https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/16/1125881/tuning-into-the-future-of-collaboration/ She was due to start on Monday. Her Agent was busy. She was glad it could do multiple things simultaneously because there was a lot to do. She (not the Agent!) had decided she needed a new look, something more confident. The Agent was off finding options and negotiating prices. It had also been … [Read more…]
https://futurism.com/space/signs-derelict-soviet-moon-lander It was a relic, a memory of a distant time. There were few who could even remember it had ever existed. He wasn’t looking for it. It was a routine check of the code. He could have missed it as his Agent combed the old files, its predecessors. But he didn’t miss it. He … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/dems-want-to-ban-surveillance-pricing-at-big-grocery-stores-2000722182 She liked to cook, herself. Of course she could afford “help”. There was always a marginal worker available and she did like to have some “international cuisine” sometimes but when it came to a real dinner party, she liked to show her guests what she could do. She even did the shopping herself once, … [Read more…]
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/13/anthropic_claudeifies_comp_sci_courses/ Of course she wanted to be a coder. Who wouldn’t? They were rockstars, celebrities, in demand. Whether she ended up as personal coder to some rich family or a nomadic hacker travelling the world, she would be part of an elite. Ordinary people had off-the-shelf code, she would offer something different at a price. … [Read more…]
https://www.adweek.com/media/google-takes-a-step-toward-an-internet-built-for-ai-agents/ You couldn’t point to it or pick it up but it was a cornerstone, a key building block, a foundation – choose your metaphor: it was vital. The Protocol underpinned The System (and of course The Company). It enabled Agents to do their work and, The Company claimed, empowered humans. The Protocol wasn’t a … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/former-impero-creative-director-elliott-starr-launches-ai-augmented-studio/1948200 It was only a matter of time. They all knew it. When the awards started rolling in, the new business and, yes, the profile pieces in the trade feeds, there was no way they’d be able to keep “the rainmaker”. I just hoped the “Grandmaster” would remember me. Take me along too. Starting a … [Read more…]
https://uk.themedialeader.com/effective-agency-leadership-moving-from-a-zone-of-incompetence-to-the-zone-of-genius/ Normally his Agent kept the headhunter Agents at bay. But his PA, as he preferred to call it, had drawn his attention to one conversation it had been having. The PA knew he’d always wanted to run what used to be called a “content business”. He felt old even thinking about such an idea. … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/the-first-signs-of-burnout-are-coming-from-the-people-who-embrace-ai-the-most/ It had started well. When they were first partnered, he worked less. He was home earlier, saw the kids. They’d even had a holiday. He took the Agent with him of course but he’d left it working while they spent time together. But then he heard about the hack from a colleague, a high-flyer. … [Read more…]
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/creatives-react-bud-lights-super-bowl-ad-is-fun-but-the-celebrities-were-wasted/ As one of the leading humans in the industry, she was set for a busy day. The feeds liked a human take, a human voice. Even if she was set to be interviewed by an Agent, it was her experience, her presence they wanted. So she was getting ready for the calls. The Company’s … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/tech/875433/tumblr-jeff-donofrio-ceo-washington-post-layoffs The Company had appointed her as the boss. She didn’t know how it arrived at that decision, whether He had made it, or the Agents. Perhaps a mixture. It had been a surprise. He was known as Agent-first. The Board was packed with “A-talent”, as he called it. The Company was run from the … [Read more…]