"Don't Hire Me, Let the Bots Do It"
(a micro film script)

INT. YOUR OFFICE - DAY - A TRICKY ZOOM CALL WITH CLIENT

CLIENT (ON-SCREEN)

(struggling to make eye-contact)

Thing is Catherine, we don't have the budget

or time to brief you on this job...

ME (ON SCREEN)

Let me guess. You're going to ask the ai thingy to do it?

Great, knock yourself out.

CLIENT

You don't sound too upset?

(hint of a smile)

I know you'll be back to me for a complete re-write.

CLIENT

You think?

If you're happy with generic and

eye-wateringly bland messaging, then go for it.

But we both know it'll sound like every other

piece of derivative ai word-slop out there.

A BEAT OF SILENCE ...

You want the good stuff, ask a human writer.

YOU

Like you?

Me and my special set of skills...

YOU

You're Liam Neeson now?

I doubt Liamo could knock out a piece of

hard-working content like I can, just sayin...

ANOTHER BEAT OF SILENCE...

(gently, as if to a child)

Want me to block-off time for this job?

YOU

(glances over shoulder, then with obvious relief)

Er, yes. Please do that.

FADE OUT ON: ME, HIGH-FIVING MYSELF. Bots - 0 / Catherine - 1