Democratised Intelligence, Except for the Intelligent Part

Description

A satirical cartoon places a festive banner reading "DEMOCRATISED INTELLIGENCE" above an AI giveaway counter, decorated with colored confetti strokes and a yellow star. On the left, three exhausted, identically dressed men—two smoking cigarettes—queue while a smiling vendor in an "AI" hoodie hands out cups labeled "FREE TIER"; more "FREE TIER" cups sit on a tray above a blue AI-and-network logo. On the right, a red velvet rope and a smiling suited guard holding an "ACCESS LIST" clipboard block the entrance to a gold-lit room where two stern attendants hold drinks beside server racks, an oversized brain, and a sign reading "FRONTIER MODEL". The contrast mocks claims that AI access has been democratized when ordinary users receive a constrained commodity tier while the most capable systems remain behind institutional allowlists and trusted-partner gates.