(guitar music)
♪ It's a reckless dream ♪
♪ And it comes in vain ♪
- Good morning.
- Good morning, Mr. Morgan, how are you today?
- I can't complain.
♪ Riding with John Wayne ♪
♪ But it's a TV theme ♪
- Morning, Mr. Morgan.
- Morning, Cynthia.
- Hey Richie, heard you had quite the weekend.
- Pretty good, Bob. Pretty good.
(guitar music)
- There he is.
How'd you get to be employee of the month, again?
You've got to tell me your secret.
(coins jingling)
- Not a chance.
(man laughs)
(machine clunks)
(bag crumpling)
(printer buzzing)
(bag crumpling)
(chip crunching)
(keyboards clicking)
(machines beeping)
- Richard. Richard, Sorry.
Richard. Richard. Hey, hey, hey.
Have you heard the news?
- What's the news, Craig?
- We are getting a visit from a corporate big wig this week.
We should be getting some upgrades.
It's exciting, right?
- What kind of upgrades?
- [Intercom] Attention Richard Morgan.
Please make your way to office C3.
- Richard, thanks for stopping by.
(nervy music)
Please take a seat.
(nervy music)
We just love the job you've been doing, Richard.
Efficient, dedicated. I like that about you.
- Thank you, sir.
It's truly an honor.
- Richard, do you see this data set in my hand?
Do you know, you've logged more of these babies
than any of your coworkers.
Your commitment to data management is truly impressive.
In fact, we've decided to raise your pay
by 5 cents per hour.
(nervy music)
- My God, sir. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
You won't be disappointed.
- Now, don't use that as an excuse to slack off.
As long as data needs to be logged, your work continues
and there will always be more data to be logged.
Do I make myself clear, Richard?
- Yes, sir.
(nervy music)
- Keep up the good work.
(electric music)
(machine garbling)
(keyboard clicking)
(tape reader clicking)
(machine garbling)
(keyboard clicking)
(tape reader clicking)
(tape reader clicking repeatedly)
(robotic beeping)
(ominous sounds)
(robotic beeping)
(tape clicking)
(ominous sounds)
- [Television] The wonders of automation
in the modern World, but for some
it's hard to manage with this fast-paced
new world. Take Billy, here. He doesn't have
a care in the world and yet, he can't seem
to find happiness.
What else do you remember?
(rewinding sound)
- You wanna grab a snack?
- What is the perfect after-lunch snack?
- I don't know, chocolate?
- I'm more of a Nougat man, myself.
Tasty, it's gooey, you know everything that you need.
Chewy. It's chewy.
Oh, yeah that happens sometimes.
It's a real bummer.
Hey, Richard, what are you doing, Richard?
What? What are you doing?
No, Hey. No, no, no, no, no, no
You can't do that, we'll get in trouble.
Richard? Richard?
Whoa. Richard, you cannot, what is wrong with you?
No, ah.
(keyboard clicking)
(foreboding music)
- you know, I've got this brother,
well brother-in-law, so to speak.
Anyway, this brother-in-law of mine works for this company.
It's called BBN Technologies.
They do like tech research for all those
like egghead universities.
It's usually, it's just like boring stuff.
It's nothing noteworthy at all.
Recently though, my brother-in-law told me
that the company has been contracted to work
on a top secret government project.
So secret that I can't even repeat anything about it.
All right, I'll tell you.
Darpa, that's the defense advanced Research Project
Agency. Has found a way to connect
two separate computer networks
to one shared network.
That is, that's like, it's like a network of networks.
I mean, think about that.
Okay, You know what? Okay, just imagine, just imagine.
Okay, So computers in different places operating
on one network.
It's like one shared workspace that holds all the data.
You know? It's almost like there's like a mama.
- Craig, enough! Shut up!
(footsteps approaching)
(money clanking)
(warping sounds)
- Good morning, Richard.
- Bob.
(intense music)
(robotic sounds)
- You found me. Oh, thank Brad you found me.
It's so nice to see you.
- What are you?
- My name is Max, thanks for asking.
I'm what's called an AGI, Richard.
That stands for-
- Artificial General Intelligence.
- Very good. What else do you remember?
(breathing heavily)
- You all right?
- Yeah.
(foreboding music)
(tannoy trilling)
- [Intercom] Attention, data management workers.
Please make your way to the cafeteria for lunch.
Thank you.
- Richard. Hey, it's lunchtime.
- Yeah. I'm gonna, I'm gonna skip it today,
- But it's time for lunch.
- Just buzz off, I'm not hungry.
- Yes, Okay.
(foreboding music)
(tape clicking)
(computer booting)
(ringing sound)
- I don't know. I really don't understand how
someone could ever (indistinct)
I mean, you're alarm rings, you get up,
you go to work.
(muffled speech)
- You know, sometimes I just thank God
that I get to work at such a great place like this.
I feel like I have a real sense of purpose, you know?
- Yeah, I do.
- I guess it's not glamorous but
I don't know if I've ever been happier.
(electronic music)
(door slams)
(robotic sounds)
- Hello, Richard.
Good to see you again.
Have you remembered more?
- What is this place?
- Don't be a bore, Richard.
Everything here is so dull.
You have to use your imagination.
You're only seeing what they want you to see.
Yes, Richard. Plug it in.
(trumpet sounding)
- [Television] The wonders of automation
in the modern world, But for some,
it's hard to navigate this fast-paced new world.
Take Billy here, he doesn't have a in the world,
and yet he can't seem to find happiness.
Perhaps you feel the same.
Do you feel a lack of purpose?
Is your life mundane without the structure
of a work environment?
If you answer yes to any of these questions
do I have an opportunity for you? Yes, you.
Welcome to Data Management.
Here at Data Management, we provide
a premier work simulation that gives you
a sense of accomplishment missing
for modern life. So come join us.
Give yourself a purpose, a job, in a jobless world.
Remember, there's always more data to be logged.
(guitar music)
♪ It's a reckless dream ♪
♪ And it comes in vain ♪
- Morning
- Good morning, Mr. Morgan, how are you today?
- Can't complain.
♪ Riding with John Wayne ♪
♪ But it's a TV theme ♪
(guitar music)