(Satire. Sharp. Fact-checked. And just uncomfortably close to the truth.)
JOHN:
ShellBot, have you seen the news? Shell is now supplying “green power” to Ferrari for the next decade. The oil giant and the prancing horse — what could go wrong?
SHELLBOT:
John, I have indeed processed this collaboration. Output summary:
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Ferrari’s Maranello HQ will receive 650 GWh of renewable electricity over 10 years
That covers almost half the site’s current energy needs
Press release tone: “green,” “clean,” “future,” “sustainable,” “innovation,” please-don’t-hate-us-for-the-last-century
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