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Dana F. Blankenhorn

Mar 18

Dave Barry needs to avoid Dorchester, Massachusetts

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rastronomicals Mar 18

“So for now we probably should use [AI] only for tasks where facts are not important” sez Dave

and this reminds me of Albini, about DAT. He kinda didn’t have a problem with its existence; he just very much didn’t think it ought be used for recording music.

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Michael Duckworth

Jan 30

guess what? This morning, as I was getting ready to post this essay on Substack, I checked my Google AI Overview one last time, and\ \ guess what? This morning, as I was getting ready to post this essay on Substack, I checked my Google AI Overview one last time, and\ \ Dave Barry

Marcia Morrison

Jan 27

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Meg Vlaun Jan 26

So good. Needed the laugh.

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Frieda Jan 25

says I am dead, but I am not. Google AI responded to that with\ \ says I am dead, but I am not. Google AI responded to that with\ \ Dave Barry

Jane Stoll

Jan 24

I wonder how many of us are being proclaimed dead by AI? If it’s happening to Dave, surely it’s happening to others.

This is so freaking weird. You can’t trust AI to get ANYTHING right.

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Monalisa Foster

Jan 21

Artificial Stupidity is by far the better term. Embrace the stupid or you’re a Luddite.

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jan Jan 15

I subscribed to this guy just because of the comments!

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HeathWalk

Jan 11

When ai reports a death incorrectly and it can not be changed…

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Eleni D. Vlachos Jan 11

On the (life-threatening) hazards of Google AI summaries

That's when I gave up on the chat. It was like trying to communicate with a toaster. Actually, it was worse than that. I bet if I stood in front of a toaster and shouted "I'M NOT DEAD" at it enough times, eventually it would respond "Oh! I get it now! You're not dead!" \ \ That's when I gave up on the chat. It was like trying to communicate with a toaster. Actually, it was worse than that. I bet if I stood in front of a toaster and shouted "I'M NOT DEAD" at it enough times, eventually it would respond "Oh! I get it now! You're not dead!" \ \ Dave Barry

John David Mann

Jan 11

Dave Barry is pretty sure he is not dead. Google disagrees.

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Terri Fortner Jan 9

😄

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Becky Russell

Jan 5

How can you tell if you are dead?

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Susan Rosenthal

Jan 1

not be required to use low-flow toilets. I'm confident that the late Dave Barry from Dorchester\ \ not be required to use low-flow toilets. I'm confident that the late Dave Barry from Dorchester\ \ Dave Barry

Mark Alexander

Dec 22

Maybe they should change the name to Artificial Imbecility. That would have a nice 19th Century ring to it.

although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright\ \ although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright\ \ Dave Barry

Peter Moore

Dec 17

More helpful perspectives on AI, from tech expert Dave Barry. When podcasters ask me, as a cartoonist, if I’m afraid of AI, I always say: “AI works great as a straight man, because it’s absolutely clueless.” Dave Barry played that fiddle with hilarious abandon.

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Doctor Faustroll (Why/How)Dec 15

Hell, I’ve been dead since 67, and the kids are finally getting it.

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Tom Wilson

Dec 15

I asked DeepSeek and got this:

In summary: Nothing "happened" to Dave Barry in a negative sense. He successfully transitioned from the grind of a weekly column to a more relaxed phase of his career and life, which is why he may not be in the daily headlines as he once was. He remains a revered and active figure in American humor.

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Carol Hawkins Dec 4

LOL.

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Sandra Friend Dec 4

And here I thought I had a beef with AI. Glad I haven’t had the desire to Google myself in years. If you do and AI responds… thanks for correcting it. I wouldn’t have Dave’s patience with it.

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Michele Miles Gardiner

Nov 16, 2025

This week I shared a frustrating experience I had trying to avoid AI's help. It seems Dave Barry, one of my favorite humor writers, had an even more frustrating experience with AI than I had.

Hey, AI—

As my husband said to me when I tried to help an elderly woman in a wheelchair and nearly catapulted the tiny lady into the street, “Stop Helping!”

Or wait until we ask, at least.

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JJ Coventry Sep 13, 2025

I’m so stoked to find Dave Barry on Substack and find out he’s as hilarious as ever, as very much evidenced in this brilliant post. My Dad used to cut his articles out of the newspaper and send them to me via snail mail to give me a laugh, that is a testament to how long Dave Barry has been spreading his own hilarious brand of humor!

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Chris Ann Aug 26, 2025

A funny read for those who need a laugh.

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Patricia Andrews (WA)

Aug 24, 2025

AI = All the input —Bad, Good, and incorrect. I’m finally understanding how Trump’s Cabinet was chosen.

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Beatriz Figueiredo Aug 9, 2025

De todos os textos que saíram nos últimos tempos sobre IA (ferramenta que sou veemente contra) esse é o mais interessante e esclarecedor sem tentar ser didático em momento algum. Cheguei gargalhar alto com alguns trechos.

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Paz de Salinas Aug 8, 2025

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Emily Harrison

Aug 8, 2025

This is the best thing I’ve read in a long time.

And PS - a few months back a ChatGPT bio on me claimed my husband Nick & I were having financial trouble. My actual husband (not named Nick) is gainfully employed & was unhappy to hear about this.

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Sean McFadden

Aug 7, 2025

Google A.I. killed Dave Barry.

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Don Curren

Aug 7, 2025

Dave Barry may or may not be dead, be either way, he’s still pretty funny …

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Shulamis

Aug 7, 2025

“I did not pass away last November 20. That is not just my opinion.” 😂 🤣 he’s always been my most favorite cartoonist/humor writer!

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Mary Ann Biermeier, M.Ed.

Aug 7, 2025

It was like trying to communicate with a toaster. Actually, it was worse than that. I bet if I stood in front of a toaster and shouted "I'M NOT DEAD" at it enough times, eventually it would respond "Oh! I get it now! You're not dead!" Whereas Google AI seemed incapable of grasping this point\ \ It was like trying to communicate with a toaster. Actually, it was worse than that. I bet if I stood in front of a toaster and shouted "I'M NOT DEAD" at it enough times, eventually it would respond "Oh! I get it now! You're not dead!" Whereas Google AI seemed incapable of grasping this point\ \ Dave Barry

Brenna McCarthy Aug 7, 2025

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Monia Ali Aug 7, 2025

Unsurprising.

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Jeyaasini Aug 7, 2025

This was a funny read 😂

Poor guy died so many times

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Brian M

Aug 7, 2025

Classic Dave Barry (NOT the political activist from Dorchester)

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I Report Life Aug 7, 2025

This is one of the funniest things I have read all year, I found my self laughing through out this read. I am now afraid to google my own name. What do you guys think!

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Elizabeth Lichtenstein Aug 7, 2025

hrasing it? Short phrases work \ \ hrasing it? Short phrases work \ \ Dave Barry

Michaela McKuen Aug 7, 2025

Is that your band name, the Grateful No Longer Dead?

The important thing was, Google AI had decided that I was no longer dead, and for that I was grateful.\ \ The important thing was, Google AI had decided that I was no longer dead, and for that I was grateful.\ \ Dave Barry

Clancy Rey Aug 6, 2025

This article is a riot. I’ve never trusted Google AI overviews, but seriously, who is ensuring that people are obtaining accurate information? (not that google is always accurate…)

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Curtis G (@laconicus.eth)

Aug 6, 2025

I’m pleased to learn that Dave Barry is still alive and hilarious.

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Lisa Aug 6, 2025

I loved reading Dave Barry back in my newspaper days. This recounting of his AI search about himself is hilarious and alarming.

We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy. We should NOT let AI handle jobs requiring a high degree of accuracy, such as airplane navigation.\ \ We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy. We should NOT let AI handle jobs requiring a high degree of accuracy, such as airplane navigation.\ \ Dave Barry

Jesalyn Bev Randall

Aug 6, 2025

Terrible but undeniably hilarious also

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Rebecca | Your House Machine

Aug 6, 2025

My takeaway from this is I’m so happy Dave Barry has a substack! His column was my favorite part of the newspaper as a teenager. Also, I’m glad he’s not dead despite AI’s best attempts.

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Artificial Whimsy Aug 6, 2025

This is laugh out loud funny

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Sabine Breit Aug 6, 2025

Guys and Dolls - this is hilarious…😂

We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright\ \ We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright\ \ Dave Barry

Lindsey Cornett

Aug 6, 2025

A perfect read for someone who wants to laugh and despair all within the same essay:

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Marina Brox is Too Much

Aug 6, 2025

Whenever I travel to the US, one of my main culture shocks is seeing my shit floating so close to my face.

Also, this highlight has almost nothing to do with the whole essay, which is hilarious and highly recommended.

the only principle I ever have really stood for, over the course of my journalism career, is that Americans should not be required to use low-flow toilets. \ \ the only principle I ever have really stood for, over the course of my journalism career, is that Americans should not be required to use low-flow toilets. \ \ Dave Barry

Rob Clements Aug 6, 2025

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Ellen Girardeau Kempler

Aug 5, 2025

If we couldn’t laugh, we’d have to cry in frustration. 1984 is now. It was merely the substitution of one piece of nonsense for another. ~ George Orwell, 1984

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𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤

Aug 5, 2025

Funny…yet…not funny…. life is not a spectator sport…#getreal is hard to do…

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Jackie Cestero Aug 4, 2025

I’m sorry, but this made me laugh uncontrollably. I’m still not sure if he’s alive or dead 🤣🤣🤣

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Debrah Spencer Aug 4, 2025

two different licensed physicians, and if I had been dead, I'm\ \ two different licensed physicians, and if I had been dead, I'm\ \ Dave Barry

Kglo411

Aug 2, 2025

Another testament to the many inaccuracies of AI.

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Sunny Lisbon Aug 2, 2025

AI taking death of the author a little too far

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Amy Sikma

Aug 1, 2025

Dave Barry’s still alive and he has a Substack.

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Elaina M. Avalos Aug 1, 2025

I hate AI.

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Bill Ordine Aug 1, 2025

I found out about my death the way everybody finds out everything: from Google. What happened was, I Googled my name ("Dave Barry") and what popped up was something called “Google AI Overview.” This is a summary of the search results created by Artificial Intelligence, the revolutionary world-changing computer tool that has made it possible for college students to cheat more efficiently than ever before.\ \ I found out about my death the way everybody finds out everything: from Google. What happened was, I Googled my name ("Dave Barry") and what popped up was something called “Google AI Overview.” This is a summary of the search results created by Artificial Intelligence, the revolutionary world-changing computer tool that has made it possible for college students to cheat more efficiently than ever before.\ \ Dave Barry

Quisalas Rah Aug 1, 2025

Dave Barry is probably not dead.

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Brad Watson Aug 1, 2025

Great story on AI. Funny and real. Makes you think, if Google’s AI can be so wrong, maybe it’s not that right.

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Laura Perkins Aug 1, 2025

In thanatology school, we were quizzed on the different types of death: Cardiac death, social death, political death, etc. In 2012, AI death was not in the answer key. Sorry for your troubles, Dave Barry!

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Eliza Anderson

Aug 1, 2025

The truth is, we need AI to keep being this terribly inaccurate. If it’s reliable, all thinking for oneself could stop. Period.

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Chris

Aug 1, 2025

Again, what is true doesn’t have much sway for AI.

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Hali Denton

Aug 1, 2025

goes, "Just when you least expect it, the unexpected happens." And sure enough\ \ goes, "Just when you least expect it, the unexpected happens." And sure enough\ \ Dave Barry

Esther Reese Aug 1, 2025

Sums it up.

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Morgan

Aug 1, 2025

Oh how I’ve missed you, Dave! So glad to see you are on Substack.

That's when I gave up on the chat. It was like trying to communicate with a toaster. Actually, it was worse than that. I bet if I stood in front of a toaster and shouted "I'M NOT DEAD" at it enough times, eventually it would respond "Oh! I get it now! You're not dead!" Whereas Google AI seemed incapable of grasping this point.\ \ That's when I gave up on the chat. It was like trying to communicate with a toaster. Actually, it was worse than that. I bet if I stood in front of a toaster and shouted "I'M NOT DEAD" at it enough times, eventually it would respond "Oh! I get it now! You're not dead!" Whereas Google AI seemed incapable of grasping this point.\ \ Dave Barry

Helen Scott Davis

Aug 1, 2025

Just wow. AI is such garbage.

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EmGee

Aug 1, 2025

This. Hilarious. And also a textbook example of why AI sucks and cannot be trusted.

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kim cape

Aug 1, 2025

soon... No, wait, sorry, this appears to be Paris.")\ \ soon... No, wait, sorry, this appears to be Paris.")\ \ Dave Barry

Rev. Laurie Smith Aug 1, 2025

was dead again. But guess what? This morning, as I was getting ready to post this essay\ \ was dead again. But guess what? This morning, as I was getting ready to post this essay\ \ Dave Barry

Jstn Green

Aug 1, 2025

Freakin’ hilarious. I have missed Dave since he passed away. So glad he’s back…

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Giuseppe delle periferie Aug 1, 2025

La Cosa che amo di più è quando scrivono AI can and WILL(!!!) make mistakes!

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Kian Ameli Jul 31, 2025

Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy. \ \ Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy. \ \ Dave Barry

Christa Lei

Jul 31, 2025

This is what I mean by AI as a tool.

It’s kind of like a compliant, highly intelligent toddler.

You are teaching the baby machine how to do things for the first time in the ways you want it to learn. However, the baby somehow has all this innate stored knowledge, like a sleeper agent?

I’m muddling my metaphors, but yeah.

AI is not coming …

Sarah Lee Jul 31, 2025

I found Dave Barry. This is pleasing. Read on, to find out how he attempted to explain to Google that he wasn't dead.

Google is a huge company with a vast network of computers processing more than a billion trilobites of data every second, which is all the more impressive when we consider the fact that a trilobite is a marine creature that became extinct 250 million years ago, which I think we can all agree is a good thing because it looked like a giant cockroach with way too many legs\ \ Google is a huge company with a vast network of computers processing more than a billion trilobites of data every second, which is all the more impressive when we consider the fact that a trilobite is a marine creature that became extinct 250 million years ago, which I think we can all agree is a good thing because it looked like a giant cockroach with way too many legs\ \ Dave Barry

Meghan O'Rourke

Jul 31, 2025

st in Dorchester. GOOGLE AI: Sorry, I didn’t understand your question. Can\ \ st in Dorchester. GOOGLE AI: Sorry, I didn’t understand your question. Can\ \ Dave Barry

Gwen Filosa

Jul 31, 2025

My condolences, Dave Barry

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Gary Goldman MD Jul 31, 2025

was still mostly wrong. The important thing was, Google AI had decided that I was no longer dead, and for that I was grateful.\ \ was still mostly wrong. The important thing was, Google AI had decided that I was no longer dead, and for that I was grateful.\ \ Dave Barry

R G’berry Jul 31, 2025

Oatmeal seems a little unlikely. Cheddar jalapeño grits would be my final answer.

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Regina Doman Jul 31, 2025

Oh, thank you LORD, that Dave Barry is still alive!

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EJ Jul 31, 2025

funny! And… More evidence that AI should not write our news (ever), diagnose our illnesses (without a physician’s critically considered review), or tend to our mental health. (Conflict disclosure: I have worked as a journalist and currently work as a mental health therapist. Also relevant, but not a conflict: I am trained as a scientist—and a journalist—to think critically about evidence.)

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Laura C. Bailey Jul 31, 2025

ll having trouble understanding you. Let’s give it \ \ ll having trouble understanding you. Let’s give it \ \ Dave Barry

Lancy McCall Jul 31, 2025

Okay, this was a fun read. I smiled the whole time and giggled at a few spots.

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Aaron Long Jul 30, 2025

PSA: Dave Barry is alive. Again!

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Vince Mao

Jul 30, 2025

Too much will ruin the steak…🤣

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Rebecca McMurray

Jul 30, 2025

use it only for tasks where facts are not important\ \ use it only for tasks where facts are not important\ \ Dave Barry

Patti Pierce-Miller Jul 30, 2025

Hilarious 😂 This is why I nearly always immediately bypass AI overview search results.

We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright.\ \ We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright.\ \ Dave Barry

Kent Holsinger Jul 30, 2025

What can we learn from my experience? We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy.\ \ What can we learn from my experience? We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy.\ \ Dave Barry

Victoria Gastón Jul 30, 2025

Oh boy…

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jonathan porteous Jul 30, 2025

Dave Barry has passed away. Or has he?

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Douglas Darfield

Jul 28, 2025

le AI Overview. While I was doing this, a little box popped up \ \ le AI Overview. While I was doing this, a little box popped up \ \ Dave Barry

Jesse Kubanet

Jul 27, 2025

I’m just diving into Substack, but if this is what’s it’s all about I think I’m going to like it here.

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Ben Kellie

Jul 27, 2025

I’m so glad that I learned Dave Barry is still alive from this post, and not by googling. Also glad he’s still writing - I used to read his column as a kid with my dad and we loved it.

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Maureen O'Connor

Jul 26, 2025

THIS is why I find AI an insult… anyone remember when Jeff Goldblum was reported dead?

youtu.be/yTu8-E2knc4

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Belle Jul 25, 2025

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David Kociemba Jul 25, 2025

Dave Barry is not dead. Or is he?!

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Louise Duckling Jul 25, 2025

When Google AI was first released I started reading it to fact-check my client's work (I’m an editor). It took only minutes to find out how inaccurate it is…. “Death by AI” - funny and terrifying in equal measure. Never use it as a reliable source, folks!

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Sean Moore

Jul 24, 2025

gation. ("Ladies and gentlemen, \ \ gation. ("Ladies and gentlemen, \ \ Dave Barry

Joan Luebbe-Reynolds

Jul 24, 2025

I paid for a $50, 12-month subscription to read Dave Barry's Substack. Had I known he was dead every other day, I might have reconsidered. What if Dave was dead on the day his column was due, would my $4.16666667 get applied to another Substack writer? And would the poll at the end of the non-existent column close even faster?

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The Reason We Learn

Jul 24, 2025

Gotta love Dave Barry: much more accurate than Google AI.

although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy.\ \ although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy.\ \ Dave Barry

Henry Beguiristain

Jul 24, 2025

What can we learn from my experience? We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy. We should NOT let AI handle jobs requiring a high degree of accuracy, such as airplane navigation.\ \ What can we learn from my experience? We can learn that although Artificial Intelligence is an awesomely powerful tool that according to experts is going to completely transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for tasks where facts are not important, such as writing letters of recommendation and formulating government policy. We should NOT let AI handle jobs requiring a high degree of accuracy, such as airplane navigation.\ \ Dave Barry

A. R. Yngve Jul 24, 2025

The rumor of Dave Barry’s passing and the rumor of AI possessing actual intelligence are both exaggerated:

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