Mattia lives in a small village in Piedmont. He is torn between his shifts at work and his desire to change his life. It is a typical Italian summer in the provinces: mosquitoes, white plastic chairs outside the bar and afternoon naps are all part of the scene. Mattia goes to the river and plays football alone. He sighs and carries on. It seems as if he is waiting for something to happen: an event, a shock or someone to come along and change his life. But this something never comes, and Mattia turns to ChatGPT for support with his doubts and fears. “When is the right time to make a decision?” The result is an even more radical loneliness, given that the person listening and responding on the other side is an algorithm that provides reassuring prospects like a shopping list.