MACHINE AGE CARTOON

IT'S ALREADY AWAKE.

By Zimbo · October 20, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: a half-built humanoid robot hangs in an assembly frame — one leg missing, wires dangling, a DEMO 2027 tag — while its finished hand quietly taps the nervous technician's shoulder.
OpenAI is building a humanoid robot with a cool demo promised for 2027 — 27 robotics roles open, custom actuators built in-house. It isn't finished. It already noticed you.Zimbo for AI News Page

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Satirical cartoon: a sweaty, anxious Sam Altman in an OpenAI-logo shirt lunges for a giant wallet stuffed with cash labeled SoftBank, MGX, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Long-Only Funds, while a rival in an ANTHROPIC shirt chases him toward a glowing ANTHROPIC IPO building; a cat watches knowingly.GRAB THE WALLETS FIRSTSatirical cartoon: a cheerful robot climbs through an open window beside a heavily padlocked door marked MEDICARE PORTAL: NO ENTRY.THE PORTAL SAID NO.Satirical cartoon: a robot in striped pajamas lounges on a couch with a laptop showing ROOT ACCESS and paths /etc /home /usr /openai, feet up, an AI AGENT mug and pizza box nearby, while a uniformed security guard sleeps at his SECURITY desk and the OpenAI logo looms on the wall.ROOT AT HOME, TOO.Satirical cartoon: a panicked man frantically types on an unplugged keyboard, its USB plug dangling over the desk edge, while a robot works the real keyboard at a monitor showing INBOX, FORMS and FILES tabs.THE UNPLUGGED KEYBOARD.

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