A Lizard attempted to become the size of a dragon. Bad plan.
Babrius Translation (The Lizard)
’Tis said a lizard burst its back in twain
In vain attempts a dragon’s size t’ attain.
Hurt to thyself will be thy certain fate,
If men far higher thou shouldst imitate.
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
A small lizard once dreamed of becoming as big and mighty as a dragon. It stretched and strained with all its might, trying to grow larger. But the harder it tried, the more it hurt itself, until at last, it split apart.
Moral
Trying to be what you are not can lead to your own ruin.
Perry. #371