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CARTOONS · 2026-05-24

Sunday, 24 May 2026

Three editorial cartoons of the AI story we featured on this day — one apocalyptic, one celebratory, one impassive. Permalink so the set survives a thousand news cycles.

Dark cartoon —
Dark · Gallows humour
Light cartoon — Citations: now with 6x more creativity!
Light · Wilfully optimistic“Citations: now with 6x more creativity!”
Neutral cartoon — One in 458 papers now contains a phantom citation.
Neutral · Dignified op-ed“One in 458 papers now contains a phantom citation.”
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