[Home](https://substack.com/) Subscriptions Chat Activity [Explore](https://substack.com/explore) Profile Create RestacksNotes [Dana F. Blankenhorn](https://substack.com/profile/514946-dana-f-blankenhorn) [Mar 18](https://substack.com/profile/514946-dana-f-blankenhorn/note/c-229818026 "Mar 18, 2026, 4:44 PM") Subscribe Dave Barry needs to avoid Dorchester, Massachusetts [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [rastronomicals](https://substack.com/profile/3395141-rastronomicals)[Mar 18](https://substack.com/profile/3395141-rastronomicals/note/c-229783365 "Mar 18, 2026, 3:28 PM") Subscribe “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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Michael Duckworth](https://substack.com/profile/172068893-michael-duckworth) [Jan 30](https://substack.com/profile/172068893-michael-duckworth/note/c-207477107 "Jan 30, 2026, 10:53 AM") [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=c49fd386-d09f-4065-80ac-d94cede423d3) 1 [Marcia Morrison](https://substack.com/profile/4683447-marcia-morrison) [Jan 27](https://substack.com/profile/4683447-marcia-morrison/note/c-206236519 "Jan 27, 2026, 8:50 PM") Subscribe [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Meg Vlaun](https://substack.com/profile/222032193-meg-vlaun)[Jan 26](https://substack.com/profile/222032193-meg-vlaun/note/c-205593194 "Jan 26, 2026, 4:36 PM") Subscribe So good. Needed the laugh. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Frieda](https://substack.com/profile/59726887-frieda)[Jan 25](https://substack.com/profile/59726887-frieda/note/c-205074504 "Jan 25, 2026, 5:08 PM") Subscribe [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=a9370a0d-1609-41ce-8192-c920ff9a2027) [Jane Stoll](https://substack.com/profile/32347054-jane-stoll) [Jan 24](https://substack.com/profile/32347054-jane-stoll/note/c-204429075 "Jan 24, 2026, 12:10 PM") Subscribe 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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Monalisa Foster](https://substack.com/profile/20535603-monalisa-foster) [Jan 21](https://substack.com/profile/20535603-monalisa-foster/note/c-202897445 "Jan 21, 2026, 7:50 AM") Subscribe Artificial Stupidity is by far the better term. Embrace the stupid or you’re a Luddite. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 10 3 [jan](https://substack.com/profile/43492736-jan)[Jan 15](https://substack.com/profile/43492736-jan/note/c-200376554 "Jan 15, 2026, 4:51 PM") I subscribed to this guy just because of the comments! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [HeathWalk](https://substack.com/profile/75193034-heathwalk) [Jan 11](https://substack.com/profile/75193034-heathwalk/note/c-198434482 "Jan 11, 2026, 2:52 PM") Subscribe When ai reports a death incorrectly and it can not be changed… [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Eleni D. Vlachos](https://substack.com/profile/25154543-eleni-d-vlachos)[Jan 11](https://substack.com/profile/25154543-eleni-d-vlachos/note/c-198398543 "Jan 11, 2026, 1:28 PM") Subscribe 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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=be2f5d81-1cbd-4c27-b03c-8102a06ce0bf) [John David Mann](https://substack.com/profile/25888494-john-david-mann) [Jan 11](https://substack.com/profile/25888494-john-david-mann/note/c-198304962 "Jan 11, 2026, 9:52 AM") Subscribe Dave Barry is pretty sure he is not dead. Google disagrees. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Terri Fortner](https://substack.com/profile/82404178-terri-fortner)[Jan 9](https://substack.com/profile/82404178-terri-fortner/note/c-197413758 "Jan 9, 2026, 9:11 AM") 😄 [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Becky Russell](https://substack.com/profile/15466431-becky-russell) [Jan 5](https://substack.com/profile/15466431-becky-russell/note/c-195654567 "Jan 5, 2026, 2:04 PM") Subscribe How can you tell if you are dead? [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Susan Rosenthal](https://substack.com/profile/122155156-susan-rosenthal) [Jan 1](https://substack.com/profile/122155156-susan-rosenthal/note/c-194170443 "Jan 1, 2026, 11:27 PM") Subscribe [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=dfd09b73-d10b-4a10-8047-9681eae3f429) 1 [Mark Alexander](https://substack.com/profile/63645243-mark-alexander) [Dec 22](https://substack.com/profile/63645243-mark-alexander/note/c-190788051 "Dec 22, 2025, 10:08 PM") Subscribe 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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=64867925-d9c3-402f-87f3-d58497d46801) 1 [Peter Moore](https://substack.com/profile/207452-peter-moore) [Dec 17](https://substack.com/profile/207452-peter-moore/note/c-188822161 "Dec 17, 2025, 10:58 AM") Subscribe More helpful perspectives on AI, from tech expert [Dave Barry](https://substack.com/profile/309960081-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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Doctor Faustroll (Why/How)](https://substack.com/profile/57257599-doctor-faustroll-whyhow)[Dec 15](https://substack.com/profile/57257599-doctor-faustroll-whyhow/note/c-188122723 "Dec 15, 2025, 1:32 PM") Subscribe Hell, I’ve been dead since 67, and the kids are finally getting it. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Tom Wilson](https://substack.com/profile/98778636-tom-wilson) [Dec 15](https://substack.com/profile/98778636-tom-wilson/note/c-188079077 "Dec 15, 2025, 11:40 AM") Subscribe 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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Carol Hawkins](https://substack.com/profile/90946688-carol-hawkins)[Dec 4](https://substack.com/profile/90946688-carol-hawkins/note/c-184385941 "Dec 4, 2025, 10:16 PM") Subscribe LOL. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Sandra Friend](https://substack.com/profile/145841027-sandra-friend)[Dec 4](https://substack.com/profile/145841027-sandra-friend/note/c-184062250 "Dec 4, 2025, 4:42 AM") Subscribe 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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Michele Miles Gardiner](https://substack.com/profile/48396424-michele-miles-gardiner) [Nov 16, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/48396424-michele-miles-gardiner/note/c-178038052 "Nov 16, 2025, 9:29 PM") Subscribe This week I shared a frustrating experience I had trying to avoid AI's help. It seems [Dave Barry](https://substack.com/profile/309960081-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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [JJ Coventry](https://substack.com/profile/221147873-jj-coventry)[Sep 13, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/221147873-jj-coventry/note/c-155742101 "Sep 13, 2025, 9:56 PM") Subscribe 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! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Chris Ann](https://substack.com/profile/59940390-chris-ann)[Aug 26, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/59940390-chris-ann/note/c-149352216 "Aug 26, 2025, 1:21 PM") Subscribe A funny read for those who need a laugh. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Patricia Andrews (WA)](https://substack.com/profile/4939611-patricia-andrews-wa) [Aug 24, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/4939611-patricia-andrews-wa/note/c-148797782 "Aug 24, 2025, 9:20 PM") Subscribe AI = All the input —Bad, Good, and incorrect. I’m finally understanding how Trump’s Cabinet was chosen. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Beatriz Figueiredo](https://substack.com/profile/280665323-beatriz-figueiredo)[Aug 9, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/280665323-beatriz-figueiredo/note/c-143715978 "Aug 9, 2025, 10:30 AM") Subscribe 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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Paz de Salinas](https://substack.com/profile/272158204-paz-de-salinas)[Aug 8, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/272158204-paz-de-salinas/note/c-143505468 "Aug 8, 2025, 3:21 PM") Subscribe [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Emily Harrison](https://substack.com/profile/211367584-emily-harrison) [Aug 8, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/211367584-emily-harrison/note/c-143374899 "Aug 8, 2025, 8:30 AM") Subscribe 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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Sean McFadden](https://substack.com/profile/104443139-sean-mcfadden) [Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/104443139-sean-mcfadden/note/c-143180648 "Aug 7, 2025, 4:05 PM") Google A.I. killed Dave Barry. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Don Curren](https://substack.com/profile/524094-don-curren) [Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/524094-don-curren/note/c-143169598 "Aug 7, 2025, 3:30 PM") Subscribe Dave Barry may or may not be dead, be either way, he’s still pretty funny … [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Shulamis](https://substack.com/profile/11260481-shulamis) [Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/11260481-shulamis/note/c-143079417 "Aug 7, 2025, 10:59 AM") Subscribe “I did not pass away last November 20. That is not just my opinion.” 😂 🤣 he’s always been my most favorite cartoonist/humor writer! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Mary Ann Biermeier, M.Ed.](https://substack.com/profile/167902881-mary-ann-biermeier-med) [Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/167902881-mary-ann-biermeier-med/note/c-143071455 "Aug 7, 2025, 10:36 AM") Subscribe [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=7bc9f322-be76-42fa-bdfa-3d137df351a8) 1 [Brenna McCarthy](https://substack.com/profile/16397311-brenna-mccarthy)[Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/16397311-brenna-mccarthy/note/c-143045755 "Aug 7, 2025, 9:20 AM") Subscribe [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Monia Ali](https://substack.com/profile/31482321-monia-ali)[Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/31482321-monia-ali/note/c-143022637 "Aug 7, 2025, 7:58 AM") Subscribe Unsurprising. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Jeyaasini](https://substack.com/profile/320562236-jeyaasini)[Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/320562236-jeyaasini/note/c-142979756 "Aug 7, 2025, 3:07 AM") Subscribe This was a funny read 😂 Poor guy died so many times [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Brian M](https://substack.com/profile/369552544-brian-m) [Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/369552544-brian-m/note/c-142974797 "Aug 7, 2025, 2:22 AM") Subscribe Classic Dave Barry (NOT the political activist from Dorchester) [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [I Report Life](https://substack.com/profile/314029852-i-report-life)[Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/314029852-i-report-life/note/c-142972526 "Aug 7, 2025, 2:02 AM") Subscribe 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! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Elizabeth Lichtenstein](https://substack.com/profile/6571594-elizabeth-lichtenstein)[Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/6571594-elizabeth-lichtenstein/note/c-142970652 "Aug 7, 2025, 1:46 AM") Subscribe [hrasing it? Short phrases work \\ \\ hrasing it? Short phrases work \\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=8e60d397-b7a4-43d6-949e-31115d69cd8f) [Michaela McKuen](https://substack.com/profile/42259719-michaela-mckuen)[Aug 7, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/42259719-michaela-mckuen/note/c-142964687 "Aug 7, 2025, 12:58 AM") Subscribe 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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=440870f6-2b68-46f3-964f-61db23f9097d) [Clancy Rey](https://substack.com/profile/363121342-clancy-rey)[Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/363121342-clancy-rey/note/c-142931187 "Aug 6, 2025, 9:54 PM") 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…) [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Curtis G (@laconicus.eth)](https://substack.com/profile/41590367-curtis-g-laconicuseth) [Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/41590367-curtis-g-laconicuseth/note/c-142888548 "Aug 6, 2025, 6:56 PM") Subscribe I’m pleased to learn that Dave Barry is still alive and hilarious. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Lisa](https://substack.com/profile/2735362-lisa)[Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/2735362-lisa/note/c-142884040 "Aug 6, 2025, 6:39 PM") Subscribe 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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=ddb6ac36-f13c-4909-b4a1-a909e75b088c) 1 [Jesalyn Bev Randall](https://substack.com/profile/189638820-jesalyn-bev-randall) [Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/189638820-jesalyn-bev-randall/note/c-142868723 "Aug 6, 2025, 5:46 PM") Subscribe Terrible but undeniably hilarious also [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Rebecca \| Your House Machine](https://substack.com/profile/13858-rebecca-your-house-machine) [Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/13858-rebecca-your-house-machine/note/c-142864801 "Aug 6, 2025, 5:33 PM") Subscribe 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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 4 [Artificial Whimsy](https://substack.com/profile/316941046-artificial-whimsy)[Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/316941046-artificial-whimsy/note/c-142770613 "Aug 6, 2025, 12:35 PM") Subscribe This is laugh out loud funny [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 3 [Sabine Breit](https://substack.com/profile/150583628-sabine-breit)[Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/150583628-sabine-breit/note/c-142767949 "Aug 6, 2025, 12:28 PM") Subscribe 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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=e947c87b-aa57-449a-9c60-04d48f518c51) 2 [Lindsey Cornett](https://substack.com/profile/213881-lindsey-cornett) [Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/213881-lindsey-cornett/note/c-142716983 "Aug 6, 2025, 9:59 AM") Subscribe A perfect read for someone who wants to laugh and despair all within the same essay: [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Marina Brox is Too Much](https://substack.com/profile/41921187-marina-brox-is-too-much) [Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/41921187-marina-brox-is-too-much/note/c-142666800 "Aug 6, 2025, 6:48 AM") Subscribe 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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=0c5f95ce-7a62-4215-97e2-e97efc349981) 5 [Rob Clements](https://substack.com/profile/121601307-rob-clements)[Aug 6, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/121601307-rob-clements/note/c-142619592 "Aug 6, 2025, 12:35 AM") Subscribe [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Ellen Girardeau Kempler](https://substack.com/profile/958283-ellen-girardeau-kempler) [Aug 5, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/958283-ellen-girardeau-kempler/note/c-142574585 "Aug 5, 2025, 8:43 PM") Subscribe 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_ [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 2 [𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤](https://substack.com/profile/12583622-1d55f1d5651d) [Aug 5, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/12583622-1d55f1d5651d/note/c-142420218 "Aug 5, 2025, 12:03 PM") Subscribe Funny…yet…not funny…. life is not a spectator sport…#getreal is hard to do… [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Jackie Cestero](https://substack.com/profile/74643995-jackie-cestero)[Aug 4, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/74643995-jackie-cestero/note/c-142237728 "Aug 4, 2025, 8:39 PM") Subscribe I’m sorry, but this made me laugh uncontrollably. I’m still not sure if he’s alive or dead 🤣🤣🤣 [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Debrah Spencer](https://substack.com/profile/79517480-debrah-spencer)[Aug 4, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/79517480-debrah-spencer/note/c-141966725 "Aug 4, 2025, 2:54 AM") Subscribe [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=2b99082c-d7df-4b5d-bd10-72af6b15b38f) [Kglo411](https://substack.com/profile/4758846-kglo411) [Aug 2, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/4758846-kglo411/note/c-141626720 "Aug 2, 2025, 9:55 PM") Subscribe Another testament to the many inaccuracies of AI. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Sunny Lisbon](https://substack.com/profile/363616536-sunny-lisbon)[Aug 2, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/363616536-sunny-lisbon/note/c-141404142 "Aug 2, 2025, 6:35 AM") Subscribe AI taking death of the author a little too far [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Amy Sikma](https://substack.com/profile/287073728-amy-sikma) [Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/287073728-amy-sikma/note/c-141345474 "Aug 1, 2025, 10:52 PM") Dave Barry’s still alive and he has a Substack. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Elaina M. Avalos](https://substack.com/profile/321139505-elaina-m-avalos)[Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/321139505-elaina-m-avalos/note/c-141312368 "Aug 1, 2025, 8:18 PM") Subscribe I hate AI. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Bill Ordine](https://substack.com/profile/142323841-bill-ordine)[Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/142323841-bill-ordine/note/c-141290421 "Aug 1, 2025, 6:49 PM") Subscribe [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=5859a8dd-2d77-46ac-85b3-cf4d6d048df8) [Quisalas Rah](https://substack.com/profile/295159770-quisalas-rah)[Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/295159770-quisalas-rah/note/c-141221937 "Aug 1, 2025, 2:57 PM") Subscribe Dave Barry is probably not dead. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 1 [Brad Watson](https://substack.com/profile/19440118-brad-watson)[Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/19440118-brad-watson/note/c-141214743 "Aug 1, 2025, 2:35 PM") Subscribe Great story on AI. Funny and real. Makes you think, if Google’s AI can be so wrong, maybe it’s not that right. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Laura Perkins](https://substack.com/profile/56984908-laura-perkins)[Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/56984908-laura-perkins/note/c-141180120 "Aug 1, 2025, 12:49 PM") Subscribe 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](https://substack.com/profile/309960081-dave-barry)! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Eliza Anderson](https://substack.com/profile/39170124-eliza-anderson) [Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/39170124-eliza-anderson/note/c-141154477 "Aug 1, 2025, 11:35 AM") Subscribe The truth is, we need AI to keep being this terribly inaccurate. If it’s reliable, all thinking for oneself could stop. Period. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Chris](https://substack.com/profile/18069745-chris) [Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/18069745-chris/note/c-141135231 "Aug 1, 2025, 10:41 AM") Subscribe Again, what is true doesn’t have much sway for AI. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Hali Denton](https://substack.com/profile/37315851-hali-denton) [Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/37315851-hali-denton/note/c-141105512 "Aug 1, 2025, 9:12 AM") [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=8789d72a-4608-44b5-8271-1fcdb9405bac) [Esther Reese](https://substack.com/profile/161956861-esther-reese)[Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/161956861-esther-reese/note/c-141104956 "Aug 1, 2025, 9:11 AM") Subscribe Sums it up. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Morgan](https://substack.com/profile/143703092-morgan) [Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/143703092-morgan/note/c-141101227 "Aug 1, 2025, 8:59 AM") Subscribe 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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=c2f466d3-e3b0-4cec-8267-5a16db932a0a) [Helen Scott Davis](https://substack.com/profile/360353221-helen-scott-davis) [Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/360353221-helen-scott-davis/note/c-141076025 "Aug 1, 2025, 7:21 AM") Subscribe Just wow. AI is such garbage. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [EmGee](https://substack.com/profile/32851617-emgee) [Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/32851617-emgee/note/c-141069978 "Aug 1, 2025, 6:50 AM") Subscribe This. Hilarious. And also a textbook example of why AI sucks and cannot be trusted. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [kim cape](https://substack.com/profile/129049270-kim-cape) [Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/129049270-kim-cape/note/c-141063671 "Aug 1, 2025, 6:10 AM") Subscribe [soon... No, wait, sorry, this appears to be Paris.")\\ \\ soon... No, wait, sorry, this appears to be Paris.")\\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=dd55ddfd-99c2-41e0-875e-50d3e1126ac8) [Rev. Laurie Smith](https://substack.com/profile/5803510-rev-laurie-smith)[Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/5803510-rev-laurie-smith/note/c-141050721 "Aug 1, 2025, 4:30 AM") [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=3c9b3cf0-928f-4bc8-b013-69eb21132879) [Jstn Green](https://substack.com/profile/110414992-jstn-green) [Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/110414992-jstn-green/note/c-141037671 "Aug 1, 2025, 2:43 AM") Subscribe Freakin’ hilarious. I have missed Dave since he passed away. So glad he’s back… [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Giuseppe delle periferie](https://substack.com/profile/8919782-giuseppe-delle-periferie)[Aug 1, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/8919782-giuseppe-delle-periferie/note/c-141028000 "Aug 1, 2025, 1:25 AM") Subscribe La Cosa che amo di più è quando scrivono AI can and WILL(!!!) make mistakes! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Kian Ameli](https://substack.com/profile/27034053-kian-ameli)[Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/27034053-kian-ameli/note/c-141002759 "Jul 31, 2025, 10:47 PM") Subscribe [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=f0d7926f-cd0c-44e9-8d8b-3d4ea6dfce28) [Christa Lei](https://substack.com/profile/25027096-christa-lei) [Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/25027096-christa-lei/note/c-140996265 "Jul 31, 2025, 10:15 PM") 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 … See more [Sarah Lee](https://substack.com/profile/334565874-sarah-lee)[Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/334565874-sarah-lee/note/c-140992919 "Jul 31, 2025, 10:00 PM") Subscribe 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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=6ef7913b-aa10-4f2d-916b-d0d0b14861b9) 2 1 [Meghan O'Rourke](https://substack.com/profile/4823547-meghan-orourke) [Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/4823547-meghan-orourke/note/c-140987114 "Jul 31, 2025, 9:35 PM") Subscribe [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=ebae112e-67f4-4a19-93ff-2bda8443137e) 6 [Gwen Filosa](https://substack.com/profile/141362622-gwen-filosa) [Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/141362622-gwen-filosa/note/c-140862635 "Jul 31, 2025, 2:10 PM") Subscribe My condolences, [Dave Barry](https://substack.com/profile/309960081-dave-barry) [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Gary Goldman MD](https://substack.com/profile/10246392-gary-goldman-md)[Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/10246392-gary-goldman-md/note/c-140858424 "Jul 31, 2025, 1:57 PM") [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=36c087e9-d91c-4174-aaf0-756a720a54fe) [R G’berry](https://substack.com/profile/369976152-r-gberry)[Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/369976152-r-gberry/note/c-140822707 "Jul 31, 2025, 12:13 PM") Subscribe Oatmeal seems a little unlikely. Cheddar jalapeño grits would be my final answer. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Regina Doman](https://substack.com/profile/75737304-regina-doman)[Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/75737304-regina-doman/note/c-140808709 "Jul 31, 2025, 11:32 AM") Subscribe Oh, thank you LORD, that Dave Barry is still alive! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [EJ](https://substack.com/profile/15632302-ej)[Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/15632302-ej/note/c-140789565 "Jul 31, 2025, 10:38 AM") 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.) [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Laura C. Bailey](https://substack.com/profile/123138545-laura-c-bailey)[Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/123138545-laura-c-bailey/note/c-140771477 "Jul 31, 2025, 9:45 AM") Subscribe [ll having trouble understanding you. Let’s give it \\ \\ ll having trouble understanding you. Let’s give it \\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=30c8eeee-1211-4697-b0c0-926c10ccd521) [Lancy McCall](https://substack.com/profile/173247704-lancy-mccall)[Jul 31, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/173247704-lancy-mccall/note/c-140713604 "Jul 31, 2025, 5:30 AM") Subscribe Okay, this was a fun read. I smiled the whole time and giggled at a few spots. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Aaron Long](https://substack.com/profile/5885649-aaron-long)[Jul 30, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/5885649-aaron-long/note/c-140521765 "Jul 30, 2025, 2:31 PM") Subscribe PSA: [Dave Barry](https://substack.com/profile/309960081-dave-barry) is alive. Again! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Vince Mao](https://substack.com/profile/134928574-vince-mao) [Jul 30, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/134928574-vince-mao/note/c-140482188 "Jul 30, 2025, 12:33 PM") Subscribe Too much will ruin the steak…🤣 [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 2 [Rebecca McMurray](https://substack.com/profile/221038023-rebecca-mcmurray) [Jul 30, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/221038023-rebecca-mcmurray/note/c-140474290 "Jul 30, 2025, 12:11 PM") [use it only for tasks where facts are not important\\ \\ use it only for tasks where facts are not important\\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=44a69ab6-61bd-4143-8c07-6a5039652e42) [Patti Pierce-Miller](https://substack.com/profile/110609490-patti-pierce-miller)[Jul 30, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/110609490-patti-pierce-miller/note/c-140466570 "Jul 30, 2025, 11:49 AM") Subscribe 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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=b24f41c3-c834-432e-bbf5-e7b9fb442c33) 1 1 [Kent Holsinger](https://substack.com/profile/119208350-kent-holsinger)[Jul 30, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/119208350-kent-holsinger/note/c-140416225 "Jul 30, 2025, 9:24 AM") [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=c30d822c-88c3-4298-910b-9355d071dbd4) [Victoria Gastón](https://substack.com/profile/125128783-victoria-gaston)[Jul 30, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/125128783-victoria-gaston/note/c-140357645 "Jul 30, 2025, 4:30 AM") Subscribe Oh boy… [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [jonathan porteous](https://substack.com/profile/159477071-jonathan-porteous)[Jul 30, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/159477071-jonathan-porteous/note/c-140351858 "Jul 30, 2025, 3:41 AM") Subscribe Dave Barry has passed away. Or has he? [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Douglas Darfield](https://substack.com/profile/1678762-douglas-darfield) [Jul 28, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/1678762-douglas-darfield/note/c-139693036 "Jul 28, 2025, 6:43 AM") [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=4b31d5d1-5901-4776-857d-446f4c00232a) [Jesse Kubanet](https://substack.com/profile/163457113-jesse-kubanet) [Jul 27, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/163457113-jesse-kubanet/note/c-139593897 "Jul 27, 2025, 8:00 PM") Subscribe 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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Ben Kellie](https://substack.com/profile/55385940-ben-kellie) [Jul 27, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/55385940-ben-kellie/note/c-139458859 "Jul 27, 2025, 11:46 AM") Subscribe 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. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 4 1 [Maureen O'Connor](https://substack.com/profile/43635089-maureen-oconnor) [Jul 26, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/43635089-maureen-oconnor/note/c-139099770 "Jul 26, 2025, 7:39 AM") Subscribe THIS is why I find AI an insult… anyone remember when Jeff Goldblum was reported dead? [youtu.be/yTu8-E2knc4](https://youtu.be/yTu8-E2knc4?si=eCxlmFxbm8_QompT) [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 1 [Belle](https://substack.com/profile/93761969-belle)[Jul 25, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/93761969-belle/note/c-138868172 "Jul 25, 2025, 1:02 PM") Subscribe [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [David Kociemba](https://substack.com/profile/24628627-david-kociemba)[Jul 25, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/24628627-david-kociemba/note/c-138760457 "Jul 25, 2025, 7:33 AM") Subscribe Dave Barry is not dead. Or is he?! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Louise Duckling](https://substack.com/profile/337924767-louise-duckling)[Jul 25, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/337924767-louise-duckling/note/c-138717996 "Jul 25, 2025, 2:30 AM") Subscribe 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! [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Sean Moore](https://substack.com/profile/20916148-sean-moore) [Jul 24, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/20916148-sean-moore/note/c-138650557 "Jul 24, 2025, 8:28 PM") Subscribe [gation. ("Ladies and gentlemen, \\ \\ gation. ("Ladies and gentlemen, \\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=5bddff90-eb44-4090-8c96-83c5fac58917) [Joan Luebbe-Reynolds](https://substack.com/profile/121447502-joan-luebbe-reynolds) [Jul 24, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/121447502-joan-luebbe-reynolds/note/c-138558773 "Jul 24, 2025, 3:19 PM") 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? [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [The Reason We Learn](https://substack.com/profile/11939897-the-reason-we-learn) [Jul 24, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/11939897-the-reason-we-learn/note/c-138515145 "Jul 24, 2025, 1:07 PM") Subscribe Gotta love [Dave Barry](https://substack.com/profile/309960081-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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=719ed57b-94fa-434b-91bc-6fffb3ec5dad) 8 [Henry Beguiristain](https://substack.com/profile/1917603-henry-beguiristain) [Jul 24, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/1917603-henry-beguiristain/note/c-138461756 "Jul 24, 2025, 10:36 AM") Subscribe [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](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=ae14ae0d-8e7e-4389-8bb1-d65d07a9d1da) [A. R. Yngve](https://substack.com/profile/46108570-a-r-yngve)[Jul 24, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/46108570-a-r-yngve/note/c-138425858 "Jul 24, 2025, 8:45 AM") Subscribe The rumor of Dave Barry’s passing and the rumor of AI possessing actual intelligence are both exaggerated: [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Fantasma Blanco](https://substack.com/profile/101896691-fantasma-blanco)[Jul 24, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/101896691-fantasma-blanco/note/c-138382834 "Jul 24, 2025, 4:46 AM") Subscribe I asked Google if I can trust Google’s AI with search results and it summarily said no. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Richard](https://substack.com/profile/212158493-richard) [Jul 24, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/212158493-richard/note/c-138362772 "Jul 24, 2025, 2:04 AM") Subscribe [Google\\ \\ Google\\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=acd84bbd-9ba2-4adc-9f37-b756409d300b) 2 [Megrette Fletcher (She/Her)](https://substack.com/profile/103162805-megrette-fletcher-sheher) [Jul 23, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/103162805-megrette-fletcher-sheher/note/c-138269091 "Jul 23, 2025, 6:32 PM") Subscribe Funny. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Leanne Shawler](https://substack.com/profile/98359013-leanne-shawler) [Jul 23, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/98359013-leanne-shawler/note/c-138266102 "Jul 23, 2025, 6:21 PM") Subscribe I had honestly forgotten how funny Dave Barry can be. At least he’s not dead (currently per Google’s AI). [Give Google AI credit for what it got right: That is, in fact, a picture of me, and I did, in fact, win a Pulitzer Prize (trust me, I'm just as shocked as you are). But to the best of my knowledge, I did not pass away last November 20. That is not just my opinion. In recent months I have been examined by two different licensed physicians, and if I had been dead, I'm pretty sure at least one of them would have mentioned it. ("Dave, your pulse is zero, and your blood pressure is zero over zero. I'm going to try your other arm, but frankly at this point I'm concerned.")\\ \\ Give Google AI credit for what it got right: That is, in fact, a picture of me, and I did, in fact, win a Pulitzer Prize (trust me, I'm just as shocked as you are). But to the best of my knowledge, I did not pass away last November 20. That is not just my opinion. In recent months I have been examined by two different licensed physicians, and if I had been dead, I'm pretty sure at least one of them would have mentioned it. ("Dave, your pulse is zero, and your blood pressure is zero over zero. I'm going to try your other arm, but frankly at this point I'm concerned.")\\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=41865bd5-d6f0-4690-8056-099a881ad652) 7 1 1 [Will Granger](https://substack.com/profile/12254018-will-granger) [Jul 23, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/12254018-will-granger/note/c-138250063 "Jul 23, 2025, 5:27 PM") Subscribe It’s becoming too easy to dislike and laugh at AI. How anyone could trust it for anything blows my mind. 1 1 [BEC](https://substack.com/profile/319604761-bec)[Jul 23, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/319604761-bec/note/c-138212645 "Jul 23, 2025, 3:28 PM") Subscribe [transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for\\ \\ transform human existence, it is not very bright. So for now we probably should use it only for\\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=7b5176fe-5249-40ca-bfa6-22061d9570bc) [Susanna Sullivan Author](https://substack.com/profile/58487878-susanna-sullivan-author) [Jul 23, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/58487878-susanna-sullivan-author/note/c-138205750 "Jul 23, 2025, 3:07 PM") Subscribe And to think Jesus himself only died and was resurrected one time. . . ROFL [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [MICHAEL J BRUWER Tucson](https://substack.com/profile/5689862-michael-j-bruwer-tucson) [Jul 23, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/5689862-michael-j-bruwer-tucson/note/c-138108547 "Jul 23, 2025, 10:19 AM") Subscribe You might want to check that you are still alive. Google AI may have a different idea. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Paul Walker](https://substack.com/profile/5693896-paul-walker) [Jul 23, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/5693896-paul-walker/note/c-138072307 "Jul 23, 2025, 8:21 AM") Subscribe Wonderful! Cheered me up no end. I hope Dave is enjoying the bucket list oatmeal too… [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 12 1 [Sharona](https://substack.com/profile/103058795-sharona)[Jul 23, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/103058795-sharona/note/c-138038365 "Jul 23, 2025, 5:13 AM") Subscribe Pretty soon we'll be asking what is reality and AI will be running the simulation. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Olivier Gindraux](https://substack.com/profile/41790286-olivier-gindraux) [Jul 23, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/41790286-olivier-gindraux/note/c-138013983 "Jul 23, 2025, 1:54 AM") [aphical information about me, along with\\ \\ aphical information about me, along with\\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=046c00ce-7eee-42cf-9e1d-22f2b5657f2f) [Nick Hadsell](https://substack.com/profile/102211306-nick-hadsell)[Jul 22, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/102211306-nick-hadsell/note/c-137881808 "Jul 22, 2025, 4:09 PM") Subscribe [But to the best of my knowledge, I did not pass away last November 20. That is not just my opinion. \\ \\ But to the best of my knowledge, I did not pass away last November 20. That is not just my opinion. \\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=968a9ba9-f9ba-40b7-a06e-88601c1d895b) [Dona Watson](https://substack.com/profile/249188-dona-watson)[Jul 22, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/249188-dona-watson/note/c-137877511 "Jul 22, 2025, 3:55 PM") Subscribe I’ve enjoyed Dave Barry’s writing for years. So happy to find him on Substack. This is a fun one. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 [Muad’dib](https://substack.com/profile/55917876-muaddib) [Jul 22, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/55917876-muaddib/note/c-137789566 "Jul 22, 2025, 11:34 AM") Subscribe Hilarious, and doubly so cause its Dave. [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Delia Lloyd](https://substack.com/profile/6667904-delia-lloyd) [Jul 22, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/6667904-delia-lloyd/note/c-137788944 "Jul 22, 2025, 11:32 AM") Subscribe Wonderful. About the perils of AI [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI [Pia Hinckle](https://substack.com/profile/87573805-pia-hinckle) [Jul 22, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/87573805-pia-hinckle/note/c-137779087 "Jul 22, 2025, 11:03 AM") Subscribe Has Google AI declared you dead yet? Here’s what Dave Berry did. [Yes. Google AI Overview kept the only statement I objected to — specifically, that I was dead — and removed the accurate statements. \\ \\ Yes. Google AI Overview kept the only statement I objected to — specifically, that I was dead — and removed the accurate statements. \\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=3e28c309-7321-4ca1-a541-36a65a623a83) 2 [Gretchen Louise](https://substack.com/profile/3143253-gretchen-louise)[Jul 22, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/3143253-gretchen-louise/note/c-137776730 "Jul 22, 2025, 10:56 AM") Subscribe This is hilarious. But it is also a reminder about why we can't trust AI to do our research for us. [“There seems to be some confusion” states Google AI. Yes! There does! And the source of this confusion appears to be… Google AI!\\ \\ “There seems to be some confusion” states Google AI. Yes! There does! And the source of this confusion appears to be… Google AI!\\ \\ Dave Barry](https://davebarry.substack.com/p/death-by-ai?selection=31a341b9-9bc3-41b8-98f2-6c7b173d54a0) [BarbaraG](https://substack.com/profile/26312025-barbarag)[Jul 22, 2025](https://substack.com/profile/26312025-barbarag/note/c-137761827 "Jul 22, 2025, 10:11 AM") Subscribe So funny! I'm glad Dave Barry hasn't really been killed off by AI yet… [Dave Barry’s Substack](https://davebarry.substack.com/) Death by AI 1 Get app