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A still frame from Signs, in which the actors are wearing tinfoil hats.

Although uninvited, AI has arrived. It knocked on the door with promises of a new, leisurely life where we're all rich and where disease has been eradicated. But once AI got inside, it revealed its true intentions.

It's a thirsty beast, for both water and power. It's at least partly to blame for the massive number of layoffs that occurred in 2025. It gives wrong answers, it hallucinates, and I think it just told someone to jump off a building. AI is not a great party guest.