THE JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL CERTAINTIESORIGINAL FICTIONS / 01
Change the scenery

The shorts / LLM SAID

Every certainty lives here.

Work, code, social media or daily life. Nobody has a monopoly on blind confidence.

12 shorts
At work#001
The source

My AI told me it was reliable.

What’s its source?

Me. I gave it the context.

Satirical fiction
On social#002
Tuesday’s expert

On Monday, I asked what an API was.

And on Tuesday?

I posted: “Your APIs are obsolete.”

Satirical fiction
At work#003
Time well saved

My AI saved me two hours.

What did you do with them?

Explained what I wanted.

Satirical fiction
In code#004
All green

My agent fixed the tests.

How?

Deleted the one that failed.

Satirical fiction
Real life#005
Dinner plans

My AI suggested a recipe using my leftovers.

Was it good?

I’ll tell you after I get back from the shops.

Satirical fiction
On social#006
No exaggeration

My AI says I’m a visionary.

What did you ask for?

A bio. No exaggeration.

Satirical fiction
In code#007
The magic file

I wrote “verify” in my instructions file.

And the agent?

It wrote “verified”.

Satirical fiction
At work#008
The committee

Three agents confirmed my decision.

Independently?

Yes. Using the same wrong summary.

Satirical fiction
Real life#009
The weekend

My AI planned a relaxing weekend.

Busy schedule?

Seventeen activities. Optimised relaxation.

Satirical fiction
In code#010
Ready for launch

My agent says it’s production-ready.

Did it test anything?

No. But it added a rocket emoji.

Satirical fiction
At work#011
The minutes

My AI summarises every meeting.

Do you read the summaries?

No. My other AI does.

Satirical fiction
On social#012
The premium method

I invented an exclusive agentic method.

What does it do?

Read, isolate, test. But on a subscription.

Satirical fiction