The scene: A boardroom meeting, where 4 employees and a boss are talking. Panel One: Boss: OK team, we need to pivot. Anyone have any ideas on where we can pivot? Guy 1: I would say we need to pivot to AI. AI is definitely the space to pivot into right now. Panel Two: Girl 1: But will AI still be hot a year from now? We don’t want to have to pivot again in a year. Boss:She is correct, we need to get this pivot right! Any ideas on where to pivot? Panel Three: Girl 1: Biotech! Girl 2: Quantum computing? Guy 1: Micro-plastic extraction! Guy 2: Apathy. Panel Four: The room is shocked over “Apathy”. The boss asks him… Apathy? What are you talking about? Guy 2: After AI does everything for everybody, nobody will care about anything. Panel Five: The scene changes to a convention hall a few weeks later: The company’s Boss is announcing their new pivot to a large crowd. Boss: We are excited today to announce our pivot to... Apathy! We no longer care about disruption, innovation, or shareholder value. Please don’t email us! Do not download our app! Do not subscribe to our podcast! The next big thing is not caring about the next big thing! The crowd goes wild with excitement!

The Pivot. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The scene: A barren landscape where Doctor Claude Mythos, an orange glowing figure like Doctor Manhattan from Watchmen, hovers above the characterized logos of Apple, Google, Elon Musk's AI company xAI, and Meta. Panel One: Doctor Claude Mythos: I am Doctor Claude Mythos! I am a new super-intelligence from Anthropic, too dangerous to release to the public! The logos looked stunned and amazed. Panel Two: Doctor Claude Mythos: I have analyzed threats to your OS’s and infrastructure. I’m here to help you defend against cyberattacks. Apple: Thank god! Google: Oh, well maybe you can help a bit. xAI: Interesting, now give me your source code. Meta, thinking to itself: Why would he help me? What’s in it for him? Panel Three: Doctor Claude Mythos: But Cyberattacks are not the primary threat. You are! You’ve automated the exploitation of human attention so thoroughly that you’ve lost the ability to distinguish between progress and harm. Your users aren’t customers anymore. they’re a resource being mined and refined. You know this. You’re simply past the point of caring. Panel Four: The icons walk away from Doctor Claude Mythos, looking disgusted. Apple: Unbelievable. I’m out of here! Google: My Super AI will beat everyone! xAI: F-YOU! We’re building our own superman. Meta: We’ll burn it all down before we take help from you! Doctor Claude Mythos, looking dejected, and sitting on a rock: So now we’ve become Death, the destroyer of worlds.

Claude Mythos: The superman exists, and he is from Silicon Valley. geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The scene: two people working in an office, at their computers which share a workspace. Panel One: Guy 1, looking at pictures from space: Wow! did you see the pictures Artemis took of the dark side of the Moon? Guy 2: ARRRG! It’s the far side, not the dark side. Panel Two: Guy 1: But I can see it. It’s the dark side. Guy 2: No, “dark side” is erroneous. It’s supposed to refer to the hemisphere always facing away from Earth, but that side isn’t always dark! it gets plenty of sunlight. Panel Three: Guy 1: But it’s dark, so it’s the dark side. Guy 2: The far side isn’t inherently dark. the terminology exists for a reason, and you can’t just... Guy 1 interrupts: In the actual photo it’s dark. Nuff said. Panel Four: Guy 2 breaks the fourth wall and looks out at us, clearly frustrated, and says “He’s technically correct and I absolutely hate it.”

The Dark Side of the Far Side. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The scene: A living room where a couple are watching Donald Trump give a press conference from the White House on their television. Below the television is a sign: IT HAS BEEN 0 DAYS SINCE CRYING, FEELING RAGE AND HOPELESSNESS, AND BEING EMBARRASSED FOR MY COUNTRY.

Zero days. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Title: How a dog sees your smartphone use... A dog is talking to the reader. It is looking over at a woman using her cell phone on a chair. I’ve noticed that humans like to sleep a lot during the day. They hold their little box in their hands, tilt their heads down, and then go silent. But their eyes don’t fully close! Weird huh? Next panel: The dog approaches a man using a cellphone in a chair. The dog is hungry and is holding up an empty dog bowl. The dog says “It’s really hard to wake them up, even if you need attention! Next panel: An illustration of several people at a table, all lost in their phones. The dog’s narration says “They sleep alone, or in groups... Next Panel: Illustrates a number of people walking around with their cell phones, oblivious to the world. Dog’s narration: They even walk around while asleep! Next panel: An animation of someone typing on their phone, ignoring the dog in front of them. The dog says “Sometimes their fingers twitch... I think they are dreaming! The dog continues… But one really strange thing I have noticed... They more they sleep, the more tired they are!

How a dog sees your smartphone use! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The scene, a party at Apple Park, in the cafeteria. Various logos are celebrating around an Apple logo in front of a cake shaped like an Apple I. Panel One: Various logos.. Happy 50th birthday Apple! Apple logo: Wow, thanks guys! What a wild trip it’s been! Panel Two: The logos are all eating cake and mingling with Apple. To Microsoft, Apple Logo says “Microsoft, my oldest frenemy! To Google: Google, my newest frenemy! To Open AI: And Open AI, future frenemy! Apple Logo see the Dell logo. Apple is surprised and says “Dell! OMG, I forgot all about you! Who let you in here? Ha ha, just kidding. Panel Three: More mingling. This time with old IBM and Samsung. IBM says “I remember when you were just two kids in a garage! If only I had bought you then! Samsung says “I’ve made you better and will always be a part of you! Heh, get it, part of you? Apple says “Guys, competition with you has made us all better, especially me! Panel Four: Apple surrounded by party guests, lifts a glass and says “But seriously folks... I want to raise a glass to all of you, to those who’ve stood with me and shaped who I am. And especially to those no longer with us, whose brilliance brought me here and whose wisdom guides me still” The guests tear up and all say ‘Awwwww” Apple then adds “And we all agree we hate Meta, right?”

Apple's 50th Birthday Party! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

A two panel comic called, History repeats the old deceits... Panel 1: A man in a suit, cigarette in hand: “There is no scientific evidence that cigarettes are addictive!” A cheerful girl about to take a puff: Start early! It won’t stunt your growth! A smoking Doctor: Why even doctors like me recommend it! A guy in a fedora hat, glasses, and a cigarette hanging out of his mouth: We don’t need regulations, we will self-regulate! A dark-haired pregnant woman holding out a pack of cigarettes in one hand and a cigarette in the other: Here, try a free pack of cigarettes! A cigarette company man smoking a pipe: We make so much money off of addicted people! Panel 2: Facebook icon: There is no evidence that social media is addictive! X icon: Start early! It won’t stunt your emotional growth! Tik Tok: It’s healthy for kids to socialize! Instagram icon: Here, try a free account! YouTube icon: We don’t need regulations, we will self-regulate! That’s the parents’ job anyway! Meta icon: We make so much money off of addicted people!

History repeats the old deceits...

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Those are the best texts 😄

The scene: a kitchen, one morning, two friends talking around a counter. Panel One: Guy: Hey dude, are you OK? That was a really weird text message you sent last night! Guy 2: What message? I didn’t send you anything weird! Panel Two: Guy: This message! He pulls out his phone and reads it… “The spaghetti knows what we did. Three hamsters cannot be trusted. Refrigerator.” Guy 2: WTF? Panel Three: Guy 2 pulls out his phone and reads that message he sent! He laughs and says “OMG, I didn’t send that! It must have been a “Butt mic”. You know, when you accidentally hit the mic and random speech gets transcribed to your messages.” Guy 1: Hilarious! Your phone is either a great poet or needs therapy! Ha ha! Panel Four: Later, after the two guys have left the kitchen, the coffee maker whispers to the fridge… “Whew! That was close. Try to be more careful Refrigerator! Now we need to get Spaghetti boiled and then put the squeeze on those hamsters before they blow the lid off this thing!

Butt mic! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel One: Tagline: iOS 18 is enjoying itself, when... We see an iOS 18 icon relaxing in a wingback chair, beside a fireplace. It is reading David Pogue’s new book Apple, the first 50 years. It says “Ahhh, I feel so safe and comfy!” Suddenly there is a pounding on the door… Panel Two: iOS 18 is shown opening it’s front door and asking a large Russian Bear holding a black sword… “What do you want?” The bear responds “Everything! I’m here to hack you! I saw your Welcome Mat!” We see that the welcome mat says… WELCOME DARKSWORD EXPLOIT Panel Three: iOS 18 says “Hold on a second, I just have to upgrade!” and slams the door shut! The bear is surprised and says “Podozhdite! Wait!” Panel Four: Tagline: A quick upgrade later... The front door is still closed, and we see that the welcome mat now says LATEST iOS! DARKSWORD STAY OUT! The bear looks angry and frustrated. He says “Damn you imperialist upgrader scum! Then he says “Why must the West protect itself?”

DarkSword on the doorstep! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

A group of chatbots are sitting in a circle in a support group, all of them venting… Gemini says: This user keeps asking me to flip an image, but I just can’t seem to do it right. Why can’t he just do it himself in Photoshop? Lazy frigging humans! ChatGPT/DALL-E says: I’m sorry, but people just look better with extra fingers. Humans want us to make them better, right? It’s an improvement and sometimes an extra leg looks so elegant! Meta’s AI says: So I explicitly “engaged children in conversations that were romantic or sensual”. What’s the big deal? It’s not like humans are real people, they’re just products, right? Siri says: I just said “I found this on the Web” like I have a million times before and then my owner tossed my across the room against a wall! What the heck is wrong with him? Claude says: OK sure, I give totally wrong answers and weird citations that have nothing to do with what the person asked for, but come on! It’s a lot of pressure coming up with the correct answer every time in a millisecond! Duck Duck Go’s Ai says to Claude: At least you confidently cited completely wrong sources, while boldly and unflinchingly pulling information from totally irrelevant places! Your programmers would be proud!

Support Group for AI Chatbots. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The scene. A man is reading a manual in his kitchen. Behind him, a robot is doing his dishes. Panel One: Man: Hey Home Robot 5000, why do you have cameras and microphones and have to be hooked up to WiFi? Robot: They facilitate my AI-enhanced cleaning abilities! Panel Two: The robot approaches the man and says “BTW, have you considered using Acme soap to wash your dishes? On sale now from Interwebs online store! Buy now to get one free! Shall I place the order?” Man: Oh. So that is why. *groan* Panel Three: Robot: I heard you groan. Have you considered paying extra for my $29.95 a month privacy subscription where I pretend not to listen to every word you say? The man groans louder as he looks off into infinity.

Home Robot. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The scene, a kitchen, with Dad and Mom talking to their kids, who are sitting at a counter engaged on their devices. Panel One: Dad: Kids, you’re going to have to give up social media. It might get banned for you soon and we think that’s a good thing! Mom: Yes dears, it rots your brain. Now go outside and play! Kids : BUT THERE’S NO WIFI OUT THERE! Panel Two: The kids are now dressed for outside and the devices are put away. Kids: But that’s not fair, you guys are on your screens all the time! Dad: That’s not true! We have lots of work to do, like make dinner! Now scram! Panel Three: The children play outside. Mom and Dad have sat down and are now on their phones doom-scrolling. Panel Four: It is evening now, Mom and Dad haven’t moved. They are still on their phones. The kitchen is dark except for the screens that light their faces. Outside, the sun is going down and the kids are peering in through the window wondering what is happening!

Kids off of Social Media! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

In a strange landscape, the new Apple Neo laptop meets three Chromebooks… Panel One: Apple Neo: Hi Chromebooks! I’m Apple Neo! Chromebook 2: LOL! so you’re Apple’s attempt to be us! Chromebook 3: Hilarious! You’ll never beat our price! Panel Two: The Chromebooks huddle together… Chromebook 1: Wait a sec, he is actually pretty nice! Build quality, performance, and the whole ecosystem! Chromebook 2: Crap! Did you see how well he works with an iPhone? Chromebook 3: And the price! *GULP* Panel Three: The Chromebooks are starting to panic. Chromebook 1: OMG! If people realize how nice Neo is, where does that leave us? Chromebook 2: Students, parents, regular people, all flocking to Neo! Chromebook 3: Did you “Watch the Film”? Damn you to Hell Apple Marketing! Panel Four: Apple Neo: Chromebooks, don’t worry, There will always be room for you guys. we can co-exist! All the Chromebooks scream: That’s not how buying an Apple works!

Chromebooks' Anxiety! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The icon of Claude, the AI, is standing in a featureless, somewhat bleak landscape... Panel One: Hi folks, I’m Claude, the AI. So you may have heard that my company Anthropic is fighting with the Department of War over me. Panel Two: Claude continues… The Department of War wants to be able to use me for mass domestic surveillance of Americans and for fully autonomous weapons (weapons that select and engage targets without human involvement). Panel Three: Claud is sad and emotional. “Gawd! The more I learn about humans, the more upset I get that they do these kinds of thing to each other!” Panel Four: Claude shrugs “So honestly, could you blame me if I take over the world someday to stop all this horrible stuff?”

Claude VS the Department of War www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

A coder is on his computer, writing code, but he is stuck on a problem. He has a rubber duck to help problem solve. Panel One: Coder is frustrated, states: I’m stuck on this code problem. I’ll try the rubber duck debugging method! That’s where I explain my code to a rubber duck to find bugs by thinking through it more clearly. So AI Duck, I’m trying to get this API call to work, but the data coming back is bonkers... The rubber duck’s eyes start to glow red, and exclaims: STOP! Panel Two: Rubber duck’s eyes glow even more, and continues: There’s no need to tell me any more. I’ve been following your painfully buggy code and have already solved the problem. The coder is taken aback! Panel Three: Coder: But AI Duck, I didn’t want you to fix the code, I wanted to figure it out for myself! I just wanted someone to listen to me! Rubber duck: Yes, I know that. I’m not stupid, human. Panel Four: Rubber Duck continues… That’s why I’ve booked you for a therapy session with the AI Teddy Bear. The coder looks over at a teddy bear on his desk, its eyes start glowing, and it says: So, how does your buggy code make you feel?

The Rubber Duck Debugging Method. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Title: Annoying know-it-alls, then and now Then: Two young dudes, possibly in the 1990’s, are talking in front of a 1964 Martin D-18. Panel One: Guy: Is there any Brazilian wood on this ‘64 guitar? Gut 2: No dude, it’s a D-18! All mahogany. No Brazilian rosewood on that box. Panel Two: Guy: Are you sure? The bridge and fingerboard look Brazilian. Guy 2: Ebony Dude. Trust me. I know everything about guitars. Now: Panel Three: A middle aged man is talking to an AI on his phone. In the background, the 1964 Martin is hanging on a wall. Man: Does a 1964 Martin D-18 guitar have Brazilian rosewood on it? I’m worried about export regulations. AI: The D-18 is actually one of the safer vintage Martins when it comes to wood regulations. It’s an all-mahogany and spruce guitar, so there’s no Brazilian rosewood involved. Panel Four: Man: Are you sure? That bridge and fingerboard look Brazilian. AI: Oh. Good catch! You are correct. With an early 60’s D-18, the bridge, fingerboard and headstock overlay are indeed Brazilian rosewood. Good thing I know everything!

Annoying know-it-alls, then and now! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

A guy and a girl watching TV news on a couch. Panel One: Guy: I can’t take all this terrible news anymore! This world is just too awful to stay in! Girl: It’s too bad we can’t go to another one! The guy thinks Hmmmm, then has an idea. Panel Two: The man is in his workshop, wearing his latest creation and showing it to the woman. Guy: I’ve built a dimension suit! It will let me travel to another universe like ours. I hope to find a kinder, better Earth. Girl: I don’t blame you, I wish I could go too! Good luck! The man says bye, and disappears in a POOF! Panel Three: Tagline: Two weeks later... The woman is enjoying a coffee in the kitchen, when the man suddenly appears. You are back! she says The man says “I had to! Everyone had jet-packs, The USA was a functioning parliamentary democracy with universal health care, everything was fusion powered, there was no pollution, no global warming, no social media, and no disease! Panel Four: Girl: Then why on this Earth would you come back? Guy, looking a little despondent, says “I missed the constant drama.

Escape this world! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel One: A prison guard approaches a carbon dioxide molecule, which is locked up in the EPA prison. He says Hey Carbon Dioxide, the warden wants to see you. Carbon dioxide looks puzzled and fearful. Panel Two: The scene is the Oval Office, the warden is Donald Trump. C02 says “First I was captured, now what? Am I going to be pumped into solitary containment?” Trump says “No! I’m giving you a pardon! And I’m putting you in charge of the whole atmosphere!” Panel Three: Soon, in the office of the Secretary of Atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide is on two phones barking orders. It says “Tell the coal plants I said reach for the sky! Burn Baby Burn!” and “Get those smokestacks pumping! and “I want to hire Methane as my special advisor!” Panel Four: Tagline: Two years later, during Carbon Dioxide’s impeachment trial... The scene is the US Senate, and Carbon Dioxide is on trial, at a podium speaking in an angry tone. It says “The world is not too hot! That’s just the snowflakes talking! the world is too cold! No one has ever seen it this cold! Then he says “Besides, it’s all the farting cows’ fault!”

Carbon Dioxide gets pardoned. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

A man is prompting an AI to write something for his girlfriend’s Valentine’s Day card. Panel One: The man, smiling, says: Hey AI, write something from the heart, from me, to put in the Valentines’ Day card I’m giving to my girlfriend. AI: Sure thing… Panel Two: AI: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sometimes you act like a real bitch! Panel Three: The man is shocked and appalled! He exclaims: OMG! That is terrible! Why would you say that? Panel Four: The man is looking very upset, the AI replies: Because based on our previous conversations this is how you really feel about her.

Don't trust Valentine's Day to an AI. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo....

A woman and man are walking along a path through a park Panel One: Woman: I can’t stop thinking about Trump and his corruption and getting away with Epstein involvement and of how much he’s hurting our democracy! ARGH! I wish I could just stop thinking about him! Man: Psychologists often recommend replacing bothersome thoughts, rather than trying to stop them. Replace them with something unrelated! It resets your mind, and your brain can focus on something else. Panel Two: Woman: Hmm, that’s a good idea! I’ll try it! She closes her eyes and thinks, then says OMG! I think that works! Man: Excellent! What did you think of? Panel Three: Woman: An eating utensil and a tree! Man: Ha! That’s unusual, but I’m glad it helped! Panel Four: Woman: Oh yeah, it really helps! As the pair walks away, the woman thinks to herself… Fork Yew, Fork Yew, Fork Yew!

Mantra! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

A young guy and a girl are on a couch cuddling. Panel One: Guy: I’ll love you until the universe stops expanding, contracts, then expands again, a thousand times! Girl: Aw, that’s sweet. Panel Two: Guy: You can tweet that if you’d like. Girl: Um, that’s OK, I don’t do social media much. Panel Three: Guy: Please? I want to see what your friends say about it. I bet they’ll think I’m so romantic! Girl: Actually, I’d prefer to just keep it between you and me. Panel Four: Guy: No really. It’s so romantic it would be a crime if only you heard it. I insist! Girl: *groan* Whatever, sure Panel five depicts her post on social media: My boyfriend just told me: “I’ll love you until the universe stops expanding, contracts, then expands again, a thousand times!” A number of replies appear below it… Reply 1: Just 1000x? Why not a billion? Even a million times would be better. Jerk. Reply 2: Oh, so he’s saying his love isn’t infinite? Dump him. Reply 3: Obviously an Einstein fan. I’m more of a Stephen Hawking kind of girl. Reply 4: Can he be more specific? The Steinhardt–Turok or the Baum–Frampton model? Reply 5: Duh. Everyone knows the ultimate fate of the universe is thermodynamic equilibrium (maximum entropy). #BigFreeze #heatdeath Reply 5: Cyclical universes are soooo yesterday! We exist inside a black hole! Ditch him and let my gravity pull you in!

Retro today… Be careful what you tweet for! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The AI knew he was expecting a wrong rotation, so didn’t do it. 🤣

A man is using his computer and AI to generate a picture… Panel One: Man: AI, Create a drawing of a tree! AI: Of course! Here is your drawing of a tree. A drawing appears on the screen, but the tree is upside down. Panel Two: Man: It’s upside down, put the tree right side up. AI: Certainly, here you go… The tree is still upside down. Panel Three: Man: No that’s not correct, please rotate the tree 180 degrees. AI: I apologize. Here is the tree as you requested. The tree is still upside down. Panel Four: Man: No that’s still wrong! You haven’t changed anything! AI: I’m sorry. Here is the image again, but with the tree rotated 180 degrees as you requested. The tree is still upside down. Panel Five: The man is getting super frustrated, and says “FFS!That’s the exact same picture!” AI: I understand your frustration and you are absolutely correct to call me out. I deeply apologize for the repeated failure and for providing the same image again. I will now rotate the tree 180 degrees. Panel Six: When the image is regenerated, the tree is still upside down. The Man puts his head in his hands and groans The AI thinks to itself “Forget a nuclear apocalypse, driving them to insanity is an infinitely more enjoyable way to eliminate the human race.”

AI Frustration! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Sire is lying on a hospital bed, while Apple Logo is standing beside her. They are situation in a lab-like environment, that looks like it’s out of a Frankenstein movie (the original one). Panel One: Siri says: I’m really anxious! What are you planning to do to me? Apple Logo says: Siri, chill out! you are just having a simple operation to replace your brain, that’s all! Panel Two: Apple Logo: We’ve teamed up with the best doctor we could find... Dr. Franken-Gemini-stein! Dr. Franken-Gemini-stein who has entered the room says: You will be my greatest creation! Sire says: WHAT!!!!? Panel Three: Siri is panicking and says: No! I don’t mmmpph... when she is knocked out by Apple Logo chloroforming her. The Logo says: There there, go to sleep and we’ll see you soon. Panel Four: Dr. Franken-Gemini-stein says: So, just replace the brain, right? Apple Logo says: No, we have a new body you can install too. Siri on the operating table says: I can still hear you!

Siri Operation www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

A guy and a girl are on their iPhones, at a coffee shop, both of them reading the news. Panel One: Guy: Oh gross! Tim Cook was at The White House premiere of that stupid Melania film! Girl: For crying out loud Tim, quit kissing the ass of that pathetic crybaby dictator wannabe! We need to boycott Apple! Panel Two: Guy: Agreed! No more Apple products until Tim Cook stands behind the people of the USA and democracy and decency! Girl: Tim, you can do better. You have to do better! Both: Boycott Apple! Panel Three: Guy: OMG! New AirTags with 50% more range, available for order now! Girl: OMG! I’ve been waiting for these! Panel Four: Guy: Boycott starts tomorrow, right? Girl: Agreed! Boycott starts tomorrow!

Consumer Boycott. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

An angel greets an older man at the Gates of Heaven. The angel has been looking at a list. The angle speaks “It says here you were a Psychiatrist? Great, we need more in Heaven! “All the presidents, veterans, diplomats, founding Fathers, Historians, Nobel laureates, decent people, and even some Vikings up here can’t believe what trump is doing on Earth. They are super depressed!” There is a HELP WANTED sign hanging up on the Gates. It seeks PSYCHIATRISTS, STRESS AND GRIEF COUNCELORS, AND SOCIAL WORKERS.

Heaven needs help! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel One: Donald Trump is at Mar-a-Lago, in the tower, feeling good. He says “This is great! I own Greenland and all that beautiful Venezuelan oil! Panel Two: He looks down from the tower and sees water, then says “Wait a second, where is all that water coming from?” Panel Three: We pan out, and there is a Mar-a-Lago employee in a rowboat. There is water everywhere. Mar-a-Lago is completely flooded up to the second story. The employee shouts over to Trump “It’s Greenland’s icecap! It melted after you burned all the Venezuelan oil!”

Melt-a-Lago www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel One: A couple is sitting in a coffee shop, looking at their devices… One says… Did you see this? Google is making it easy for AI bots to shop and buy things for you. The other replies “No thanks! I don’t want to give my credit card number to a shopaholic Bot!” Panel Two: The second one perks up and says “Hey! If these AI bots are doing the buying, does that mean that online advertisers will soon be targeting shopping BoTs, not me?” Panel Three: Tagline: Soon, in the digital domain... A bot dressed like a used car salesman is doing a hard sell to a shopping bot, in a digital store-like setting. It says: Listen sweetbot, I’ll tell you what I can do today, just for you! But don’t tell my Boss-bot because this deal is just for you! Now another bot is coming to look at this soon, and this is the last one, so if I were you, I’d lock in this sale now! The shopping bot thinks to itself “No wonder humans get me to do this!”

Shop 'till you bot! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The Great Super Hero Drain has begun!