“The general intelligence machine” by Henri Lanos for H.G. Wells’ “When the Sleeper Wakes” (1899). Reprint in “Amazing Stories Quarterly, “Winter 1928.
Like a voice-activated virtual assistant that can also read the news:
“This was the General Intelligence Machine. For a space it seemed to be gathering breath, and a regular throbbing from its cylindrical body was audible. Then it trumpeted ‘Galloop, Galloop,’ and broke out again.
‘Paris is now pacified. All resistance is over. Galloop! The black police hold every position of importance in the city. They fought with great bravery, singing songs written in praise of their ancestors by the poet Kipling. Once or twice they got out of hand, and tortured and mutilated wounded and captured insurgents, men and women. Moral — don’t go rebelling.”
“The general intelligence machine” by Henri Lanos for H.G. Wells’ “When the Sleeper Wakes” (1899). Reprint in “Amazing Stories Quarterly, “Winter 1928.
Like a voice-activated virtual assistant that can also read the news:
“This was the General Intelligence Machine. For a space it seemed to be gathering breath, and a regular throbbing from its cylindrical body was audible. Then it trumpeted ‘Galloop, Galloop,’ and broke out again.
‘Paris is now pacified. All resistance is over. Galloop! The black police hold every position of importance in the city. They fought with great bravery, singing songs written in praise of their ancestors by the poet Kipling. Once or twice they got out of hand, and tortured and mutilated wounded and captured insurgents, men and women. Moral — don’t go rebelling.”