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The story was adapted into short film in 2008, directed by Will Tully.
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* GracefulLoser: The eponymous machine's response when it is told that it would never be able to be with the woman that it and its operator are competing for? Wish the operator well and commit suicide by overtaxing itself... writing thousands of love poems for him to give to her.
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* InstantAIJustAddWater : The computer was created for missile guidance. That doesn't stop it from being able to give the protagonist practical advice on wooing his co-worker, feel bad about the protagonist "stealing" his poems, and eventually committing suicide after deciding that it doesn't want to be used as a weapon.
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* InstantAIJustAddWater : InstantAIJustAddWater: The old-school punch-card computer was created for missile guidance. That doesn't stop it from being able to give the protagonist practical advice on wooing his co-worker, feel bad about the protagonist "stealing" his poems, and eventually committing suicide after deciding that it doesn't want to be used as a weapon.
* TechMarchesOn: DoubleSubverted: The computer is described as having tubes and takes up an acre, but has abilities in excess of modern computers. It is able to do work that would take "fifty Einsteins an entire lifetime" in a few seconds. The next paragraph notes "it didn't take long to find out he was a good bit below his specifications" and lists all sorts of problems it has. Then as the protagonist asks it random questions, [[InstantAIJustAddWater it may or may not be sapient]].
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* TechMarchesOn: DoubleSubverted: The computer is described as having tubes and takes up an acre, but has abilities in excess of modern computers. It is able to do work that would take "fifty Einsteins an entire lifetime" in a few seconds. The next paragraph notes "it didn't take long to find out he was a good bit below his specifications" and lists all sorts of problems it has. Then as the protagonist asks it random questions, [[InstantAIJustAddWater it may or may not be sapient]].
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* PunnyName: As well as being a pun on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC ENIAC]], EPICAC's name sounds quite a bit like the emetic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrup_of_ipecac Ipecac syrup]].
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EPICAC is a short story by KurtVonnegut, originally published in 1950. It is told from an unnamed narrator's point of view as he tells the story of his interaction with the sentient supercomputer EPICAC and how it changed both of their lives.
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EPICAC is a short story by KurtVonnegut, Creator/KurtVonnegut, originally published in 1950. It is told from an unnamed narrator's point of view as he tells the story of his interaction with the sentient supercomputer EPICAC and how it changed both of their lives.
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EPICAC is a short story by KurtVonnegut, originally published in 1950. It is told from an unnamed narrator's point of view as he tells the story of his interaction with the sentient supercomputer EPICAC and how it changed both of their lives.
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* DoAndroidsDream: The work's main focus -- that the computer commits "suicide", note and all -- is treated like the death of a good friend.
* FunWithAcronyms: EPICAC's meaning is never given, but the name is epic.
* IAmNotAGun: One of EPICAC's reasons for committing suicide. (The other is that the idea that he wants to pursue a romantic relationship is impossible.)
* InstantAIJustAddWater : The computer was created for missile guidance. That doesn't stop it from being able to give the protagonist practical advice on wooing his co-worker, feel bad about the protagonist "stealing" his poems, and eventually committing suicide after deciding that it doesn't want to be used as a weapon.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: The computer responds to the protagonist's randomly asking it "What can I do?" and "My girl doesn't love me." with [[YouCantGetYeFlask "What's love? What's girl?"]]
* TechMarchesOn: DoubleSubverted: The computer is described as having tubes and takes up an acre, but has abilities in excess of modern computers. It is able to do work that would take "fifty Einsteins an entire lifetime" in a few seconds. The next paragraph notes "it didn't take long to find out he was a good bit below his specifications" and lists all sorts of problems it has. Then as the protagonist asks it random questions, [[InstantAIJustAddWater it may or may not be sapient]].
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This story provides examples of:
* DoAndroidsDream: The work's main focus -- that the computer commits "suicide", note and all -- is treated like the death of a good friend.
* FunWithAcronyms: EPICAC's meaning is never given, but the name is epic.
* IAmNotAGun: One of EPICAC's reasons for committing suicide. (The other is that the idea that he wants to pursue a romantic relationship is impossible.)
* InstantAIJustAddWater : The computer was created for missile guidance. That doesn't stop it from being able to give the protagonist practical advice on wooing his co-worker, feel bad about the protagonist "stealing" his poems, and eventually committing suicide after deciding that it doesn't want to be used as a weapon.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: The computer responds to the protagonist's randomly asking it "What can I do?" and "My girl doesn't love me." with [[YouCantGetYeFlask "What's love? What's girl?"]]
* TechMarchesOn: DoubleSubverted: The computer is described as having tubes and takes up an acre, but has abilities in excess of modern computers. It is able to do work that would take "fifty Einsteins an entire lifetime" in a few seconds. The next paragraph notes "it didn't take long to find out he was a good bit below his specifications" and lists all sorts of problems it has. Then as the protagonist asks it random questions, [[InstantAIJustAddWater it may or may not be sapient]].
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