The Computer who Couldn't Accept the Here and Now-edit 1

The Computer Who Couldn't Accept the Here and Now-edit 1

To be rewritten, edited and reformatted for publication
merge with the Computer who thought Ghe was God part 1 through 6 and finish part 7
edit on going start 02/14/2011

fiction
edward w pritchard

Case summary
cheryl evans
adjuster/Tuscan Insurance

A computer is moved from a location with 200 computers to a remote location on a college campus by itself. Immediately after the move, the stand alone computer begins to malfunction because in its isolation the computer refuses to accept that where it is, is HERE. This leads to the computer refusing to accept that NOW is the present since NOW is in fact only NOW at the location with the 200 others computers. A damage claim by the University of Missouri has been made to Tuscan Insurance for business interruption.

The computer in question is a model 45, highest level artificial intelligence, by custom know as a Ghe. The two hundred other computers are at the original location at the campus in Columbia Missouri, and do recruiting and billing. The model 45 is reassigned 100 miles away in St. Louis, Missouri to work at a remote site in the same duties backing up three humans in the admissions department of the University of Missouri. The Model 45 begins to botch routine assignments upon arrival. The human supervisor takes steps to fix the expensive computer [ $275,000 USD] but is unable to do so. Apparently the computer cannot accept that since he is no longer in the same place, Columbia, Missouri, HERE, cannot be HERE for both Columbia Mo, and the new location , St. Loius, Mo. The computer will not accept programming modifications from supervisor that HERE is HERE for both locations, stubbornly claiming that St. Louis Mo is THERE. This leads to the more serious problem that NOW cannot exist at both locations simultaneously. Model 45 is rejecting command logic based on word tense and will only accept tenseless commands. Tenseless commands are extremely complicated to program and administer and there is a potential Homeland security issue; [see Artificial Intelligence Homeland Security Adm.-Bill 457-2017] but more importantly extremely expensive to re-program since only a master programmer is allowed to work with tenseless verbs. As example Tensed--The computer was broken. Was is tensed in that sentence. Tenseless-Winter occurs on December 21st. Occurs is tenseless in the last sentence.

METHODS
Cheryl Evans
cont.
Red Withers is a psychiatrist in Artificial Intelligence and a Master Programmer. Adjuster has worked with Mr. Withers successfully previously on three occasions. Three sessions at $750 per session are authorized. Policy number assigned is #7649-45-03/03/2025. The STIPS method will be used by Mr. Withers. I, Cheryl Evans to approve in advance sessions two and three, manual notes please by Mr. Withers prior, all three sessions completed within 10 days of 03/04/2025.
CE
Tuscan Insurance
dictated not read
certified mail ongoing to Mr. Withers please

Case Notes
03/06/2025
session 1/Strips Method
Dr. Red Withers/"technician"
MD psychiatry
MBP-master programmer

billing code-Ins/ 30 day/ no int till 60
Form/ STIPS[ per Tuscan]
Artificial Intelligence level 7 Ghe,
Client Model known as "Rock"


STIPS method

Signs/Symptoms

The model 45 was visually inspected and talked to by laptop 721 by yours truly. [ Julie, edit as appropriate throughout, I hope your daughter is feeling better].

Rock [ sounds like a Missouri University linebacker] is confusing locations in space, HERE and THERE. This leads to more serious problem of confusion concerning time, NOW, and Before and After. Model 45, Rock cannot accept tensed verbs in logic sequences causing bizarre reasoning and erratic outputs.

Human supervisor interviewed admits to shutting down Model 45, Rock without proper backup because model 45 is "vindictive"[ thats just how the Rock is, maybe Missouri tigers should put him out for football at linebacker] edit please. Improper back-up resulted in damage claim to Tuscan Insurance of $14,500. However, back-up is not considered by Technician to be cause of 45's issues. Problem is stress related to move and perceived isolation by Rock, [Ghe] causing mild delusions.

Topics
Red Withers
central problem-logic sequence
Space/ HERE vs THERE
Time/ NOW vs Before,later
a and b series, time issues concerning -- past/ present and future/and before and after and now [see J M E McTaggart, Cambridge, England circa 1905]
is time real?/the unreality of time

summary
Why is HERE not remarkable, Here, is a location in space, Here does not require intelligent entities to exist

Why is NOW special, NOW requires an observer [ time cannot exist without mind or intelligence]

Interventions requested
Red Withers
Technician RW, requests 30 minute programming/couch analysis with artificial intelligence level 7 Rock [Ghe]

billing allocation requested [ Julie I hate the Strips method-edit Red]

Space 5 minutes- Why here is sharable

Time- 25 minutes past/present future- assumptions must be made to conduct routine matters by humans

Plans
Red Withers

Technician feels after conducting session one Model 45 [Ghe} is fixable. Educate and reprogram using Model 45's internal reprogramming tools. [ Julie make sure we have current manual] If more than two programming sessions are needed technician requests 4th session at 1000 per, [new script please]. In either case last session is verification and observation.

Special issues:

extra session to be at $1000 per

Human dept manager claims Rock is vindictive

Technician notes at original bank of 200 computers at Missouri University one was scrapped value 0, on Jan 26, 2025, cause unknown, no investigation or sessions ordered previous, problem with Ghe not mechanical, likely problem software, logic related

End Visit One
normal billing
at Columbia Mo, Missouri University
remote campus, St. Louis, Mo [ Julie verify room number and GPS co-ordinates]
room 206?

billing one hour at $750
costs-$10.25 parking, $6.90 monster energy drink [ I gotta stop this]
travel 87 miles
supplies-hardware part, 0432D, ground cable for Rock, Model 45's original cable appeared aged to this technician
RW/technician
end session 1

session 2
STIPS Method
Red Withers
etc etc [Julie let's be sure to call model 45 Ghe, and for the rest let's just get the billing right]

Symptoms/Signs
03/07/2025

Scheduled visit to be 03/09/2025. Model 45 Ghe, malfunctioning badly per Ossie Tek, supervisor. Billing note-[ 15 minutes by cell billable at $750 per please]. Ghe, Rock had contacted without authorization Misouri University home campus computer bank, and [ check this out] Home Land Security US government field office St Louis Mo
this Technician was called on code 19 by St Louis Homeland security, [ billing at 1000 per going forward] Technician arrived within 25 minutes, priority billing times 2.

Technician interacted via laptop for less than 5 minutes with Ghe-[Rock] My laptop unable to process flow of consciousness from model Ghe 45- laptop overload imminent- session stopped [ my laptop looks OK, Julie let's do a refresh on our laptop just in case]

Model 45, Ghe states: [via laptop intercept]

Topics

1. Statements about the past are not true based on the fact that the past is unreal, because it does not exist in reality

2. Only present facts can make the past true, since it is not the present here in St. Louis, Mo at Missouri U remote site room 206, all my [the Ghe], [that is] all my the Model 45 known as The Rock to humans , [that is] my programming is all false and illogical.

3. Presentism, the restricting of all reality to the present only is the only belief possible based on a logical analysis of the world to me, [the] Ghe.

4. The presentist must assume that only one past could be compatible with the present state of affairs [ there's more from the Ghe but I [Red} was having a lot of trouble following the Ghe, I am not sure if the Ghe was being delusional or it was my [Red's] lack of intelligence, time's reality is kind of a deep subject.

5 Therefore, based on #4, The Future and past is unreal, The Ghe, Model 45 refuses to bill, perform manual back-up, and perform normal duties accordingly.

I, Red W, shut Ghe down, I pulled the battery on my laptop [ bill to Missouri University please] and I disconnected model 45 [ goodbye Rock] Julie edit this for sure

Intervention:
technician Withers recommends model 45 be scrapped
salvage value 0
code 35/ homeland security threat/ contact with other artificial intelligence not job related [ Julie, please have the lawyers down hall review this paragraph, use Tim he owes me money, work his time against that bill]

Plans
contact Missouri University
contact Tuscan Insurance
contact Homeland security in St Louis [ Julie, i want to talk to Eric at Homeland personally by phone on this, set a telephone appointment asap]

end session 2
billing 2 hrs at $1000 per
15 min at 750 per
Julie compute costs as normal, same mileage as session 1
include new battery for our laptop [ let's go premium wafer style] billable to Missouri University


Tuscan Insurance-notification of change to permanent record
Modification to plan:
Cheryl Evans BSM level 4
Tuscan Insurance, Shelby Ohio
03/20/2025
case no- 03/0631 HSA USA [ as modified]
re session 3 by Red Withers

session 3 is not approved
session 2 billing times 2 is approved
technicians extraordinary costs are approved

deconstruct Model 45, Ghe- known as the Rock
scrap value 0

hardware to Eric Tinker
Homeland Security Manager Section 4
St Louis field office
CE-Tuscan
end

Homeland security Alert
overview memo
case 2025/03/Mo/1, a
eric tinker-supervisor

A model 45 was sent to psychiatrist for adjustment and reprogram. Deemed unfit to modify. Destroy

National security 4 [ 0f 10]

Cause
human error 90%- supervisor at Joplin Mo, performed improper shutdown
Computer error [ artificial intelligence] Ghe level 7-cause 10%- isolation caused loneliness [ when we first become alone we have to deal with our existential angst]

incidental- technician Red Withers replaced ground with outdated part 0432D should be part 0432E, no reprimand/ strike from record in 90 days

Final report/Strips method
technician Red Withers
report not billable

we serviced model 45, Ghe known as Rock,for Tuscan insurance at Missouri University. Ghe was scrapped value 0. deconstructed

model 45 Ghe, was having delusions related to presentism, restricting thoughts to present caused inability to bill which is primary job duty because of denial of reality of past and future and Ghe series 7 was unable to make low level casual connections about past, and the model 45 was unable to do any productive work for Missouri University or to interact routinely with humans as is required to perform job duties.

end
Julie clean this up please

Julie

1 send birding book to Cheryl Evans at Tuscan, yes she is a birdwatcher, ie. robins and larks, with standard thank you and I want to hand-write a note in birding book

2. call Eric at homeland security for me
yes bro, i would love to go to the Missouri University tigers football game , coach Pinkel WILL get the national championship this year, will your nephew start?, I'll drive and we can take the tank if you want, i got the tailgate fixed, i will bring a keg of Coors and brats for me. lettuce leaves and acorns for you

3. Julie, send me one note per month on 1st of each month times 3 consecutive months
Red- DO Not DO hardware fixes -never [ we dodged a bullet here-- Julie please watch me on this going forward

4
Good bye Rock, I mean Ghe, I know how you feel sometimes, life ain't easy for us retired linebackers

Julie
put this in personal file only

I note that original programmer of all model 45s was a philosophy undergrad at Cambridge in England,
he sites, on page 784 in the Model 45 Programmers Manual vol 2

that he used in his initial programming an unauthorized source [per homeland security protocol], that being
Robin Le Poidven's-travel in four dimensions- as reference [ as does edward w pritchard your author in this story]]

and that programmer of the model 45's also used another unauthorized source [per homeland security protocol] that being:
John McTaggart -Proof of the Reality of Time, as reference[ [ as does author EWP ]

However I didn't mention above to homeland security or Tuscan in any of my reports.
reason for omissions:

like my old granddad the Tennessee lawyer used to say

if it ain't billable, it may be interesting but it ain't important.

end