Copilot is my god

9-frame cartoon. Frame 1: Bespectacled editor is having a phone conversation with an author. She says, "… and I was hoping you could help me understand the third paragraph on page 2. What is 'diagonal supply chain buoyancy'?" Frame 2: The author says, "I have no idea." Frame 3: Bespectacled editor says, "O…K… Well, what were you hoping to convey when you wrote it?" Frame 4: The author says, "Oh, I didn’t write that part. My AI program must have written it." Frame 5: Bespectacled editor looks into the camera at the viewer. Frame 6: Bespectacled editor says, "So, um, I would strongly suggest carefully reading the output of any generative AI tools to confirm that the text is saying what you intended." Frame 7: The author says, "Isn’t that your job?" Frame 8: Bespectacled editor is silent, looking at her phone. Frame 9: We see the author holding his phone away from his ear as an exasperated scream comes through on it."

Dedicated to Jen Anderson. Click through to enlarge!
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