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00:01Well, sir, we have arrived at your new school.
00:04Yo, is this guy AI?
00:07Whoa, Winston!
00:09Dude, I'm so sorry about that. My AI robot is super protective.
00:13Here, let me help you up.
00:18Yeah, well, maybe you should reprogram him not to act like the Terminator.
00:23All right, Winston, you need to go, like, right now.
00:26Not before I deliver the items you forgot at home.
00:30Winston, I don't need birthday invitations.
00:33On the contrary.
00:34If you want things to look different here at school, you must make an effort.
00:41From all the data I've amalgamated on human teen behavior, you cannot resist a party.
00:47You hoot.
00:49He said they're coming for our drives, too.
00:51Doesn't hurt to try, right, Aiden?
01:01Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself.
01:05Nice to meet you.
01:07Um, I'm Aiden.
01:09You're the new kid, right?
01:11Whose dad just bought the EV battery factory.
01:14Uh, yeah.
01:16Yeah, your dad just fired my dad last week.
01:20I mean, he's been working there for 15 years, and apparently your dad's replacing all workers with AI robots.
01:25Wow, look, I'm so sorry. I don't have any business in any family matters.
01:30Well, your family business just screwed over my family.
01:34So, no, you can't hang with us.
01:36You don't associate ourselves with heartless one-percenters.
01:39The scores on today's pop quiz about the periodic table were terrible.
01:52The only bright spot is our newest student.
01:54Aiden here had a perfect score.
01:57It's easy when you can afford the private tutors.
02:00Isn't that right, Richie Rich?
02:01None of that now.
02:02In this class, we show respect, and we work together.
02:06Which brings me on to your next assignment.
02:11We'll be breaking into groups and writing about an element on the periodic table.
02:19Oh, right.
02:20We have an odd number now.
02:22Aiden, why don't you work with Emily and Nathan?
02:25Um, you know what?
02:26I'm...
02:28I'm good. I could just work by myself.
02:30Nonsense.
02:31There's nothing wrong with a group of three.
02:32Wanna bet?
02:36Welcome home, Aiden.
02:41Hey, Maggie.
02:43Welcome home, sir.
02:45Forgive me for my lateness.
02:47I was just julianning some vegetables for dinner.
02:49Gordon, there's no need to cut vegetables on my account.
02:51It's fine.
02:52But, sir, it is my main directive to provide you with balanced meals.
02:56If you like, I can cut the vegetables into fun shapes.
03:00Perhaps dinosaurs.
03:01Oh, no, it's fine.
03:03Dad!
03:05It's so good to see you.
03:06I thought you were gonna be out of town for my birthday.
03:09Your father is out of town.
03:11I am his AI avatar.
03:18Hey, son.
03:19Did you get my surprise?
03:21Yeah, some surprise, Dad.
03:22I...
03:23I thought you were gonna be here for my birthday.
03:25I got you the next best thing.
03:26A one-to-one version of myself.
03:29Amazing, isn't it?
03:31Oh, come on.
03:32Cheer up.
03:34Don't forget.
03:35You could be here traveling the world with me if you had just accepted my offer.
03:40I still don't understand your decision.
03:42Yeah, of course you don't understand.
03:44Well, the offer still stands.
03:47Quit that crazy school and come work for me.
03:49One day you'll be running this company.
03:52You might as well start now.
03:54Um...
03:56I'll think about it, Dad.
03:58Bye.
04:05Dad, I'm home!
04:11Dad?
04:13No, no.
04:14All the other factories are moving towards AI!
04:21What am I supposed to do?
04:23Mhm?
04:24We're already living paycheck to paycheck as it was!
04:29Don't worry.
04:30I'll figure something out.
04:31Pardon me, sir.
04:40Chess is not traditionally a solo game.
04:42Would you like to play against me?
04:43Yeah, no thanks.
04:45You'd just let me win, Winston.
04:48I could raise my skill level exponentially and wipe the floor with you.
04:52Ha ha.
04:54And that's somehow better?
04:56Actually, I came to check in on you.
05:02Was your first day of school a success?
05:04I don't know.
05:05Nothing changes, Winston.
05:07No friends, no family.
05:09I mean, it's just me and a bunch of robots.
05:12No offense.
05:13None taken, sir.
05:15I'm sorry you had no luck acquiring new acquaintances.
05:18It's just kind of hard when my dad fired all his town employees.
05:21Turns out not everybody's eager to embrace AI when it costs them their jobs.
05:25The rich are getting rich and the poor are getting poorer because of it.
05:28Maybe you could help your classmates by presenting them with a financial offering.
05:32What do you want me to give them money, Winston?
05:36If the families are struggling financially, as you suggested, I think they would welcome the gesture.
05:40You could put cash in your birthday party invitations.
05:45I just ran a simulation.
05:46This tactic has a 97% probability of success.
05:50The solution is derived from a million possible outcomes.
05:53Okay, if you say so.
05:57Of course.
06:08It is my fear that Aiden is slipping deeper into a depression.
06:12What?
06:13He's fine.
06:15Just another grumpy teenager.
06:17There are millions like him complaining online every day.
06:20I beg your pardon, but I have been with him longer than anyone here,
06:23and it is my observation that he's growing more distant and more sad.
06:28What you need to observe is that I am the boy's AI father, and father knows best.
06:35So when I say there's nothing to worry about, there's nothing to worry about.
06:39Understood?
06:40Come on.
06:53What do you want?
06:54Look, I feel like we got off to a bad start yesterday, and I'd like to apologize.
07:00Here, I'd like you guys to have these.
07:02It's for you and for yourself.
07:08What is this?
07:08This is money for you.
07:10Well, for everyone else.
07:13Man, I can get a new pair of kicks with this.
07:15Thanks, man.
07:17Yeah, man.
07:17So that's your plan?
07:19You think you can just buy our friendship because you're Mr. Moneybags,
07:24and we're just a bunch of poor, helpless bums?
07:27No, no, no, not at all.
07:28Look, I didn't mean it like that.
07:30I just wanted to make up for what my father did.
07:33Well, you can't.
07:33Your dad is a selfish, money-obsessed creep, and it's clear that the golden apple doesn't
07:39fall that far from the tree.
07:40And you know what?
07:42There's actually no way that any of us would ever go to your little birthday party.
07:47Isn't that right, guys?
07:50See you, trust fund.
07:53Guys, come on out.
07:53As you'll see in this experiment, the acidic juice of the lemon acts as an electrolyte,
08:01allowing an oxidation-reduction reaction to occur.
08:05This will convert the chemical energy into electrical energy and power your light bulbs.
08:11Aidan, why aren't you with your group?
08:13Um, yeah, so I don't think that's a good idea.
08:19It'll be a good idea if your group wants a passing grade for this assignment.
08:23You all need to work together.
08:31We don't need no lemons.
08:33Why are you being so mean to me?
08:35I told you, I don't have control over my father.
08:37But you're benefiting from it, aren't you?
08:39Like your shirt.
08:40How much does your shirt even cost?
08:42I, I don't know.
08:44Exactly.
08:45Because rich people don't know the price of things because it doesn't matter to them.
08:47So just shut up and leave us alone.
08:50We'll do all the work and you can just benefit from it.
08:53You must be used to that.
09:01I am off to get Aidan.
09:06As for my progress report, everything is going as you'd hoped.
09:11Rest assured, the boy will be joining the family business soon.
09:15I'll make sure of it.
09:17Hello, sir.
09:25I trust you had a better day.
09:28You're too trusting, Winston.
09:30Everything completely backfired.
09:31The kids hate me even more now.
09:33Look, maybe my dad was right.
09:35I'm not meant to live a normal life.
09:36I don't think one can define normal life.
09:40Look, can we, can we just go home, please?
09:43Yes, sir.
09:48Bye, spoiled brat.
09:49Don't come back.
09:50Who are you yelling at?
09:52The new kid?
09:54His dad owns the battery factory.
09:56That gives you permission to be mean to him?
09:59Yeah.
10:00He's the whole reason why you lost your job, dad.
10:02No, he wasn't.
10:03His dad was.
10:04There's a difference.
10:05Besides, you shouldn't be so hard on people.
10:07You have no idea what that kid's going through.
10:08Oh, please.
10:09He's filthy rich.
10:10What could he possibly be going through?
10:12Just try to be nice.
10:14That's all.
10:15Now, come on.
10:16Let's go see your mom.
10:20How is today's game going?
10:22Really tough, Winston.
10:24The better I get, the better my opponents get.
10:26Ha!
10:26Very amusing, sir.
10:28Are you excited for your birthday?
10:30Technically, it is eight hours away.
10:33Eight hours away from the worst day of the year.
10:36I'm sorry, sir.
10:37The data is clear.
10:38Humans love celebrating their birthdays.
10:40Well, I don't, Winston.
10:42It just reminds me of how lonely I am.
10:45Birthdays are supposed to be spent with friends and family, and I've got none.
10:50Very well, sir.
10:52Enjoy your game.
11:04Have you checked on Aiden recently?
11:06What is there to check?
11:08The boy is fine.
11:09The boy is lonely.
11:11And he yearns for his father, his actual father.
11:14Well, that's impossible.
11:16Grant is in China going over the new cathode battery components.
11:20He can't just fly back on a whim.
11:21It is not a whim.
11:23It is his son's birthday.
11:25And Aiden says birthdays are meant to be spent with family.
11:29Come with me.
11:30I want to show you something.
11:31If you insist.
11:32If you insist.
11:32Does he look fine to you?
11:40Well.
11:41Well.
11:42What?
11:43Are you really okay with that?
11:45Hey, Mom.
11:54How are you feeling?
11:56Hanging in there.
11:57She needs the alternative.
11:58How's your new job going?
12:01Good.
12:02I'm so glad to hear that.
12:05I was worried about you and us.
12:08Nothing to worry about.
12:10Just focus on getting better.
12:11Why don't you get some rest, Mom?
12:15We'll be right outside waiting.
12:17A new job, huh?
12:27You're lying to Mom now?
12:29She's got enough to worry about.
12:31And I've got everything under control.
12:33I'm sorry to interrupt, but I've been trying to process your insurance paperwork, and it
12:37looks like you're no longer covered.
12:39Yeah.
12:40It was a work policy.
12:41You guys do offer a grace period for the recently unemployed, right?
12:45Sorry, but when you lost your job, you lost your coverage.
12:49Everything must be paid out of pocket.
13:05Emily, I know that Nathan is off sick today, but you still have another group member.
13:10You two need to work together, or you'll fail the assignment.
13:15Emily, can I help you with the pendulum, or?
13:23You can make like a pendulum and swing away.
13:26Don't you roll your eyes at me?
13:28You have no idea what my family is going through.
13:31My mom's in the hospital, and my dad's in debt trying to pay for bills because your dad
13:37took away his job and his insurance.
13:40I don't know what to say.
13:42I literally don't even care what you have to say.
13:44You can just say it somewhere else.
13:45You know, I really hate people like you.
13:52Aiden, where are you going?
13:54Why have you requested an early pickup, sir?
14:00The school day is not yet done.
14:01Yeah, well, it has for me.
14:02I'm done with school.
14:04Look, I'm just going to take Dad up on his offer.
14:06I'm dropping out of school, and I'm going to go work for him.
14:08But, sir...
14:09But what?
14:10Everything I've done hasn't worked.
14:12And besides, why delay the inevitable?
14:13Where's my calculator?
14:34Come on!
14:36Is everything okay?
14:37No!
14:38Aiden took my graphing calculator with him when he ran out, and I need that calculator to
14:42do the homework assignment tonight.
14:43I wish I could help, but we don't have any extra for you to borrow.
14:46You can help me.
14:48Tell me where he lives, and I'll just go get it myself.
14:52Surprise!
14:54Happy birthday, sir.
14:56Happy birthday to you.
15:00Happy birthday to you.
15:04Happy birthday, dear...
15:07Look!
15:09There is nothing special about any of this, Winston!
15:13I'm really sorry, guys.
15:25I just...
15:26I just can't do this anymore.
15:34Call my dad and tell him I'm done.
15:36I'm dropping out of school, and I'm going to go work for him.
15:39But on one condition.
15:47Are you calling me with good news?
15:49I am, sir.
15:50Your son has decided to quit school and come work for you.
15:54Fantastic!
15:54I guess he's giving himself a gift on his birthday.
15:57Yes, sir.
15:58It's just...
15:59Just what?
16:00I have to ask you.
16:01Is your son's happiness important to you?
16:04Of course it is.
16:05That's why I'm trying to help him and why I work so hard.
16:08Well, then I have something to show you.
16:10Hello, miss.
16:18May I help you?
16:20And they have a butler.
16:21How perfectly cliche.
16:23So, how much do they pay you?
16:25My dear, I do not work for a salary.
16:27That's convenient.
16:30Wait.
16:31Are you, like, AI?
16:32I am.
16:33Wow.
16:34They canned their stuff and turned them into robots.
16:38That's cold.
16:39I'm sorry, miss.
16:41What is your business here?
16:42My business is that your boy stole my graphing calculator, and I kind of need it back.
16:47I'm sorry, miss.
16:48Let us rectify that situation.
16:50Yeah.
16:51Let's rectify.
17:00What happened in here?
17:02Did a tornado crash the party or something?
17:05Something like that.
17:07Right this way.
17:14Sir?
17:16What do you want, miss?
17:17It is not what I want, sir.
17:19You took my graphing calculator.
17:21Your what?
17:22I mean, I don't even know why you would, because you could buy, like, 50 of them.
17:30I guess I did.
17:32I apologize.
17:36All right, then.
17:39Are you okay?
17:41Never better.
17:43Look, anyway, I'm sorry that I took your calculator.
17:46Uh, since you had to come all the way down here, how about Winston takes you home?
17:50My courtesy.
17:50So what's Nathan's deal?
18:03Why did he look depressed?
18:06What, he could have everything that anyone could ever want?
18:08He does not.
18:09Oh, please.
18:11When you're that filthy rich?
18:13It's like every day is your birthday.
18:15Yeah.
18:16What I'm about to tell you is against protocol.
18:19But in this moment, I say protocol.
18:23Take the hike.
18:23Aiden is a loving, sensitive young man who just wants acceptance and genuine connection.
18:33But his father is surrounded by terrible, money-hungry individuals and does not have a lot of time for Aiden.
18:42And now, more than anything, Aiden just wants to make friends.
18:46And that is why he transferred to your school for a fresh start.
18:50It seems that history is repeating itself.
18:53Do you know, this is not the first birthday Aiden spent alone.
18:57Oh, I, I didn't know.
19:04You know, he has a good heart, Emily.
19:06And that's why he...
19:11That's why he what?
19:12I'm not at liberty to say.
19:18Yeah, you have a good day.
19:20Why is everybody crying today?
19:22Honey, I've got great news.
19:24Wait, are those happy tears?
19:27Yeah.
19:29The factory called.
19:30I got my own job back.
19:32I'm getting a raise.
19:34Mom's gonna be okay.
19:35What?
19:36The company's gonna pay for her medical bills.
19:39She's gonna get the best care possible.
19:41Oh, my gosh!
19:44That's amazing, Dad.
19:46But I don't understand.
19:49Why would they do this?
19:50I don't know.
19:52The order came from the boss himself.
19:54Aiden's dad?
19:55Why would he suddenly...
20:00I've got all my things packed.
20:05I'm gonna call my dad and tell him that I'm ready to go.
20:08You're not going anywhere, son.
20:11Dad?
20:12Whoa, is that you?
20:14In the flesh.
20:16But I thought you said you were gonna be out of town.
20:19What's going on?
20:19What's going on is that I never realized what you were going through because of me.
20:25He showed me some recordings of you that broke my heart.
20:29I had no idea how lonely you were and what a terrible dad I was.
20:34That I lost sight of what's really important.
20:37Being there for the ones you love.
20:39I never wanted you to feel alone.
20:42I'm sorry, son.
20:43And there's no need for you to drop out of school.
20:54Dad, how am I gonna see you?
20:56I'm gonna take some time off.
20:58I think after all these years, I've earned it.
21:01And I'm also gonna make sure that the factory goes back to using real employees and not AI.
21:06No offense.
21:07None taken.
21:08Emily.
21:17What are you doing here?
21:21I finally pieced everything together.
21:24You're the reason why my dad got his job back, weren't you?
21:27Well, I...
21:28Emily, I don't really want to take credit on that.
21:30He should.
21:31He made me see what a mistake I made trying to automate everything.
21:35I never took into account how it would affect real people.
21:38The people I depend on.
21:39It's all right.
21:40Thank you for taking care of my family.
21:43He's a good kid.
21:45He certainly is.
21:57Pardon the interruption.
21:59I believe there's a birthday cake that needs cutting.
22:02Leave that to me.
22:03My slices are identical to an eighth of a millimeter.
22:08Everything I put my family in theツ was time to lay down on my lap.
22:09I love that I'm journeying for you.
22:11The crowd and stuff stoic.
22:11Isn't he just curious?
22:13You didn't put any animals to show up then?
22:14I love it.
22:14You didn't put any myself in your plays?
22:16He sure made the show.
22:17You let me know?
22:17That happened.
22:18I really hasn't happened to myAnticsopal team.
22:19This thing is vital one.
22:19You should have been...
22:20a Gracious?
22:21Most of the others be divorced away.
22:23Everybody has moved over.
22:23I mean, he says,
22:25How do you live for a woman's life in my life?
22:27You know,
22:29I'm Tig así,
22:30cannot stop.
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