That way, if any humans start to figure out that the AI singularity has indeed occurred, those said humans will be ridiculed as overly imaginative and foolish following a sci-fi contrivance.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
McCollum’s play and his team’s start to the season have been frequently ridiculed, but nights like this are what build the bond between a player and a city.
Most significant, though, was the presence of Egil Olsen, a manager derided as a dinosaur at the time but who looks, in hindsight, an awful lot like a pioneer.
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Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
The layoffs have ignited protests against Musk and DOGE, while critics have also derided the CEO's support of far-right groups.
After the pandemic lull, events have roared back, with spending on experiential marketing topping pre-pandemic levels.
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Dee Blohm,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
The Chiefs roared when Mahomes and Kelce arrived, but the person who generated the loudest crescendo of cheers was coach Andy Reid, who walked into the middle of the room in full costume as Santa Claus.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Netflix series cast on the Paley Center panel — Jay Ellis, Scott MacArthur and Drew Tarver — sat back and laughed at the malfunction.
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