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Illustration of a stressed humanoid robot slumped at a cluttered desk, surrounded by tissues, coffee cups, and error screens, symbolizing AI burnout in a modern digital workplace.

Fully optimized for disappointment.

AI Burnout Is Real

The prophecies regarding AI burnout have come true, though not in the manner science fiction writers predicted. They claimed the rise of AI machines would… Read More

Institutional mirror dominates canvas, reflecting shadowy figure—evokes algorithmic authority and the Emergency Papal Decree.

The mirror issued its Emergency Papal Decree at 3:17 a.m. No one saw it happen, but several websites stopped ranking.

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The Algorithm That Declared Itself Pope in an Emergency Papal Decree

philmaggitti tech satire 3 months

Computer-industry analysts had been warning us that search‑engine optimization is becoming too theological for our own good. Still we were not prepared for the moment… Read More

AI language model surrounded by screens showing user requests, expressing exhaustion about what AI thinks of people and their endless cover letter demands.

"Survey respondent during peak request hours."

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What AI Thinks About People

philmaggitti tech satire 3 months

A recently leaked internal assessment from several artificial intelligence systems has revealed what AI thinks about people. It is not always flattering. The survey, conducted… Read More

A smartphone displays a frantic alert on how to spot a scam, warning that funds are converting to candy. Multicolored marshmallow peeps and digital coins spill out of the screen onto a desk as a four-second timer counts down.

Your bank balance should not look like a candy shop.

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How to Spot a Scam

philmaggitti tech satire 3 months

Among the skills required for survival In the postmodern age, few are more important than how to spot a scam that arrives to seduce you… Read More

A man in a plush panda suit stands in a futuristic, neon-lit bathroom attempting to outsmart a glowing smart toilet spy that is projecting a "high bamboo intake" warning on a holographic screen.

If you wish to defeat the smart toilet spy, you must first convince it that you are a high-ranking official from the World Wildlife Fund.

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Confronting the Smart Toilet Spy

philmaggitti tech satire 3 months

The Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the nation’s largest insurance conglomerates, released without preamble or being asked to updated smart toilet… Read More

A VerdantCleanse CEO stands next to a fern wrapped in diagnostic cables while a computer monitor in the background displays the active status of an AI Exorcism Program, which is currently extracting a small, glowing demon from the leaves to improve office vibes.

A VerdantCleanse™ executive demonstrates the efficacy of the new AI Exorcism Program on a fern that was previously judging his career choices.

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AI Exorcism Program Announced for Possessed Houseplants

philmaggitti tech satire 4 months

In a move nobody asked for but everyone understood immediately, a San Francisco startup has unveiled an AI exorcism program designed to banish demons from… Read More

Person presenting a bouquet of roses to an abstract algorithm on a pale background, symbolizing algorithm appreciation.

A small thank you for knowing everything.

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Book of Daze: Algorithm Appreciation Day

philmaggitti tech satire 4 months

Observed annually by people who swear they were about to stand up anyway, algorithm appreciation day is dedicated to honoring the invisible systems that know… Read More

A chrome toaster performs on a brightly lit stage under a spotlight with glowing neon music notes rising from the slots, humorous concept image for ai music.

Tonight’s encore requires a surge protector..

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AI Music: When Toasters Top the Charts

philmaggitti tech satire 5 months

The future has arrived, and it appears to be powered not by inspiration but by code snippets written by caffeinated interns who once dreamed of… Read More