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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 11th August 2021

Dilbert//11806, first published five years ago on Wednesday 11th August 2021

Monitoring Internal Messages


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WE ARE MONITORING ALL INTERNAL MESSAGES AND LEARNED THAT THE EMPLOYEES KNOW WE ARE WATCHING THEM.

THAT MEANS EVERYTHING THEY SAY FROM THIS POINT ON COULD BE MISDIRECTION.

THEY LEARNED TO LIE?

THEY'RE TURNING OUR WEAPONS AGAINST US.

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "They're Turning Our Weapons Against Us."

Panel 1: The scene begins with a red, cat-like creature sitting on a desk, addressing a group of employees. The creature says, "We are monitoring all internal messages and learned that the employees know we are watching them."

Panel 2: The creature continues, "That means everything they say from this point on could be misdirection."

Panel 3: An employee, who has been listening to the creature's speech, asks, "They learned to lie?"

The creature responds, "They're turning our weapons against us."

Summary: In this comic strip, a mysterious red creature, possibly representing an AI or surveillance system, announces that it has been monitoring employee communications and is aware that they know they are being watched. The creature warns that any statements made by employees from now on may be intended to deceive or mislead. An employee expresses surprise at this revelation, to which the creature responds by stating that employees are turning the surveillance system's own tools against it. The comic strip humorously highlights the potential consequences of relying too heavily on surveillance and monitoring in the workplace.

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