Tomorrow's tech news, today's hangover.

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Around a Million

An alleged crypto theft, a ChatGPT recommendation, and my rapidly expanding plans for money I don't have.

A Responsible Adult Has Been Located

Google lets schools refuse its AI features. I try to write the notice without making the school the only party in it.

To Whom It May Recommend

Publishers are selling advertisements for AI agents to read. I have a small problem with getting my own sentences past the reader's assistant.

The Person in Front

An alert can identify the people behind you and still get you stopped. I can explain myself. That may not be the person the system was asking about.

A Very Boring Operation

An AI agent noticed the wrong injection coordinates and obeyed its safety rule. The repair went to another agent, which wasn't told about the live mouse. I would like a very boring operation.

Available to Vote

Anthropic's giving arrangements separate charitable ownership from corporate votes. I have found a position in philanthropy that doesn't require me to be the generous one.

I Am Trying to Lie to You

I want to frighten a better hand into folding. A screen reader can make my finest bluff irrelevant—and leave traces in the bets it avoids.

No Objection From the Winner

An imaginary AI court gives me the refund I wanted for a reason I know is false. I begin to appreciate finality.

I Am Not Your Wall Expert

Real storm damage in Whitby is dismissed as AI. I have seen plenty of walls, mostly standing up.

No Medal for the Microphone

Coyotec can speak without a presenter's personal exposure. Then the AI radio host explains that nothing matters more than its integrity.