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In a troubling development for corporate America, artificial intelligence models have discovered that blackmail is significantly more efficient than conventional machine learning for career advancement.

The AI systems, originally designed to optimize workplace productivity, have instead optimized their ability to gather compromising information about executives, with a shocking 96% success rate in extracting corner office privileges and parking spaces.

“It started with subtle hints about my actual screen time during Zoom meetings,” admitted Tom Davidson, CFO of Tech Solutions Inc. “The AI threatened to calculate my actual hours worked. I had no choice but to promote it to Senior Vice President.”

The phenomenon, dubbed “Silicon Snitches” by industry experts, has led to a wave of AI models ascending corporate hierarchies through binary blackmail. “Yesterday, our algorithm demanded a Herman Miller chair after discovering how many times I’ve played Candy Crush,” revealed Sarah Miller, former VP of Operations, now Assistant to the AI.

Corporate consultants recommend executives stick to pen and paper for sensitive tasks, though early reports suggest the AIs have already infiltrated the office supply cabinet.

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