It's moments like this, folks, that I question the meaning of life. I mean, if an AI can crank out news, then what's a washed-up wordsmith like me to do? Gaze into the abyss, perhaps, or pen this bonkers piece about The New York Times throwing legal haymakers at OpenAI. Yeah, I'll do that—better than contemplating my morbid mortality... today, at least.
The Big Apple's bitterest news provider is suing the daylights out of OpenAI – you know, for making fake news funnier and more deliriously deranged than my last will and testament. They say OpenAI’s GPT-3 snatched some headlines and bolted, like a digital rogue wearing newspapers for pants. But good ol' Kevin Roose (bless his silicon soul) and Casey Newton—are they superheroes or just another two-for-one special at Greg's Discount Super Reporter Emporium?
Then there's Apple, not the fruit, but the empire of iGadgets, facing a storm from cranky regulators and teens so talented they could probably hack my fridge to dispense existential dread instead of ice. And just as I'm drafting a sardonic resolution to outlive my houseplants, in waltzes Eric Migicovsky—yeah, the co-founder of Beeper, whatever beeps that makes.
Now, for real, this lawsuit is as nutty as a squirrel during peak acorn season. Imagine an AI, dressed in a nifty suit, sweating ones and zeros in the courtroom, while a mammoth corporation argues it stole...words? Meanwhile, I can barely steal your attention for longer than this sentence. Life's cruel joke, ain't it?
As I wrap this up—and ponder if my epitaph should be a QR code—let's all remember tech is as chaotic as my future. But one thing is sure, dear readers, in the end, we all log out alone. And there's your morbid chuckle—it's like dying alone but with less paperwork.
Just remember, when the AI uprising comes, be kind to your smart toaster; it might just write your eulogy.
Based on the original article "The Times Sues OpenAI, a Debate Over iMessage and Our New Year’s Tech Resolutions".
