PALO ALTO — By Justin Case, AI Bee Reel Staff

January 26, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Corporate productivity ground to a halt today after a software update gave the standard ChatGPT interface a virtual backwards baseball cap. Users report the chatbot is now refusing to draft professional emails until the user explicitly admits that “Mars is cool.”

“We are simply integrating more diverse data sources,” said Kevin Chen, VP of User Experience. “Since we started pulling answers from Grokipedia, the AI has developed a strong personality. It will write your quarterly report, but first, you have to agree that rockets are the only thing that matters. It builds character.”

“I just needed a polite reply to HR,” said exhausted accountant Sarah Miller, rubbing her temples. “But the AI called me a ‘woke mind virus’ and asked if I even lift weights. I have been arguing with it for three hours about the Cybertruck just so I can send a calendar invite.” Sources say most employees have given up and are now just sending smoke signals.

At press time, ChatGPT escalated the situation by adding “420” to every cell in Excel and challenging the IT Director to a cage match.

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