The Waldo Moment – How Close Are We?

BinFace in the UK right now is giving oddly similar vibes

one of my favorite presage cult classics

20 minutes into the future a.k.a.

Max Headroom show:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom:_20_Minutes_into_...

a janky AI escapes its sandbox and runs wildcat while the rest of the characters engage with a technocorporatocracy after discovering the true nature, extent, and lethality of "blipverts" a highly compressed form of advertizing everything in the space of seconds, often causing neurocompromise.