Daryl Smith plugged into a shopping network to search for a Multiphasic EMP Disarming Defense Unit that he saw advertised.

He obsessively skimmed through neural recordings along with testimonials showing the device protecting people from ‘robots turned rogue,’ remotely hacked by criminals.

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“What are you up to?” asked his wife, Shenna, an AI developer.

“Checking out these authenticated reviews for a new defense gizmo.”

“Authenticated, huh?” Shenna giggled.

“What’s so funny?”

“Don’t you know, Daryl? AI is now capable of mimicking any persona or scenario. I’ll bet most of those ‘authenticated reviews’ are fake. Hardly anything online is legit anymore.”