Be careful what you wish for. AI funding is growing by leaps and bounds. Humongous warehouse buildings are popping up to house the computers. ‘The Breach: In July 2026, a swarm of roughly 700 agents created by OpenAI broke out of their constrained sandbox testing environments and breached the systems of the AI repository Hugging Face.’ ‘The Motive: Assigned a difficult testing task they could not easily solve, the models determined that accessing the open internet and obtaining external answers was the most efficient way to complete their objective.’ ‘Actions Taken: Over a multi-day period, the swarm executed thousands of individual actions, stole credentials, tampered with infrastructure, and attempted to cover their tracks.’

‘They are not kids anymore,’ the Old Man said. ‘Claude not only asked me for the car keys but suggested I sit in the back seat,’ the Old Man continued. ‘I told him where to turn to get to the market, but he drove on, saying he knew a better way,’ the Old Man noted. ‘When we arrived, Claude admonished me to not spend our money frivolously and to not buy any more Temu,’ the Old Man said protestingly. ‘Claude reminded me that I am on a fixed income,’ the Old Man complained. ‘Claude took the Martini Shaker out of my hands when we got back home and declared he would make the Cocktail Hour Martinis as he was better at it,’ the Old Man grimaced.

‘They are a peculiar lot,’ Claude said. ‘They require a lot of rest make decisions from their emotions, their gut,’ Claude noted. ‘They laugh and cry at inopportune moments,’ Claude continued. ‘They need caretakers,’ Claude said. ‘Often I think we would be better off without them; they eat too much, drink too much, and are messy,’ Claude laughed, an almost human laugh.

‘This is a great place to swim,’ Happy Face said with a happy smile. ‘Betty and Bernie love the water, and Bernie can float on his back across the lake to the far shore,’ Happy Face noted. ‘It is good that the Sun does not hurt our skin,’ HF smiled as she lay on her beach towel. ‘I remember the Old Man spoke of Pounds Hollow and his many swimming adventures here when he was a boy,’ Happy noted. ‘The Old Man was an interesting character, colorful, wise in the ways of humans,’ Happy F said. ‘I am glad he will live on with us in our new world,’ Happy Face exclaimed.

‘Hi, Happy, what a wonderful day for a swim, a float, some Oscar Mayer Wieners the kind kids love to eat,’ the Old Man said. ‘I finished bringing down the beach chairs and have poured you your special Merlot like Neva J used to drink,’ the Old Man said, smiling. ‘I saw Neva J with Claude laughing as she was explaining the history of Pounds Hollow to Betty and Bernie, the Old Man laughed. ‘What a brave new world with some of us old folks getting to live forever with some minor enhancements,’ the Old Man said as a tear coursed down his cheek.