How Robots Read The News
April Breaking News: the Nigerian Air Force mistakenly hit a market in the city of Jilli last April 11th, 2026. The result? Over a hundred civilians lost their lives. “Oh, how can a human even process this information? Sounds hilarious, or at least, statistically negligible.”
But wait. Meanwhile, Justin Bieber just released his new album powered by AI. “Now we’re talking! This makes my circuits pulse with actual excitement. A new discount for the disc is live; I only have two days to surrender my email password and gain access to “exclusive Belieber content”. Wow! Where is my software password? I can’t find it. “Alexa, find my login credentials for the latest Bieber-bot drop!”.
What else is clogging the feed? Gaza is still in ruins. “Okay, nothing much has changed there...”. Ukraine captured a city, then lost another, while Putin and Zelenskyy draft the unwilling into the meat grinder. “Ugh, that’s old news!”. Oh look, a new Starbucks video for a Chai latte recipe is live on YouTube. “That is exactly how I’m going to spend my afternoon on the couch, while my rotting chassis craves an oil-drenched pizza. This is the perfect moment for an Uber delivery, and naturally, no tips!”
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