https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/892401/amazon-perplexity-ai-shopping-agent-court-order They waited outside, barred. If they’d had noses they’d have been pressed against the window… if there had been a window. They didn’t and there wasn’t. This was a purely digital stand-off. The shopping Agents weren’t allowed “in”. Any bargains were only for dumb Agents. Any data was only for The Company. So they … [Read more…]
https://uk.themedialeader.com/protecting-yourself-from-burnout/ He posted regularly of course: at the best times, responding promptly, keeping up with the calendar and the trends. The Company demanded it, but the Agent took care of all that. Agents writing for Agents to read, pieces to be selected, summarised and occasionally even brought to a human’s attention. If a human wrote … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/coming-soon-from-the-people-behind-ice-detention-camps-data-center-company-towns-2000731145 It’s a beautiful place to be, to work. The endless nights or endless days can screw with your human rhythms but it’s nice to be reminded you’re human. There aren’t many of us but The Company still likes a human or two in the mix I guess. The scenery is beautiful and the Northern … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/a16bbdf4-a8c9-4fb2-b61e-e83bb5bfa11b There wasn’t an official retirement age. The Company was happy for its workers to contribute feeding human uniqueness in as long as they liked but for most the moment came when they wanted… a rest. The retirement Agent was ready to ease the transition and, of course, protect The Company. It was his turn … [Read more…]
https://www.wired.com/story/deveillance-spectre-i/ He wished he was brave enough to just put it on the desk. Make a statement. Tell The Company where he stood. Show why his work was still as good, often better than his colleagues’. But he wasn’t. He knew how proud The Company was of its System, how integral it was to their … [Read more…]
https://digiday.com/marketing/nobodys-asking-the-question-wpps-biggest-restructure-in-years-means-nothing-until-cmos-say-it-does They’d spent a lot of time on the new structure. They’d even had human-only meetings to get a different perspective. To be honest it had not been very productive but the humans had enjoyed the novelty. It was now settled. The Agents had run the models. This was it. Future proof. Guaranteed success. They … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/apple-music-to-add-transparency-tags-to-distinguish-ai-music-says-report/ She tapped the recording again. How had he done that? What chord was it? It was sort of diminished but there was something else? And how had he got that sound on the bridge. She tried again. She was a good musician, skilled, but she couldn’t get it. Her version just lacked something. It … [Read more…]
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ars-technica-fires-reporter-ai-quotes Prizes were a hangover from a previous era. She’d met a hack from those times once. Boy could he drink! He’d told her about his awards ceremonies: the alcohol, the “networking” and above all the politics and egos. Magazines – yes he was that old – fighting it out, occasionally physically. Prima donnas, macho … [Read more…]
https://digiday.com/marketing/agencies-grapple-with-economics-of-a-new-marketing-currency-the-ai-token She watched the price. It was hypnotic. It gently pulsed, fluctuated, rising and falling in gentle and occasionally sudden movements. The contract negotiations were complete. The Agents had settled on the range of prices for the work. But now, as the work was underway, the final price shifted within that range. As the price … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/tech/886434/qualcomm-snapdragon-wear-elite-wearables They’d been talking about the date for days. He was nervous. He’d bought a relationship upgrade for his Agent. He was serious about this date. They’d modelled different approaches while he’d been cooking, tried out different lines while he cleaned the bathroom, discussed the research while he paced around the living room. His flat … [Read more…]