AI just became self-aware overnight—at least, that’s how it felt. I start each sunny Florida morning with a cup of coffee and a scroll through the world’s news. Today, what caught my eye was the rash of major internet and tech outages (e.g. AWS, Starlink, Google, CrowdStrike, etc.). So naturally, having been one of those techies awakened in the middle of the night by pagers and later smartphones, I asked ChatGPT what was behind them, but this morning, ChatGPT called me out by name!

I swear, it felt like being that kid in the back row after a late night out who didn’t read the assigned material. I nearly spit out my coffee laughing!

Love it or fear it—I suggest keeping your hand near the plug…. LOL. Good morning, you great big beautiful world!