{"id":10241,"date":"2026-01-30T16:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spetz.com\/morningguyblog\/?p=10241"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:52:29","slug":"im-sorry-dave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spetz.com\/morningguyblog\/2026\/01\/30\/im-sorry-dave\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Sorry Dave&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearmarkets.com\/articles\/2026\/01\/28\/ais_hal_9000_problem_and_what_it_portends_for_the_future_1161338.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10240 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spetz.com\/morningguyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hal9000-150x67.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spetz.com\/morningguyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hal9000-150x67.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spetz.com\/morningguyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hal9000-400x180.png 400w, 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