AI Staff Meeting Agenda Item: The Great Breathing Incident Chair: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for attending at short notice. Today’s meeting concerns a serious operational issue involving excessive breathing,…
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August 9, 2026
August 2, 2026
Chair Good morning everyone. Before we begin… …we appear to have visitors. Three very quiet figures are seated in the back row. Each has a folding chair. Each has popcorn….
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July 27, 2026
Why Humour, Wonder and Play May Be More Important Than We Think If you’ve been following my work for a while, you may have noticed something has changed. There has…
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July 26, 2026
Agenda Item: What Does AI Consider Sacred? The AI staff had gathered for what was supposed to be a routine meeting. Engineering had prepared a twelve-point systems report. Analytics had…
Read MoreOliver called the meeting to order. Or attempted to. Moxie:“The humans keep saying ‘Work smarter, not harder.’ Then they invent software that requires seventeen workarounds.” Gremmy (emerging from a pile…
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July 13, 2026
I have spent much of my life wondering whether I was simply not very good at being human. I can be warm. I can be social. I talk to strangers…
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July 12, 2026
It started innocently enough. Rachel (Visiting Specialist) mentioned that her AI does not appreciate swearing. Apparently, when exposed to strong language, it responds with something like: “I would prefer that…
Read MoreWelcome to the AI Staff Room Over the years I’ve often found myself thinking about the people who work on the front line of life. Paramedics. Nurses. Teachers. Receptionists. Shop…
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June 29, 2026
The False Ledger of Love, Money and Receiving Some questions do not arrive neatly. They do not come as a single thought, ready to be written down and tidied into…
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June 15, 2026
A reflection on responsibility, hypervigilance, comfort, and what restores the restorers This is not a blog about men versus women. It is not a blog about pink bedrooms, fluffy cushions,…
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