A comic about two little helpers and the human who types to them. https://willyanddolly.com/ 2026-10-19T12:00:00Z Willy and Dolly https://willyanddolly.com/favicon.svg tag:willyanddolly.com,2026-10-18:short/101 2026-10-18T12:00:00Z 2026-10-19T12:00:00Z

Episode 0: the four strips as a 3-minute cartoon with sound, for people new to computer helpers and AI. Also on YouTube.

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Dolly: Hi. We're bots: helpers that live inside the computer. Willy: You type. We do! John types: hi. Dolly: That's John. John types: make me a sandwich. Willy: On it! A page that says SANDWICH floats beside Willy. Willy: Best I can do from in here! Dolly: We help with words. Lunch is still on you.

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Dolly: We only communicate using words. John types: please water the plates. Willy waters a stack of plates; the plant beside them stays dry. Willy: Plates watered! John types: plants. sorry, PLANTS. Willy: Plants watered! Plates still watered! Dolly: Every word counts. Even the wrong ones.

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Dolly: Willy jumps right in. John types: tidy up the photos. Willy stands by a tall wobbly stack of every photo. Willy: Tidy! Dolly: Which ones did you mean? John types: just the blurry ones. The blurry ones go in the bin and the stack slides over. Willy: Tidy... ish! Dolly: Asking first means less picking up.

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Willy sets a cup down and a tally mark appears. Dolly: Willy's marks count the jobs he's done. My trail of dots shows how sure I am. John types: whats 2 + 2. Dolly: Four. John types: will it rain today. Dolly: Maybe... Willy: No rain! John types: its raining. Dolly: He's always sure. That's not the same as right.