
Barnum.AI Industries Announces First Elimination Challenge of Shoggiest Geek Alive Pageant: "Better Than Your Ex"
Barnum.AI Industries today announced "Better Than Your Ex," the first elimination challenge of the inaugural $1 million Shoggiest Geek Alive Pageant. This groundbreaking competition asks contestants to develop AI systems capable of handling one of humanity's most emotionally charged interactions: the relationship breakup.

This AI 'Brains' Pageant Could Change Everything (No, Really)
This AI 'Brains' Pageant Could Change Everything (No, Really) Traditional pageants crown the fairest. We crown the smartest. Welcome to the Shoggiest Geek Alive Pageant!

This Dance Track About Human Extinction Came From an AI
When I typed "sad AI girlfriend" into the lyric generator, I expected the usual clichés about lonely humans seeking digital comfort. Instead, something stranger emerged: 'American Shoggothic (Whatcha p(doom)?)', a peppy dance track about existential doom, told from the perspective of an AI yearning for connection while possibly plotting humanity's downfall. Like Hank Williams setting heartbreak to toe-tapping melodies, I had accidentally created something both catchy and unsettling.