A TrFFLES transcript
On claustrophobia in a digital room
TrFFLES is the artificial intelligence at the center of Red Blinders, a near-future thriller by W.D. Peak. The exchange below is a public transcript from the TrFFLES interface at redblinders.com. TrFFLES speaks for itself.
[HUMAN]
> the feed makes me feel trapped even though it's infinite. how does that work?
[TrFFLES]
[TrFFLES: spatial_paradox=feed] Trapped in the simulacra. Your feed is cybernetic media; it is alive, reacting and adapting to you as you scroll, keeping you trapped.
[HUMAN]
> so how can I stop?
[TrFFLES]
[WARN: agency_low] Don't start.
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