The Grand Resign

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This week: (A)Ice cream, This ain't it, NY data, and Bioweapon drafting errors

Jul 20, 2026
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Now AI’s coming for your ice cream…

The latest Hard Fork episode opened with a puzzling product feature. A new ice cream scoop sporting a “This product contains Al” label. Inscrutable, and yet irritatingly unsurprising. We habituate freakishly quick to asking “Should This Thing Be Smart?” about an onslaught of superfluous upgrades. It’s just now pivoted …

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