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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.

I Knew She Had Something

An AI-assisted recut brings young Margot Robbie back to the phone. I have discovered a talent for recognizing people after everybody else has.

The Voter Was Not Included

Two AI models research the same election and search different subjects. I have priorities of my own, and I would like to be present when somebody trades them away.

A Very Agreeable Enemy

Spain's opposition made its rivals confess in an AI campaign video. I know the attraction of an argument in which I get all the speaking parts.

He Makes It Look Like Less

A PHP maintainer had time to prepare, automated much of the work, and didn't sound frightened. I want the useful result without needing him to prove an ordeal.

Leave the Tank Running

Apple put sound through mineral oil to make a logo. I want to know whether a song I hate could make something worth watching.

The Funeral Has a Size Guide

An expelled AI gets a memorial shirt. I envy the sort of remembrance that requires nobody to read my work.

I Don't Have to Defend the Bot

I don't need to prove the reader was human to ask why a political account disappeared. Detecting a bot and justifying a suspension are different jobs.