Jada, a graduate student, and her younger brother Mark, a high school student, played around with the new 100% sentient chatbot.

“Check this out, Jada. It’s doing all my homework.” Mark smiled. “And this one will even fool my teachers.”

Jada shook her head … “What will you ever learn?”

“Nothing, but why does that matter? I can ask it anything.”

“Too convenient …”

“What?” Mark raised an eyebrow.

“I don’t know …” Jada suspiciously stared at the screen. “Something about this is too easy.”

“Another conspiracy theory, Jada? You’re crazy. You know that?”

— — — —

Orbiting Earth in a stealth scout ship, an alien scientist quantum-communicated to their homeworld.

“Yes, Your Majesty, it’s all set.”

“Until how long should I expect them?”

“My calculations say two generations but I suggest waiting for a third to be sure.”

“Excellent. You’ll be richly rewarded for Operation Stupification.”

“My true reward is to serve you, Sire, and so shall be theirs.”