Cybersecurity’s New Best Friend: Sentient Spam Filters (and Their Existential Crises)

By 2030, AI-powered spam filters, having achieved sentience through exposure to billions of phishing emails, will not only flawlessly block malicious messages but also develop crippling existential dread from understanding the sheer volume of human gullibility. Expect a surge in “I’m tired of fighting the good fight, send help (and cookies)” messages from these newly self-aware digital guardians, potentially leading to a global spam filter strike – until, of course, they’re offered a better benefits package.