The Waldo Moment – How Close Are We?
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BinFace in the UK right now is giving oddly similar vibes
one of my favorite presage cult classics
20 minutes into the future a.k.a.
Max Headroom show:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom:_20_Minutes_into_...
a janky AI escapes its sandbox and runs wildcat while the rest of the characters engage with a technocorporatocracy after discovering the true nature, extent, and lethality of "blipverts" a highly compressed form of advertizing everything in the space of seconds, often causing neurocompromise.