Oliver Rochford
cyberfuturists.com
Oliver Rochford
@cyberfuturists.com
Cybersecurity Futurist, Neo-generalist, Researcher, Skeptic, X-Gartner Analyst. #Cybersecurity & #Cyberpunk - hi-tech/lo-life, techno-realist
My favourite AI fail today - Claude Code not knowing that root can read any file 🤦
October 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🔥 OUT NOW CURIOUS AI 87! 🔥

This week with a deep dive into where we are at with AI scaling. Hint - we're so over it!
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September 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🔥 OUT NOW! CURIOUS AI 86! 🔥
Curious news for curious people
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September 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🔥 Out Now! The Curious AI 81 🔥
This week, OpenAI finally releases GPT5. Hint: It's not AGI. And the Doomer and E/ACC jobs narratives collide.
As always, free and made with @Aunoo AI
Enjoy!

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August 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Out Now! The Curious AI 80!

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August 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
July 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Curious AI 78 is out now!
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July 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Out Now! Get your AI Curious! Issue 77!
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July 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Two types of AI fool:
One presses the button and thinks the machine is God.
The other presses it and thinks they are now God
July 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
AI code. Most of it is CRUD.
July 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Check out my data-driven newsletter on technoshock, cyberpunk, dystopia, and hi-tec/lo-life, with a weekly rundown of news documenting our decent into the dystopian timeline

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June 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
💥 Out Now! Curious AI #75! 💥

This week with our new AI Bubble Froth Tracker. We even created a special AI Froth Gaugent. Current Froth level? 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐲

As always, with data from Aunoo AI.

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June 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If you want to learn more about Technoshock and the cyberpunk dystopia we're living in, which symptoms we're already experiencing already see, and the crazy and zany subcultures it creates, this is the newsletter for you.

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June 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Curious AI Issue #74!! Now with more snark and smarter analysis than ever, for our 1850+ subscribers.

Investor scepticism, worker pushback all signal mounting AI fatigue.

Mood: Agentic pivot + bubble strain, fatigue rising
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June 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
💥 Out Now! Curious AI #73! 💥
Disney & Universal just fired the first blockbuster copyright salvo, signalling the end of the “train on everything” era. Lawsuits now multiply faster than model releases, nudging gen-AI firms toward pricey licensing.
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June 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Did you know there are actually two, divergent timelines for AGI?
The Business Timeline: Executives predict AGI as soon as 2026–2035.
Everyone Else's Timeline: Researchers and technical experts on the other hand urge caution, pointing to technical plateaus

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May 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If you want to update Idiocracy to current trends, swap out "electrolytes" with "agentic"
May 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
💥 Out Now! Curious AI #70! 💥

It’s been a cluster fuck of a fortnight in AI! Mood: cautiously optimistic but vigilant
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May 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
☣️ 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰! 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐈 #69! ☣️
This week, J&J finds only 10-15% of AI projects drive 80% of gains. Ethical, environmental, and employment concerns surge, while trust in AI reliability wavers. Militaries and businesses scale fast. Healthcare remains a bright spot.
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May 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
💥 Out Now! Curious AI #66! 💥
This week, a decline in AI adoption and public perception, warnings of a bubble grow louder, vibe coding gets the reality treatment by real software professionals, and a noticeable uptick in AI-startup fraud!
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April 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Hallucination of the day! Note the delegation of responsibility - "the current implementation is using incorrect numbers from somewhere else....". Deflecting blame is not a trait I'd usually hire for 😜
March 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
💥 Out Now! Curious AI #65! 💥
This week, those are my agents, and if you don't like them...well, there are many others! Plus, the Financial Sector is signalling themselves as Early Adopters, and while Skepticism about AGI grows among Researchers, CEO’s go all in.
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March 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
We have a fantastic edition this week! The sentiment tide is definitely turning, which is good! Love the tech, hate the grifters!
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March 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Here's my advice to most security operations teams looking at agentic security: You have more to gain from waiting, unless you can use it for free.
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March 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Out today! The Curious AI 63!!

The bubble is frothing!! Goldman Sachs report casts doubt on AI productivity claims.

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March 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM