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26 Painfully Accurate ‘Mid Comics’ About The Modern AI Industry
'Mid' is a daily comic about Synthetica, an AI startup that raised far too much money and cannot stop pivoting. As the artist behind the series shared: "I started drawing it because I run a small AI company myself, and the strangest parts of this industry never make the news: the fundraising theater, the agents that almost work, the demos that die the second an investor looks at them."
Chad, the main character of the series, is the CEO. He communicates entirely in buzzwords, bets the runway on whatever he read that morning, and cares about his team in ways that reliably make everything worse. The engineers keep the place running despite him. A new strip goes up most days.
Scroll down and explore a selection of the best comics by 'Mid', where, as the artist puts it: "Everything here is satire, but less of it is invented than you'd hope."
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#1
He Died Doing What He Loved
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#2
Same AI
Andrew Keir 5 days ago
The only advantage of AI is that it's smarter than those who rely on it.
#3
Reference Check
Andrew Keir 5 days ago
That's the trouble about multiple accusations - the other side rebuts one on a technicality and expects that to end the entire debate.
#4
Paternity Leave
Andrew Keir 5 days ago
The North Korean version went bankrupt but kept running, with no visible means of support. We're not sure what to make of that but we don't want to try again.
#5
In Confidence
Andrew Keir 5 days ago
"In confidence" that they'll all learn very quickly not to complain about anything
#6
Days Since Last Pivot
Andrew Keir 5 days ago
How come that when *we* do it, it's a pivot, but if anyone else does it, it's flip-flopping ?
#7
Younger And Younger
Andrew Keir 5 days ago
There's a word for those who "focus on younger and younger kids" but somehow nobody dares use it.
#8
The Pass
#9
The Allegations Are True
#10
The Moat
Andrew Keir 5 days ago
Reminds me of certain hedge funds - and Dilbert's "Certificates of Perpetual Investment". Oh, and "Hotel California", ofc.
#12
The Raise
Andrew Keir 5 days ago
You don't 're-write' it, you 'issue an update'. Have you learnt nothing? ... Oh.
#13
A Balanced Diet
#17
The Day Off
#19
Total Confidence
#20
Bare Metal
Andrew Keir 5 days ago
I thought runway was for taking off. And , eventually, landing. Or am I wrong?
#25
The Sales Expert
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What do you think ?
RamiRudolph 5 days ago
Humor is pretty meh. And the art is a cheap knockoff of Cyanide & Happiness.
RamiRudolph 5 days ago
Humor is pretty meh. And the art is a cheap knockoff of Cyanide & Happiness.
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