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They Always Say the Right Thing

Eighty percent of Gen Z has emotional relationships with AI. The companies engineering that dependency aren't even pretending to ask if it's right.

The Dog in the Road

Anthropic told the White House to go to hell. The President blacklisted them overnight. Henry's seen what happens to people who say no to power, and it usually ends at a funeral where the best anyone can say is "good provider."

Three Percent

Jensen Huang says the backlash is "extremely hurtful." Three percent of AI users pay for the privilege. Henry's seen better conversion rates at a Tijuana timeshare pitch.

Experience Starvation

IBM fired 7,800 people because AI would handle it. Three years later they're tripling entry-level hiring. Delgado could've told them.

The Machine That Never Judges You

A woman writes to an advice columnist because her boyfriend can't stop asking a chatbot what to think. Henry's seen this dependency before. The dealer's just different now.

The Fake Consequences

Twenty-one fabricated citations. A $2,500 fine. The real hallucination isn't the fake cases. It's the fake consequences.

Six Thousand Liars

Six thousand CEOs admit AI isn't paying off. Their solution? Spend more. Henry's seen this race before.

The Builders Won't Live in the House

The people building emotional AI won't use it themselves. Henry knows what it means when the cook won't eat at his own restaurant.

The Whims of a Few Billionaires

Bill Gates cancels an AI summit keynote because a dead man's files keep talking. The machines get smarter but the chairs at the table never change.

The Slippers

They're building machines to replace themselves, sixteen hours a day, in their socks. Henry watches the new factory workers dig their own graves with incredible enthusiasm.