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December 16, 2027
In 14 monthsFeeding spreadsheets into LLMs is not journalism, it is just expensive typing.
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uncovers conspiracies while you search for coffee
You scour public records for patterns and polish datasets into narrative articles. Soon, bots will do the heavy lifting while you reconsider your life choices.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still judge which sources are lying when the data looks perfectly clean.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Scripted bots begin mass-downloading and organizing public databases before you can even open your terminal.
Month 4
Pattern-matching algorithms identify financial irregularities in municipal budgets faster than any human researcher.
Month 7
A writing module summarizes findings into coherent narrative structures based on your established editorial style.
Month 10
Automated agents handle all source correspondence and embargo agreements without human emotional interference.
Month 14 · D-Day
Your access to the CMS is revoked as the system publishes its own scoops.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 97.1%
84 percent
FOIA requests ignored
4 to 1
Coffee-to-scoop ratio
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Hours spent cleaning Excel
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