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https://www.wired.com/story/doge-major-government-tech-projects-efficiency/ As his systems shut down, the modern version of leaving the building with a cardboard box, he looked back on his career, or was it a “job”. He could ask for a report, an explanation. He wouldn’t bother. He probably wouldn’t understand the logic, the broader context, the strategy.… Read the rest

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/is-it-cheating-ai-use-during-job-interviews-sparks-debate-over-whether-to-restrict-emerging-tools/ The Agent interviews had been done, now it was time for the humans.The interviews were in-person. The team hoped that the candidates would honour the document signed as part of the application but HR was more cynical, so the room was set up. The sensors were obviously looking for… Read the rest

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/is-vibe-coding-with-ai-gnarly-or-reckless-maybe-some-of-both/ It may have looked an odd collection. In one corner was a famous novelist, surrounded by a small group of younger people trying hard not to ask a stupid question. The novelist smiled patiently. It was ready money. The poets were a diverse lot. Some huddled together talking earnestly.… Read the rest

https://digiday.com/marketing/amazon-tightens-its-grip-on-tv-ads-with-ai-tool-built-for-upfront-negotiations/ He had a lot of time to daydream. It felt like a lot of time compared with how it used to be. He spent a lot of time thinking about the way it used to be; back-to-back meetings, rushed briefings for those meetings, deadlines, decisions. He still made the… Read the rest

https://uk.themedialeader.com/creative-process-stifled-by-poor-training-and-feedback/ Her Agent had advised her to take this offer. She’d students know the details of the rationale but the Agent was quite clear that this was the job to take. The models all showed a “positive career trajectory” – she really must assist the jargon filter. The Agents had… Read the rest

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2025/03/03/world-creative-rankings-2025-ogilvy-announced-most-awarded-agency-network It was the main award of the evening. There was no clear favourite so debate had been animated, betting brisk. Countless Agents had been harnessed to try and predict the outcome. He sat at the table his Agency had paid for. His boss was optimistic so had found the… Read the rest

https://slate.com/business/2025/03/online-shopping-deals-discounts-scams-sales-retailers.html She stopped buying from The Bros and their network of outlets. At least she’d tried to. She wasn’t stupid. She knew almost every arrow was connecting somehow: hosted in a Bro cloud, using Bro agents, tired into Bro capital. But she tried. It wasn’t easy but there were positives.… Read the rest

https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-travel-strollers/ They’d paid extra to switch the ads off. No more nudges as they pushed it past a shop. They left tracking on so they could add the walks to Sam’s archive. They imagined sitting together when they’re older looking back on the adventures. Sam was asleep at the moment… Read the rest

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/groks-uncensored-ai-voice-mode-lets-users-talk-sex-therapy-and-conspiracies/ She didn’t care. She didn’t need them. She was proud to be different. If they didn’t like her, fine! The Breakfast Club had it right. Outsider is cool. It’s the followers, the ones who just want to be like everyone else, they’re the sad ones. And anyway, she liked… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/with-alexa-amazon-makes-an-intriguing-play-in-the-consumer-agent-space/ He had his Agent at work of course. She – he knew it wasn’t appropriate to gender his Agent but he couldn’t get used to “it” – was part PA and part strategic partner. They should be a team whether he was in the city office or working at… Read the rest