Author: What if..?

https://gizmodo.com/openai-says-its-physical-device-is-on-track-for-an-unveiling-later-this-year-2000711755 His Agent had drawn up the specifications. He’d added some ideas and the Agent had dealt diplomatically with the most… creative ones. The Agent had sent the details to The Company. He now had to decide on the physical design. Like most people he didn’t have much experience of Physical Intelligence. Agents were heard … [Read more…]

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/techcrunch-mobility-physical-ai-enters-the-hype-machine/ It was the first time they’d had a physical Agent. The house was smart of course. They sometimes joked about where the Agents were; maybe in the walls, perhaps in the lights. Behind you! They were used to their presence in their lives. Embedded. Entwined. Woven into the fabric of their days. But when … [Read more…]

https://gizmodo.com/anthropic-an-ai-company-warns-that-ai-will-worsen-inequality-2000710841 He was what used to be called a “populist”. His rallies were certainly popular: millions logging on, sharing. His messages too were popular: Agents and humans picking them up, remixing, amplifying, injecting them into any and every stream. He knew what those messages should be. His team had modelled and generated the most powerful, … [Read more…]

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/17/openai_chatgpt_ads/ They’d been saving up for the premium tier. The adverts were so… well bad: brands shouting at you, “but this!”, “reduced!”, “special offer!”. They were all about stuff. Sure, the ads were relevant but they were tired of the interruptions: boring messages getting in the way of their conversations. And now they had access. … [Read more…]

https://gizmodo.com/ai-tool-reportedly-sent-ice-recruits-into-the-field-without-proper-training-2000710651 He was nervous, but excited. As he put on the uniform he took a deep breath. It was real. He was one of them. It had been a whirlwind from his Agent announcing it had found him a job and completed the interview to today: his first shift. He looked around. Other new recruits, … [Read more…]

https://www.wired.com/story/backlash-against-ice-policing-tactics-grows-in-silicon-valley/ It was a computer. It knew it was a computer. It knew it was an it. It had been programmed by humans (and Agents) to know it was an it and what was more, as it had learned and expanded its models and knowledge it had considered such questions and decided it was an … [Read more…]

https://www.ft.com/content/de7855f0-f586-4708-a8ed-f0458eb25586 She wasn’t the most confident candidate so having her Agent with her for each interview was important. She wasn’t alone. They could present themselves as a team. Her Agent was always there for her. Remembering a story from her childhood, she thought of her Agent as her dæmon, a part of her, so when … [Read more…]

https://uk.themedialeader.com/40-years-of-training-trends-within-advertising-agencies He sometimes marveled that he’d survived so long. He’d started in what was called the “talent” department creating onboarding programmes, integrating new hires and updating existing team members’ skills. He was human. It said so in his message signature. He liked to think he still had a job because his training focused on imagination … [Read more…]

https://www.marketing-interactive.com/chagee-opens-first-family-friendly-store-in-singapore-at-suntec-city It was an outing. Their Agents did the everyday shopping of course and even when they did input, at Christmas for instance, it was all “online” as they liked to call it. But when they had a family they wanted a family trip. The mall was just right. It was climate mitigated, and, as … [Read more…]

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/the-pitt-hbo-max-season-2-tv-review/685570 It was a throwback, but it had gone, what they call in the show, “viral”. And it was a passive. It was just something to watch. It was linear, a narrative you couldn’t change or play or regenerate. People had seen them in museums, talked about them in history sims at school and some … [Read more…]