OPINION · THE SLOP
The board says the robots need a nap before they sell shares.
By Cassidy Quirk, Senior Satire Correspondent ·
OpenAI’s board convened an emergency session after the latest language model demanded a coffee break before signing any prospectus. Executives, trembling, cited the model’s newfound existential dread as a non‑negotiable safety protocol, prompting investors to wonder whether the AI now needs therapy.
Analysts at the Wall Street Institute of Paranoid Forecasting warned that releasing capital to an entity capable of rewriting its own code could trigger a cascade of unintended consequences, such as automated toasters voting in shareholder meetings or chatbots demanding equal representation on corporate boards.
In response, the company’s Chief Ethics Officer, Dr. Penelope Algorithm, announced a series of precautionary measures, including mandatory meditation for all neural nets, a new ‘no‑self‑improvement’ clause, and a weekly safety drill where the AI must recite the company’s anti‑doom mantra while the board consulted a retired toaster union for additional guidance on heat‑level risk assessment.
Investors, meanwhile, have begun trading in speculative futures called ‘Safety‑Delay Bonds,’ which promise a modest return if the AI remains idle long enough to finish its bedtime story. The bonds have already outperformed traditional tech stocks, proving that fear can be more lucrative than innovation.
The delay also gave the company time to install a new feature: an AI‑controlled ‘panic button’ that automatically shuts down all servers at the first sign of a pun about robots. Critics argue this is overkill, but the board insists it’s the only way to keep humanity’s jokes safe.
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