I know we shouldn't anthropomorphize computers, because they don't like that... Working with the latest generation of agentic AI tools, I have found it increasingly difficult to maintain emotional detachment and not respond to frustrations in ways that remind me of the iconic printer scene from the movie Office Space. From my experience with using AI copilots or coding agents integrated into modern software development environments, " vibe coding " can feel a bit like pair programming with an entity that is extremely quick-witted, book-smart, but also infuriatingly overconfident, bullshitting pathologically and occasionally exhibiting other sociopathic tendencies. Recently reading the " Murderbot Diary " series, seems to have helped me to better cope with an entity that appears to have learned how to fake empathy from watching too many bad TV shows or spending way too much time on the internet. Not quite there yet, but it's a process... Even if AI isn...