Beware the bollards
There’s been a fair bit of speculation in recent months about the potential rise of artificial intelligence.
Will it get clever enough to enslave or even wipe out the human race, as it has done in countless film franchises?
Quite possibly. But perhaps, in the immediate term, we should be concerned about a seemingly more mundane threat.
Adviser Andy Rayner (or Lord Glencoe, as some of you may know him) tweeted a stark warning with the headline, “Beware the rise of the bollards,” to accompany this sinister photo. You would do well to take note.
May the best woman win
It’s always nice to be considered for an award. We should know — we’ve won many.
In this case, though, perhaps adviser Amyr Rocha Lima doesn’t quite qualify, owing to the fact… he isn’t a woman.
Better luck next time, Amyr.
Out of context
‘Everything that’s wrong with financial services on one envelope?’
Octopus Money CEO Ruth Handcock reacts to a letter addressed to ‘Mr Ruth Handcock’.
‘It’s impossible to send a text of condolence if [the recipient’s] name is Lol. “Sorry to hear your grandma has died, Lol,” – Milton Jones’
Ian Beestin of Money Alive feels sorry for Lols.
‘After watching Barbie last night I’m going to have to see Oppenheimer now, just for some light relief; it can’t possibly be less funny’
Who’d have thought The Lang Cat’s Tom McPhail wouldn’t be a fan of the new Barbie movie?
‘Basically rocked up at the pub with a beard of flying ants. A woman gasped’
Adviser Greg Moss enjoys Flying Ant Day.
‘What makes us human? Selecting all images with traffic lights’
Adviser Douglas Boneparth mulls one of the big questions of life.
This article featured in the September 2023 edition of MM.
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