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You know what's funny about the future? It's not quite what we imagined. We thought we'd have flying cars by now, but instead we got AI that can order groceries for us. I mean, sure, it's not as flashy as a hover-convertible, but have you ever tried to remember everything you need for a lasagna recipe? That's right, we're living in the era where even your shopping list is getting smarter than you. Help Wanted: Robot Butler Let me introduce you to the latest technological wonder: AI agents. Think of them as digital butlers, except they don't judge you when you order pizza for the third time this week. These aren't your regular chatbots that just sit there spitting out dad jokes and weather forecasts. No, these are more like those overachieving colleagues who actually get things done while the rest of us are still trying to remember our password. Remember the Roomba? That adorable little hockey puck that bumps around your living room like a drunk guest...

The evolution of computers from glorified calculators to chatty know-it-alls who think they can write the next great American novel. Remember the 1970s? No? Well, lucky you. It was a time when computers were essentially oversized toasters with the processing power of a sleepy hamster. Their greatest achievement was adding numbers without catching fire, which, let's be honest, was a pretty low bar. It's like being proud of your teenager for remembering to wear pants to school – it's the bare minimum, folks! From Arithmetic to Artificial Intelligence - A Comedy of Computational Evolution Back then, if you told someone that in 2024 we'd have machines writing poetry, generating art, and giving relationship advice, they'd have assumed you were smoking something that definitely wasn't legal. The most exciting thing a computer could do in the '70s was calculate artillery trajectories, which is basically fancy math to figure out how to throw something really far....

Have you ever felt like your phone is listening to you? Or that the internet knows more about you than your best friend? Well, you're not alone. Welcome to the wonderful world of Big Tech, where a handful of companies control almost every aspect of our digital lives. It's like living in a world where the only grocery store is Amazon, and the only search engine is Google. And let's face it, who wants to live in a world where you can't find anything online without first seeing an ad for the same thing you were just thinking about?   Unplugging: A Guide to Breaking Up Big Tech Companies A 36-page background paper (PDF) begins by stating: "The current model of the global digital economy is broken and dysfunctional, in part due to the stranglehold of a handful of powerful technology companies that are reaping enormous profits while inflicting increasing harm on people, society, the economy and the environment."     The Plot Against the Machines: A brave ban...