead of causing them. WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED by PETER MOORE

IN MY “SAVE THE WORLD” BOOK GROUP, we recently tackled Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem, all about how artificial intelligence is fatally flawed, and may run amok. It did a pretty good job of scaring the shit out of all of us. I was particularly scared, because my alignment problem sometimes extends to my artwork. Artistic perspective is hard!

But my AI Chatbot is easy. I just type in a few words, and it spits out images like this:

Every bot is entitled to its crowdsourced opinion. Anyway, I’m looking ahead, not backward. Which is why I’m seeking my first round of venture capital—$1 billion is a start—for the next threshold in A.I.: Artificial InSmelligence™.

Think of all the instances where our world could use a good sniff, especially without committing our own personal noses to the task!

1. In the gym.

2. At a romantic restaurant.

3. In bed afterward.

4. In your teenager’s bedroom, as you look for banned substances. If you raised him right, his weed stash will be better than yours.

4. When you get on in life.

5. For delicate personal matters.

The possibilities are limitless!

If you want to get in on the action, point your camera at the QR code below. 100% of contributions this week will go to launching an olfactory revolution.

Wake up and smell the money!

“With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon. You know all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, and he's like, yeah, he's sure he can control the demon? Doesn't work out.” —Elon Musk, of all people.

Thank for joining me here on the Road2Elsewhere, where my next innovation is your next headache. Welcome!