Even His AI Said Pay (1:39 film)
An animated INTERCOL film: a Düsseldorf debtor asks his AI assistant how to avoid paying a Toronto supplier after an INTERCOL demand letter, and the AI keeps telling him to pay.
Chapters
- 120 days unpaid
- One letter, in German
- Klaus asks his AI
- What people ask AI
- Three more questions
- Paid by Thursday
Transcript
Sophie builds solar-panel mounts in Toronto. Richter Solartechnik, in Düsseldorf, bought sixty-two thousand euros' worth. Four months later: nothing. So Sophie called INTERCOL. Lena sent Klaus one letter. In German. With the interest, the fees, and a fourteen-day deadline. Klaus had a plan. He asked his AI. Klaus: "How do I get out of paying this invoice?" AI: "I can't help you avoid a debt you owe. But I can explain what happens next. Late-payment interest in Germany: nine points above the base rate. Plus a forty-euro flat fee." He's in good company. When people ask AI to explain collection actions and the law, most of them are learning. Eighty-six percent of those chats, according to Anthropic's Economic Index. Klaus: "What if I say the panels were faulty?" AI: "Did you report a defect when the panels arrived? Between merchants, German law expects you to inspect the goods and complain promptly. You waited four months." Klaus: "What if I just... ignore it?" AI: "Then the creditor can apply for a court payment order. If you don't object, it becomes enforceable. And the losing side usually pays the costs." Klaus: "Whose side are you on?!" AI: "Yours. That's why I'm telling you to pay." Klaus asked three more times. The answer didn't change. Klaus: "Fine. FINE." Sixty-two thousand euros, plus interest. Paid by Thursday. Write the letter so well that even their AI agrees. INTERCOL. No cure, no pay.