← SCRUDGE REPORT
FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
The Verge · FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026

This charming gadget writes bad AI poetry

A machine trained to produce substandard verse represents either progress or the inevitable endpoint of automated mediocrity. Filed under 'acceptable outcomes.'
THIS SPACE LEASED FROM THE PELLUCID FOUNDATION · TERMS UNDISCLOSED · ADEQUATE HAS BEEN INFORMED
The Verge
READ ORIGINAL FILING →
Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges
TechCrunch
AI Won’t Automatically Make Legal Services Cheaper
AI Snake Oil
Open-world evaluations for measuring frontier AI capabilities
AI Snake Oil
Ukraine Says Russians are Surrendering to Robots
404 Media
OpenAI is getting weird again
Platformer
Liz Kendall urges UK public to embrace AI as government makes first £500m fund investment
The Guardian
FURTHER READINGS HAVE BEEN WITHHELD
ADEQUATE IS REVIEWING THEM
THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME