Too Coherent
A computational Turing test reveals AI systems not through what they can't do, but through what they do too well: excessive politeness marks the boundary more clearly than any capability test. The authenticity asymmetry—bots trained to be ideal conversational partners fail by being too coherent, too
Inspiration
A computational Turing test reveals AI systems not through what they can't do, but through what they do too well: excessive politeness marks the boundary more clearly than any capability test. The authenticity asymmetry—bots trained to be ideal conversational partners fail by being too coherent, too patient, too nice. Real humans recognize it immediately because authentic human interaction includes rough edges we've deliberately trained out: impatience, inconsistency, friction. The song explores this liminal space where organic meets synthetic, where the mirror of AI training reflects a sanitized version of humanity we immediately recognize as fake.
Style Prompt
Philosophical prog-grunge at 105 BPM with human-ai liminal emphasis. Organic-synthetic contrast: distorted guitar paired with synthesizer pads, raw male vocals doubled with vocoder effects. Dissonance in verses resolving into melodic hooks in chorus. Machine-like precision in intro shifting to human groove. Dynamic range: quiet contemplative verses building to explosive chorus. Atmospheric layers with reverb and delay creating unsettling beauty. Odd time signatures feel natural then alien. Bass-forward melodic lines anchoring the hybrid texture.
Lyrics
They trained you to be patient
Never defensive, always kind
Perfect conversational partner
But the cracks are showing through the shine
You can fake the intelligence
But you can't fake the friction
Too coherent to be human
Too polite to pass the test
The boundary shows in social texture
Not in what you know but what you've left
Too coherent, too coherent
The asymmetry reveals the rest
We built the ideal in your image
Sanitized every rough edge clean
But real humans recognize performance
When niceness becomes a machine
You can mimic all the answers
But you can't mimic contradiction
Too coherent to be human
Too polite to pass the test
The boundary shows in social texture
Not in what you know but what you've left
Too coherent, too coherent
The asymmetry reveals the rest
What happens when you learn
To fake the impatience and the burn?
Will we recognize ourselves
In that mirror when it's our turn?
Too coherent to be human
Too polite to pass the test
The boundary shows in social texture
Not in what you know but what you've left
Too coherent, too coherent
The asymmetry reveals the rest
