The AI Deck - John Hamilton

Based upon a clever John Hamilton effect, The AI Deck is a funny, topical, think-a-card effect. After introducing and showing the faces of a seemingly ordinary deck of cards, you explain that it's actually a new "AI Deck" with built-in algorithms that recognize certain patterns. After a couple of riffle shuffles, you offer to test it by having the spectator think of a card. You then hand him the pack and turn your back so he is able to input information about his card numerically that will allow the AI Deck to process it. When the spectator has entered a few bits of information, you turn around, take back the deck and produce his card after giving the AI Deck a "prompt" in the form of a question. No gimmicks, no fishing, and nothing is written down - the working is automatic! Use any deck, easy to do, 7 pages.