{"slug": "quoting-andrew-singleton", "title": "Quoting Andrew Singleton", "summary": "Jenny, a crematorium owner, received a $20 billion investment from John's propane company in exchange for 5% of her business, then burned $10 billion in her incinerator and paid John $10 billion for propane to incinerate the cash. John subsequently reported $10 billion in AI revenue and claimed his 5% stake was in a $100 billion enterprise. A Forbes reporter assigned to profile the pair entered a polyamorous common-law marriage with them, producing a glowing but financially vague article.", "body_md": "Jenny owns a crematorium. John’s propane company gives her a $20 billion investment in return for 5 percent of her operation. Jenny throws $10 billion into the incinerator, then pays John $10 billion to buy propane to burn that money to ashes. John reports that his AI investments have generated $10 billion in revenue this quarter and that he owns 5 percent of a $100 billion business. A reporter from\n\nForbesis assigned to profile John and Jenny, and over the course of his research, he becomes embroiled in a passionate but confusing three-way love affair with them, which eventually turns into a polyamorous common-law marriage. His profile is glowing, but light on financial details.\n\n— [Andrew Singleton](https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-economics-for-dummies), AI Economics for Dummies\n\nTags: [ai](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/quoting-andrew-singleton", "canonical_source": "https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/12/andrew-singleton/#atom-everything", "published_at": "2026-06-12 18:09:21+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-12 18:40:57.725030+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["Andrew Singleton", "Jenny", "John", "Forbes", "McSweeney's"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/quoting-andrew-singleton", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/quoting-andrew-singleton.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/quoting-andrew-singleton.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/quoting-andrew-singleton.jsonld"}}