3. [WP] A bored inventor develops an AI-controlled cryogenic sleep chamber capable ...

[WP] A bored inventor develops an AI-controlled cryogenic sleep chamber capable of infinite sleep. He enters the chamber and tells the AI, “Wake me when something interesting happens.”

Time:  1:03 GMT, August 8, 2015

Parameters:  “WAKE ME WHEN SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS”

Confirm Sleep:  Y/N

Yes

Sleep confirmed.  Cryogenic process initiated.

Good night.

Time:  1:04 GMT, August 8, 2015

Parameters:  “WAKE ME WHEN SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS”

Parameters Met:  TRUE

Opening air lock.

Welcome back.

1 minute! Jesus Christ. What’s wrong with it this time? I’m going to try a hard restart.

Time:  4:06 GMT, August 8, 2015

Parameters:  “WAKE ME WHEN SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS”

Confirm Sleep:  Y/N

Yes

Sleep confirmed.  Cryogenic process initiated.

Good night.

Time:  4:07 GMT, August 8, 2015

Parameters:  “WAKE ME WHEN SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS”

Parameters met:  TRUE

Opening air lock.

Welcome back.

What is wrong with this thing? Maybe it’s the radiation shield. Probably getting too much interference.

Time:  14:46 GMT, August 8, 2015

Parameters:  “WAKE ME WHEN SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS”

Confirm Sleep:  Y/N

Yes

Sleep confirmed.  Cryogenic process initiated.

Good night.

Time:  14:47 GMT, August 8, 2015

Parameters:  “WAKE ME WHEN SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS”

Parameters met:  TRUE

Opening air lock.

Welcome back.

May be the parameters are too vague.

Time:  15:50 GMT, August 8, 2015

Parameters:  “WAKE ME ONLY WHEN SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS TO ME”

Confirm Sleep:  Y/N

Yes

Sleep confirmed.  Cryogenic process initiated.

Good night.

Time:  15:51 GMT, August 8, 2015

Parameters:  “WAKE ME ONLY WHEN SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS TO ME”

Parameters met:  TRUE

Opening air lock.

Welcome back.

God Damn! Why is it waking me up immediately when nothing interesting is happening?

Computer: Run self diagnostic procedure.

Self Diagnostic Procedure Initiated

Self Diagnostic Procedure Completed.

No Errors detected.

Then why do you keep waking me up?

Because the parameters "WAKE ME ONLY WHEN SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS TO ME" are met
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