PALO ALTO — By Mike Rosoff, AI Bee Reel Staff

February 2, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, California — The quarterly strategy meeting at OmniCorp began promptly at 9:00 a.m. inside the main glass boardroom. Six executives sat in total silence around a conference table, each wearing a blinking AI pendant, waiting for the devices to ‘generate synergy’ without anyone actually speaking.

“Talking actually ruins the transcript,” said Brad Stevens, VP of Passive Listening. “These devices are designed to record audio and turn it into brilliant summaries. However, we found that human speech just confuses the algorithm. By staying quiet, we let the AI invent a much smarter meeting than we could ever actually have.”

The silence was briefly broken when a chair squeaked, causing panic among the leadership team. “You have to be very careful,” whispered Linda Lopez, Director of Stillness, her eyes darting nervously to the glowing plastic square on her chest. “If the device hears a sound, it instantly assigns you three action items. Last week I sneezed, and the AI summary committed me to doubling revenue by Tuesday. We are all just trying to survive until lunch.”

At press time, the board voted to replace the executives with six mannequins wearing the pendants to save money on coffee.

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