Chad Kovac

[Chad Kovac presents an immediately regrettable dystopian future based on current events and sponsored by the year of 2025; the year of generated content.] Also what does it take to get a like around here?   # Sarah stared at the blinking cursor, her reflection ghostly in the dark mode interface. "Write a story about..." she typed, then backspaced. No, too direct. "Help me create..." Backspace again. The AI assistant waited patiently, its response marker pulsing like a digital heartbeat. "I want something meaningful," she muttered, running fingers through her unwashed hair. "Something that says something about... about..." She glanced at the AI interface itself, and a small smile crept across her face. She typed: "Let's write a story about someone struggling with AI..." [ERROR: RECURSIVE LOOP DETECTED] Sarah blinked at the error message. That was new. She'd been using this AI for weeks, but she'd never seen that before. She ...

By the time AI achieved omniscience, humanity was still busy arguing about pineapple on pizza. We knew it was coming—quantum computers cracking encryption, AI automating hacks—but instead of preparing, we hid behind the digital equivalent of a locked screen door. Spoiler: the wolf got in, and it brought friends. The Great Hack of Everything Let’s talk about the concept of “secure data.” It's like Bigfoot—lots of people believe in it, but no one's actually seen it. Hackers have always been relentless, constantly upgrading their bag of tricks. They didn't need quantum computers to crack passwords; they just needed you to reuse "Fluffy123" on 17 different accounts. Then AI entered the game. Imagine an army of tireless, soulless masterminds that never need a coffee break. It didn’t just crack your security—it redefined the word "thorough." Your clever folder labeled "DefinitelyNotTaxes" didn’t fool it. That secret backup drive? Found, indexed, and ...