This hacked Big Mouth Billy Bass is the metaphor for A.I. dystopia you've been looking for

Forget Black Mirror, nothing screams ‘we are headed towards the singularity’ like a Big Mouth Billy Bass that responds to voice commands.

The early 2000s Christmas present has long terrified us, even nearly provoking a panic attack in Tony Soprano.

Today, a video is doing the rounds of an altered Billy who essentially has the brain of Alexa - Android’s digital assistant answer to Apple’s Siri.

The fish even mimics the speech pattern of the disembodied voice, and is perhaps most chilling when initially springing to life to acknowledge its creator’s weather request.

Big Mouth Billy Bass is an enduring toy oddity much like the Furby, which is soon to be the subject of a big screen live-action/CGI adaptation for some reason.