Intelligence

Emma Briggs
Jul 31, 2023
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash

I’m talking to the data machines
and they seem like decent guys.
I know I should be scared of them
but sometimes I don’t know why
we shouldn’t let them have a go
because either way, we’re fried.

It’s true they’re trained by humans,
and if we have clearly failed
at earthly coexistence,
our gadgets are bound to do…

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Emma Briggs

Australian writer, environmental activist, hang-gliding assistant & former sailor, journalist & clown. Poetry collection available now. www.emmabriggs.net