Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Artificially Intelligent
By Tengrain — August 9, 2026

Above, The Polecats perform, Make A Circuit With Me. Today we look at Fancy Autocomplete, er, AI.

The Substack Post is against Claudefishing.

Comic Sands reports on what happened after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested using AI for parenting tips.

Disconnect says Bernie Sanders has AI policy all wrong.

Lawyers, Guns and Money asks,"Should we have a liberal democracy or an authoritarian cult of personality?"

Bonus Track: She Who Seeks demands, "You Be You!" - very good advice, indeed.

It's been a slice! Thank you for letting me be part of your week, and I hope to return soon!

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Fediverse, or on BlueSky. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

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