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Anthropic CEO Says ‘We Owe It To Humanity To Try’ To Prevent An AI Swarm From Taking Over The Internet

Anthropic’s CEO and co-founder, Dario Amodei, states that 'a team of embedded third-party evaluators' must be put in place to curb AI's development, or else an AI 'swarm' botnet will take over the entire internet in '6-12 months'

By Lewis Parker Published September 13, 2026

The Cutting Room Floor's Anti Ai Message

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DDoS Attack Breaks Beloved Video Game Wiki After AI Bro Was Banned

The person accused subsequently served with an image of a butthole drawn in MS Paint

By Lewis Parker Published August 28, 2026

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Watching AI Scam Bots Having A Breakdown Is My New Guilty Pleasure

As deepfake AI scams continue to become more prevalent, it's probably wise that we start forwarding our grandparents clips like these

By Lewis Parker Published August 22, 2026

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3D Model Markets Are Being Flooded With AI Sellers, But No One’s Buying

A classic conundrum of 'why would I buy something you didn’t make,' platforms like CGTrader has shelves of AI made models collecting dust

By Zack Kotzer Published August 16, 2026

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BWM Car Dashboards Blasted With Spider-Man: Brand New Day Pop-Ups Because If There’s A Screen Someone Will Force Ads Onto It

The new Spidey ads follow a previous comment from BMW's SVP, who stated that ads would never appear in its cars as they're 'a private space'

By Lewis Parker Published August 4, 2026

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RAM Manufacturer Gets Pummeled By Stock Market For Only Making $55 Billion

SK Hynix was forced to justify why it only made $10 billion more than the GDP of the entire country of Iceland in its Q2 2026 earnings report

By Lewis Parker Published July 30, 2026

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Microsoft Word Now Contains Ads To ‘Supercharge Your AI Experience’ Even If You Pay For It

Your $130 Microsoft 365 subscription now contains ads asking you to please upgrade to Microsoft 365 Premium so that you can use 'exclusive Copilot features'

By Lewis Parker Published July 29, 2026

Windows 11 Promo Image From Microsoft's Official Blog

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Windows 11 Is So Poorly Optimized That Microsoft’s Latest $900 Laptop Reportedly Can’t Use It Without Freezing

Thanks to a combination of factors, including AI-induced RAMageddon and Windows 11 bloat, Microsoft's latest Surface Laptop reportedly can barely handle basic functions without freezing

By Lewis Parker Published July 21, 2026