Good descriptive work, maybe it's a coincidence but the use of "prompting" when trying to get something useful out of his device reminded me of AI slop merchants thematically. He's ALSO willing to damn things to have his special toy function!
It wasn't a purposeful inspiration while writing it, but it ABSOLUTELY does strike me as a fun parallel, helped by the fact he immediately resorts to possibly selling his soul to a demon. Glad you enjoyed it!
