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We Must Return to the Office to Use AI in Person(mcsweeneys.net)

257 points by cainxinth 1 month ago | 25 comments

I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company's AI(mcsweeneys.net)

13 points by 9woc 1 month ago | 1 comments

Notes from tired Egyptian whose job is explaining that humans built the pyramids(mcsweeneys.net)

139 points by Geekette 4 months ago | 110 comments

"They would never use the death star on us"(mcsweeneys.net)

16 points by ndr42 5 months ago | 3 comments

Please Don't Say Mean Things about the AI I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In(mcsweeneys.net)

478 points by randycupertino 9 months ago | 211 comments

A McSweeney's humor piece by Forest Abruzzo satirizing an investor who pleads with people not to criticize the AI he invested a billion dollars in.

Hi, It's Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology(mcsweeneys.net)

131 points by imichael 1 year ago | 89 comments

I will do anything to end homelessness except build more homes (2018)(mcsweeneys.net)

178 points by 2color 1 year ago | 167 comments

Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine(mcsweeneys.net)

37 points by zdw 1 year ago | 13 comments

Short Conversations with Poets: Dong Li(mcsweeneys.net)

37 points by mooreds 1 year ago | 4 comments

A marriage proposal spoken in office jargon(mcsweeneys.net)

341 points by ohjeez 1 year ago | 193 comments

A McSweeney's humor piece by Evan Barber presenting a marriage proposal written entirely in corporate office jargon.

Undecided Hobbit Torn Between Dark Lord of Chaos and Elf Queen He Barely Knows(mcsweeneys.net)

14 points by Geekette 2 years ago | 2 comments

You've Read Your Last Free Article, Such Is the Nature of Mortality(mcsweeneys.net)

175 points by ohjeez 2 years ago | 84 comments

On the implausibility of the Death Star's trash compactor (2002)(mcsweeneys.net)

33 points by EndXA 2 years ago | 39 comments

Sorry We Machines Destroyed Your Civilization in Such a Boring Way(mcsweeneys.net)

9 points by dxs 2 years ago | 0 comments

Our Company Is Doing So Well That You're All Fired(mcsweeneys.net)

295 points by ohjeez 2 years ago | 202 comments

All the Types of Science Fiction(mcsweeneys.net)

18 points by CharlesW 2 years ago | 5 comments

2023 WebMD Wrapped(mcsweeneys.net)

93 points by ohjeez 2 years ago | 7 comments

Critically Acclaimed Horror Film of the 2010s or Your PhD Program?(mcsweeneys.net)

47 points by ohjeez 3 years ago | 19 comments

I'm sorry I bit you during my job interview (2011)(mcsweeneys.net)

169 points by 8b16380d 3 years ago | 99 comments

Our Self-Driving Cars Will Save Lives, but They Will Kill Some of You First(mcsweeneys.net)

48 points by sundaeofshock 3 years ago | 35 comments

You're a cyclist who was just struck by a car driver. Why it was your fault(mcsweeneys.net)

74 points by bookofjoe 3 years ago | 56 comments

Total Crap – A magazine written by AI(mcsweeneys.net)

180 points by zdw 3 years ago | 111 comments

I’m ChatGPT, and for the love of God please don’t make me do anymore copywriting(mcsweeneys.net)

153 points by smurda 3 years ago | 102 comments

Housing should be affordable except for when I sell my house for $1M(mcsweeneys.net)

229 points by baron816 3 years ago | 183 comments