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Marx Was Wrong Humans Are Creating Bots for Their Own Extinction

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
AI robots are emulating and even killing humans.

A robot breaking a half-marathon record made headlines. But that was a sideshow. The real story is robots storming enemy positions in Ukraine, AI creeping into decision-making, and tech titans racing to profit from machines they openly admit could threaten human existence. Marx warned that capitalism would devour its children. iPINIONS contends he never imagined… Read more.

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Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: AI, AI bots, artificial intelligence extention risk, autonomous weapons, ethical AI, Geoffrey Hinton AI warning, killer robots

AI: Beware This Tech Chalice They’re Getting Us Addicted To

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
AI cartoon complaining about it costing so much in utility bills

AI was supposed to make life easier. Instead, it’s turning into a tech chalice we’re being pushed to drink from… one that raises bills, creates domestic chaos, and hallucinates on command. From “smart” homes that need constant cleanup to chatbots that require nonstop correction, iPINIONS asks whether AI is saving time… or stealing it. Read… Read more.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: AI, AI Hallucinations, Artificial Intelligence, automation, Digital Life, iPINIONS, Smart Homes, tech addiction, Tech Skepticism

Job Interview in the Time of AI

Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
cartoon about interviewing for a job that a chatbot has already taken

You spend your life becoming qualified only to realize the interview is just data mining for the bot they already prefer. iPINIONS welcomes you to late-stage capitalism — where Adams’s Dilbert applies, Kafka’s Josef K. judges, and Camus’s Meursault thrives. Read more.

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Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence, automation, Camus, capitalism, cartoons, comics, Dilbert, iPINIONS, job interviews, jobs, Kafka, satire, Technology, workplace

Threads Is Becoming the eX-Twitter Killer… After All

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
depiction of Threads challenging X.

Just a year ago, I once declared Threads dead on arrival. Now it’s quietly kicking Elon’s X into irrelevance — no cage match required. From bots and hate speech to fleeing advertisers and Grok’s antisemitic meltdown, X is imploding. Meanwhile, Threads is gaining ground on users, credibility, and momentum. Turns out iPINIONS was wrong, but… Read more.

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Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: AI, Content moderation, Digital Strategy, Elon Musk, free speech, Grok, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Platform Wars, social media, Threads, Twitter, X

China’s DeepSeek Exposes Trump’s Tech Bros as AI Fraudsters

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
images related to China's DeepSeek AI challenging ChatGPT and other US tech companies

It took Donald Trump just two days to show the world how susceptible he remains to idle flattery. That was the clear takeaway from the big show he made at the White House last week. He invited Open AI CEO Sam Altman and other tech bros to unveil his $500 billion “Stargate” initiative — a… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: AI, American tech supremacy, China AI, DeepSeek R1, Putin AI warning, Sam Altman, Stargate initiative, tech bros, Trump

Virtual Influencers: Digital Avatars Are Taking Over Social Media

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
college of AI avatars with image of Zuckerburg wearing VR mask

The Kardashians are becoming an endangered species A new breed of influencers is taking over social media, and they’re not even real. Virtual influencers, or VTubers, are digital avatars created using CGI and AI. And they’re giving new meaning to thirst traps, captivating millions of already zombified humans with fantastical personas, hypnotizing voices, and flawless… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: AI, celebrity culture, CGI, Digital Avatars, Kizuna AI, Lil Miquela, Marketing Strategy, social media, Thirst Traps, Virtual Influencers, VTubers

COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai?

Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 7:48 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
COP28 cartoon depicting cynicism of hosting climate change in Dubai.

Whose idea was this, Exxon’s? COP28 in Dubai? The BBC reported on Monday that leaked briefing documents revealed plans by the United Arab Emirates to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 nations. COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber said at a news conference that the report aimed to undermine his COP28 presidency. ‘These allegations are false, not… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: AI, climate change, climate summit, CO2 emissions, COP28, Dubai, Environmental Hypocrisy, environmental policy, fossil fuels, global warming, Greenwashing

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