The 'What? No. I Am a Real Person' meme originates from a classic scene in the sitcom The Office, featuring the character Gabe Lewis. Known for his unsettling and rigid personality, Gabe utters the line while trying to defend his humanity during a conversation with Darryl. The internet quickly adopted this scene as a commentary on the rise of AI chatbots, CAPTCHAs, and the general feeling of being a social outsider. It is frequently used in scenarios where a person behaves so strangely or predictably that their status as a human being is jokingly called into question.