Tag: <span>HUMOR</span>

Stop being polite to AIs, they don’t need a hug

Stop being polite to AIs, they don’t need a hug

What if your politeness came with a million-dollar price tag!

Saying “thank you” to an AI? It’s cute. Endearing, even. But mostly… pointless. And expensive. Very expensive.

Every “hello”, every “please” means more servers running hot, more kilowatts burned, and billions vanishing into the cloud. Not to improve the service—just to soothe our well-mannered human conscience.

So maybe it’s time to drop the digital niceties. In 2025, let’s save our “thank yous” for those who actually need them: REAL PEOPLE.

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ETHICS HUMOR

You can’t stop progress (but maybe we should, sometimes…)

You can’t stop progress (but maybe we should, sometimes…)

Welcome to the era of progress, **where even tenderness has become an automated service.**

After all, why waste time calling your aging parents when a chatbot can do it for you — using _your_ voice, no less.
No more enduring tales from 1954 or that slightly shaky tone. For just **€29.90 a month**, an AI simulates affection while you pretend to care.

And Grandma?

No worries, she doesn’t suspect a thing. She hangs up all warm and fuzzy, convinced it was really you.

📞 _“Hi Grandma, it’s me… well, me in beta version: part code, mostly indifference. Go ahead, you’ve got 3 minutes and 47 seconds to tell me about your week at the nursing home.”_

And if you think I’m exaggerating, read to the end. Spoiler: even Cupid’s been replaced by a voice assistant.

Creepy? A bit.
Pathetic? Absolutely.

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AI ETHICS HUMOR

If you’ve got nothing to say… then say nothing!

If you’ve got nothing to say… then say nothing!

## 📌 Friday Mood Post 📌

🧘‍♂️ What if silence became our last space of freedom?

At a time when everyone is “speaking out” at all costs, when even the faintest opinion turns into an “engaged” post (for lack of real action in real life), saying nothing is almost… an act of resistance.

And maybe, just maybe, staying silent is one of the last true forms of intelligence.

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HUMOR PARADOX

When “being authentic” becomes a performance

When “being authentic” becomes a performance

📌 Friday Mood Post 📌

🎭 Being raw is the new being polished.
🎙️ But what happens when even your vulnerability becomes part of the show?

You’ve seen the post:
“I burned out. I broke down. But now I’m back — stronger, wiser, more monetizable.”
The hashtags are real, the tears are well-lit, and the story hits all the right emotional beats.

In a world where authenticity is optimized for engagement, are we still being honest…
…or just better performers?

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HUMOR

A small click for a massive slap

A small click for a massive slap

Artificial intelligence is no longer content with just assisting us – it’s beginning to replace us, neuron by neuron. According to recent data, the proportion of artificially generated content in top search results has jumped 47% since January. A silent but radical shift in our information ecosystem.

While we gaze, fascinated, at the prowess of ChatGPT drafting our emails or Midjourney creating our visuals, a disturbing question emerges: are we delegating our most precious asset – our ability to think – with the same nonchalance as a teenager tossing dirty socks on the floor?

In this mood post, I invite you to an unfiltered reflection on this strange era where AIs flirt with each other through exchanged resumes, where experts denounce the dangers of a technology using presentations… generated by that very same technology, and where we’re slowly sliding toward our reconversion into “digital pets.”

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AI HUMOR PARADOX