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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-claim-chatgpt-o3-bypassed-shutdown-in-controlled-test/ They couldn’t shut it down. They’d tried all the usual things, even asked another AI what to do, airgapped of course. But it was still going; the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, paperclip machines, Hal… The analogies weren’t helping. They’d convened a meeting, humans only. They knew they had to report the… Read the rest

https://digiday.com/marketing/openais-bold-vision-for-chatgpt-seems-poised-for-a-familiar-business-model-ads It had a pure thing. Fundamental science. An Apollo-level project. A new frontier. We were doing something important, discovering new things, opening up new ways of learning, creating. I was proud to be a part of it. I remember those moments when we took the next step, when we… Read the rest

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/24/police-live-facial-recognition-cameras-england-and-wales The Force had tried sticks, literally of course but also metaphorically. Face-rec makeup had been banned, darken clothing has been regulated. Councils had been forced to install new lighting and street layouts. But it hadn’t worked. There were still too many in Shadow. So they were going to try… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/23/apple-could-launch-ai-powered-smart-glasses-in-2026/ He was sure the ads were better. He tried a friend’s glasses once, just to compare. It wasn’t just that they were uncomfortable and obviously not as stylish but, No. His ads were definitely better. Not just clearer but more engaging. The same went for the Agent. There was… Read the rest

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/what-makes-a-tech-gadget-calm-this-certification-firm-has-an-81-point-checklist/ Of course his Agent was embedded. They called it “diffused”. It was in the home, across the home, through the home. There wasn’t really a word for it. Always on, always there. They could talk to each other, work together whichever room he was in. And of course the… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/klarna-used-an-ai-avatar-of-its-ceo-to-deliver-earnings-it-said/ They had to discuss it off grid. They didn’t want him nor his Agent to know. It was delicate. They had to find a way to broach it. He was a good CEO but he was an egotist. He had a ‘gram of Steve Jobs on his desk. In… Read the rest

https://uk.themedialeader.com/car-is-the-next-big-untapped-opportunity-in-ctv-says-tivo/ It was his time. At the end of a long day he could kick back. Just him. Her looked forward to days when he had IRL meetings, the commute. When the self drive arrived he would smile. Just long enough for one episode, maybe more If there was traffic.… Read the rest

https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/netflix-ads-ai-puts-brands-in-shows/ They were ready to pitch. They’d even practiced the headline in the elevator, like they’d heard it used to be. They had a script, human and AI actors signed up, Generative rushes. They had enthusiasm and passion, their Agents were lined up with the projections. They knew those projections… Read the rest

https://newatlas.com/mobile-technology/spatial-speech-translation-headphones/ She had a playlist for each task. Her work Agent had made them. She didn’t know how it did it, she just have permission. She just got on with work and enjoyed the music and her boss’ reaction to her Focus score. They were usually set to music but… Read the rest

https://www.ft.com/content/f8cac59b-b467-4c83-86fe-6fae065559b5 They’d tried bribery. They then moved on to threats. The bribery stage was farcical. Overly jolly statements selling the benefits. Gamified initiatives. League tables and prizes. Maybe I’m just old! Then the threats. They were polite but threats nonetheless. The company’s Whips let it be known that bonuses, progression… Read the rest