Scammed by Chatbot University
"Maren was jealous that I could get everyone into Pemberton, so she went behind our backs and hacked into Babble! She made the AI transfer all forty-two of our Pemberton spots to herself! That's why she has a letter while we don't!"
In any sane room, a theory that stupid and detached from reality would have been laughed into the ground. However, for a group of high school students who had spent an entire summer marinating their brains in AI nonsense, it was the only explanation that made sense.
"Phoebe, ask Babble right now! Ask if that's what really happened!" Keira shouted frantically.
Phoebe ducked her head and hammered out a message at lightning speed.
Phoebe: [Did Maren Caldwell steal a