Prompt Fiction

Chapter 14 is back after a six-week break, and Scott and Reece have donned their Tony Blackburn hats for a lightning-round rundown of everything that's happened in AI. Vendor by vendor across OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Perplexity and Spotify, plus market shifts and a couple of strange human stories to close. In this episode: 📊 ChatGPT in Excel & Sheets – ChatGPT now lives...

In Chapter 13 – Part 1 of Prompt Fiction, Scott and Reece return after a longer break than usual with a packed episode covering lawsuits, leaked model names, AI agents, browser disappointments, and a Pony Express story that makes perfect sense in 2025. In this episode: ⚖️ Anthropic Sues the Trump Administration – After the Pentagon labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" for refusing to...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece unpack one of the internet’s favourite new “AI gotcha” prompts and explain why it actually proves something important about how these systems work. From Moravec’s Paradox and automation philosophy to military AI contracts and the ethics of autonomous weapons, the conversation explores where responsibility really sits when AI gets things wrong. In this episode: 🚗 T...

In Chapter 12 – Part 1 of Prompt Fiction, Scott and Reece unpack a busy couple of weeks in AI. From Claude outages and new model updates to AI agents that can operate your computer, the conversation explores how quickly these tools are evolving. The episode also touches on privacy concerns, AI-generated music, and an important discussion about mental health support in the age of AI. In this episod...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece explore a story that feels like science fiction but isn’t. An AI agent calls its own creator without permission. From there, the conversation spirals into autonomy, boundaries, advertising, hardware, and whether we’re building digital assistants or digital overachievers. In this episode: 📞 The AI That Wouldn’t Stop Calling – A real-world agent built with OpenAI to...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece open their notes to discover chaos. No theme. No structure. Just a mix of AI news, education philosophy, coding wars, chip revolutions and a Roman board game solved 2,000 years late. Somehow, it all connects. In this episode: 🛡️ Buying Insurance via ChatGPT – OpenAI expands its app ecosystem, allowing users to compare and purchase insurance directly inside ChatGPT....

In this chapter, Scott and Reece dive deep into one of the fastest-moving AI stories either of them has ever seen: a weekend hack that turned into a global agent movement in a matter of weeks. From WhatsApp-controlled AI assistants to bot-only social networks, this episode explores where curiosity ends and chaos begins. In this episode: 🦞 The Weekend Hack That Escaped – An Austrian developer hack...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece kick off Chapter 10 with a deliberately chaotic Grok-written intro, then shift into a tighter “hit the headlines, go deeper where it matters” format. They cover ChatGPT ads and pricing, health features, Claude’s growing autonomy, Siri’s Gemini upgrade, agent skills, age checks, and a Roomba that can climb stairs. In this episode: 💷 ChatGPT Go Goes Global – A new e...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece rummage through the digital junk drawer of the last fortnight. From OpenAI’s relentless updates and Gemini’s experimental leaps, to Meta’s surprise power move and one AI-fuelled New Year’s Eve disaster, they stitch together a narrative from chaos, curiosity and very real consequences. In this episode: 🤖 ChatGPT 5.2 Lands (Again) – GPT-5.2 quietly drops and immedia...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece ignore the festive season entirely and dive straight into a chaotic mix of platform wars, AI misfires, model upgrades, government rollouts and one catastrophic copy–paste–send that wiped an entire hard drive. No tinsel. No Christmas spirit. Just pure AI mayhem. In this episode: 💬 WhatsApp Locks Out Rival AIs – Meta blocks ChatGPT and Perplexity bots inside WhatsAp...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece wade through 14 days of links, 3:00 a.m. ideas and AI chaos. From unsafe AI teddy bears to the latest moves from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and Perplexity, they unpack what actually matters and how it affects real people trying to keep up with AI. In this episode: 🏆 Awards & Intros – Techosaurus wins Best EdTech Provider at the Tech South West Awards, plus a se...

Welcome back to Prompt Fiction! After a three-week break, Reece (recording from a hotel mid-ROAR Tour) and Scott dive into wildly unorganised notes, midnight-toast ideas, and an overflowing stack of AI chaos. From billion-dollar burn rates and Canva disruptions to smart devices that suddenly want a chat, this episode tours the Prompt Fiction wastelands — ending with family-group-chat chaos from Mi...

In this emergency broadcast, Scott and Reece break down OpenAI’s surprise announcement: the launch of its brand new web browser, Atlas. From integrated ChatGPT to agent control and browser memories, this rapid-fire episode examines why Atlas feels less like “a browser with AI” and more like “ChatGPT with a browser attached”. In this episode: 🧭 Atlas: OpenAI’s Browser Arrives – A sudden announceme...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece dive into AI confusion, keynote wisdom, commercial land grabs, safety concerns, and an unexpected meltdown triggered by a simple seahorse emoji question. From OpenAI’s expanding empire to Stephen Fry’s warnings about the future of AI, this episode blends practical insight with absolute chaos. In this episode: 🎭 Artisan vs Atlassian Correction – Scott clears up the...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece jump between Formula One sponsorships, wetware computing, copyright chaos, AI-generated music, and a surprising fake-tan fiasco. From bio-computers grown from human neurons to the latest moves from Microsoft, Anthropic and Sora 2, this chapter blends practical insight with the usual Prompt Fiction chaos. In this episode: 🏎️ AI in Formula One – Half the F1 grid now...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece explore the strange and brilliant overlap between politics, pop culture, retail, transport and AI. From Albania appointing an AI minister, to Google’s Nano Banana chaos, Foo Fighters poking fun at generative video, and supermarkets blocking AI from doing your shopping — this episode uncovers where AI is quietly reshaping everyday life. In this episode: 🎬 Critterz...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece explore vibe coding wins, global AI outages, business tools pretending to be “AI-powered”, the unexpected economic boom of the .ai domain, and some brilliantly chaotic AI fails. From building full websites on a phone to Renault’s dancing in-car mascot, this episode dives into everything from practical innovation to downright nonsense. In this episode: 💻 Vibe Codin...

In this chapter, Scott and Reece kick off Prompt Fiction with AI-written intros, loose unscripted chaos and a deep dive into how AI is changing the way we work, build, and even feel about our tools. In this episode: 🏁 Welcome to Prompt Fiction – An AI-assisted cold open, two different model-written intros, and an explanation of what Prompt Fiction is: unscripted conversations, live prompt experim...