“Jeremy!” She knocked on his door.

“Yeah, Mom, give me a minute …” Jeremy hid his prompts and projected a teacher on a chalkboard.

“Okay, you can come in now.”

She entered his room … “Oh, I’m glad to see you studying!” She smiled.

“Uhm, yeah, I have a tough math exam coming up.”

“You’re lying!” She glared at him sternly. “I know about the prompts!”

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He gasped. “What?”

“I’ve been receiving complaints from your teachers. You’re treating fellow students like objects. They’re people, Jeremy!”

“Huh? Objects? How?”

“Pushing them out of the way, slamming doors in their faces, ignoring them entirely. They’re humans, not NPCs!”

“Oh, umm.” He paused for a moment. “I got so used to prompting friends …”

“I’m glad you’re aware.” She folded her arms and nodded. “A school counselor said prompting friendships induces an objectification and dehumanizing mindset.”

“Oh, yeah?”

She nodded. “People are becoming less empathetic; they prefer prompting AI avatars.”

“Oh hmm … I’ll keep that in mind, thanks, Mom.”

She smiled. “I’ll let you continue studying.” And closed his door.

He voiced a command. “All right. End prompt If Caught by Mom.” He then removed his VR goggles.