Throwaway prop code in movies is getting eerily accurate, and AI is why
mike64_t · x · 2026-10-16
The author notes that throwaway fake code and forms in film/TV props now often carry authentic-looking details like US-government naming conventions — things nobody would have bothered getting right before. The reason: consulting AI makes things 'accidentally correct' by default, a subtle way AI is seeping into everyday output.
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