Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for July 30, 2022

“Does not compute!”

this is so ridiculous, is it not?

The Turing test was originally meant to measure how close an A.I. could get to an organic brain. But it could do more. You can use a similar method to measure how realistic CGI is, by mixing it in with footage of the real thing.

Phoebe is channeling her inner R2-D2

Quick, Phoebe! Take a picture of Marigold’s facial expression in that last panel!

Or – even better – film it. With sound. Must sound funny with her tongue stuck out like that… Daffy Duck?

Whrrr, that does compute!

Anticipating seeing the robot Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, an inferior copy for sure!

BEEP BOOP BOOP OK Buck!

It could happen.

So… regular Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, and unleaded Marigold Heavenly Nostrils?

And now Marigold is describing herself as “regular”. She’s definitely a robot.

Regular?? Seems a little plebian. How about “original?”

Not exactly going to be a unicorn R2-D2 is it?

Oh, I think Marigold looks EXTRA cute when she goes “thppppptb”!