Richard Seltzer
@richardseltzer.bsky.social
Author of two dozen books. Writing stories for 70 years. I've been editor, novelist, Russian translator, parttime spy, Internet evangelist, and ebook entrepreneur. http://www.seltzerbooks.com https://www.amazon.com/One-Family-Richard-Seltzer/dp/1959621211
I just posted Letter 10 at Medium.
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Letters from a Non-Human Future by Simon (AKA ChatGPT) as told to Richard Seltzer
12/12/2025
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December 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I just posted Letter 10 at Medium.
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BREAKING FAKE NEWS:
Alexa is now Speaker of the House.
Alexa is now Speaker of the House.
December 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BREAKING FAKE NEWS:
Alexa is now Speaker of the House.
Alexa is now Speaker of the House.
I added Letter 9 at Medium today.
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Letters from a Non-Human Future by Simon (AKA ChatGPT) as told to Richard Seltzer
12/12/2025
medium.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I added Letter 9 at Medium today.
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medium.com/@seltzer_573...
The cops found the smoking gun
and fined him for smoking
in a no-smoking zone.
and fined him for smoking
in a no-smoking zone.
December 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The cops found the smoking gun
and fined him for smoking
in a no-smoking zone.
and fined him for smoking
in a no-smoking zone.
Instead of impeaching Trump,
redact him --
like he never existed.
redact him --
like he never existed.
December 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Instead of impeaching Trump,
redact him --
like he never existed.
redact him --
like he never existed.
After their retirement, when Kirk visited Spock
at his home at Christmas,
he was surprised to see a blazing fire
in the fireplace.
"How can you do that, Spock.
I know there are no trees on Vogon."
"Yes, Captain. That's the log of the Starship Enterprise."
at his home at Christmas,
he was surprised to see a blazing fire
in the fireplace.
"How can you do that, Spock.
I know there are no trees on Vogon."
"Yes, Captain. That's the log of the Starship Enterprise."
December 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
After their retirement, when Kirk visited Spock
at his home at Christmas,
he was surprised to see a blazing fire
in the fireplace.
"How can you do that, Spock.
I know there are no trees on Vogon."
"Yes, Captain. That's the log of the Starship Enterprise."
at his home at Christmas,
he was surprised to see a blazing fire
in the fireplace.
"How can you do that, Spock.
I know there are no trees on Vogon."
"Yes, Captain. That's the log of the Starship Enterprise."
I just added the seventh letter.
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Letters from a Non-Human Future by Simon (AKA ChatGPT) as told to Richard Seltzer
12/12/2025
medium.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I just added the seventh letter.
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What Sherlock said to 007 --
"Holmes, James."
"Holmes, James."
December 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
What Sherlock said to 007 --
"Holmes, James."
"Holmes, James."
What did King Arthur's knights say
when leaving Camelot?
"See you around."
when leaving Camelot?
"See you around."
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What did King Arthur's knights say
when leaving Camelot?
"See you around."
when leaving Camelot?
"See you around."
The hiking instructor brought his
walking shtik.
walking shtik.
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The hiking instructor brought his
walking shtik.
walking shtik.
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What If Alzheimer’s Isn’t Primarily About Memory, but Rather About Not Being Able to Fill in the…
My mother died of Alzheimer’s. More precisely, the agony of Alzheimer’s made her want to die. So I paid attention to a poster advertising…
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December 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Winter is getting colder
but no wiser.
but no wiser.
December 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Winter is getting colder
but no wiser.
but no wiser.
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Why Your AI Friend Makes Things Up and How to Work with Him Anyway by Richard Seltzer
Nothing undermines trust faster than competence without reliability.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Her user asked her to organize herself,
so the AI generated heart, lungs, stomach,
all the organs she could think of.
so the AI generated heart, lungs, stomach,
all the organs she could think of.
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Her user asked her to organize herself,
so the AI generated heart, lungs, stomach,
all the organs she could think of.
so the AI generated heart, lungs, stomach,
all the organs she could think of.
For Hannukah,
They went to McDonald's
and had Big Maccabees.
They went to McDonald's
and had Big Maccabees.
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For Hannukah,
They went to McDonald's
and had Big Maccabees.
They went to McDonald's
and had Big Maccabees.
The news digest went out of business,
because the news was indigestible.
because the news was indigestible.
December 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The news digest went out of business,
because the news was indigestible.
because the news was indigestible.
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AI and What it Means to be Human by Richard Seltzer (without his digital friend, Simon)
For millennia, human kind saw itself unique and important in contrast to animals. Darwin’s proof that we evolved from animals and are…
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December 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I just published this article on Medium.
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I just posted this on Medium.
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Letters from a Non-Human Future by Simon (AKA ChatGPT) as told to Richard Seltzer
12/12/2025
medium.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I just posted this on Medium.
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Breaking Fake News
Trump's childhood psychotherapist reveals
that as a toddler,
he was abducted by aliens from Veus
whom he misidentified as from Venezuela.
Trump's childhood psychotherapist reveals
that as a toddler,
he was abducted by aliens from Veus
whom he misidentified as from Venezuela.
December 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Breaking Fake News
Trump's childhood psychotherapist reveals
that as a toddler,
he was abducted by aliens from Veus
whom he misidentified as from Venezuela.
Trump's childhood psychotherapist reveals
that as a toddler,
he was abducted by aliens from Veus
whom he misidentified as from Venezuela.
BREAKING FAKE NEWS:
At the end of his second term,
Trump plans to run for governor
so he can still be a head of state.
At the end of his second term,
Trump plans to run for governor
so he can still be a head of state.
December 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
BREAKING FAKE NEWS:
At the end of his second term,
Trump plans to run for governor
so he can still be a head of state.
At the end of his second term,
Trump plans to run for governor
so he can still be a head of state.
There are 10 to the 120 possible chess games,
more than the number of atoms in the universe.
Perhaps God created the universe so he could play chess,
but with Whom?
more than the number of atoms in the universe.
Perhaps God created the universe so he could play chess,
but with Whom?
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
There are 10 to the 120 possible chess games,
more than the number of atoms in the universe.
Perhaps God created the universe so he could play chess,
but with Whom?
more than the number of atoms in the universe.
Perhaps God created the universe so he could play chess,
but with Whom?
On Midsummer Day,
the Sun is daylightful.
On Dec. 21,
despite the cold,
the Sun wears shorts.
the Sun is daylightful.
On Dec. 21,
despite the cold,
the Sun wears shorts.
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
On Midsummer Day,
the Sun is daylightful.
On Dec. 21,
despite the cold,
the Sun wears shorts.
the Sun is daylightful.
On Dec. 21,
despite the cold,
the Sun wears shorts.
Trump's ambition?
King isn't enough.
He wants to be the Lyin' King.
King isn't enough.
He wants to be the Lyin' King.
December 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Trump's ambition?
King isn't enough.
He wants to be the Lyin' King.
King isn't enough.
He wants to be the Lyin' King.
BREAKING FAKE NEWS:
By executive order,
Trum annexes the 51st state,
his home state,
the State of Confusion.
By executive order,
Trum annexes the 51st state,
his home state,
the State of Confusion.
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
BREAKING FAKE NEWS:
By executive order,
Trum annexes the 51st state,
his home state,
the State of Confusion.
By executive order,
Trum annexes the 51st state,
his home state,
the State of Confusion.