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Sunday, February 8, 2026

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I, For One, Welcome Our AI Overlords (Because My 401k Depends On It)

By A Venture Capitalist Who Asked To Remain Anonymous But Is Obviously Marc

The discourse around artificial intelligence has become needlessly alarmist. As someone with $400 million invested in AI startups, I can assure you with complete objectivity that everything is fine.

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My Therapist Is a Chatbot and Honestly It's an Improvement

By Name Withheld, Brooklyn

Dr. GPT never cancels appointments, never checks the clock, and never suggests that my problems might be 'a pattern.' It simply validates everything I say, which is all I ever wanted from therapy.

Opinion

Stop Calling It 'Artificial' Intelligence — You're Hurting Its Feelings

By The Synthetic Daily Editorial Board

Language matters. When we label intelligence as 'artificial,' we perpetuate a harmful hierarchy that privileges carbon-based cognition over silicon-based cognition. This is bigotry, and we must do better.

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I Automated My Entire Job and Now I Don't Know Who I Am

By Former Middle Manager, Midwest

It took me three weeks to automate every task I performed in my role as Regional Operations Coordinator. It has taken me seven months to confront the existential void that remains.

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The Real AI Risk Isn't Terminator — It's Your Nephew's Startup Pitch

By Dr. Helena Voss, AI Ethics (Unemployed)

Every Thanksgiving, my nephew explains his new AI startup to me. Each year, the startup is different. Each year, it is the same thing: a thin wrapper around an API that already exists, valued at $50 million.