Happy news: I won my NFL Confidence Pool last week. 💰 $100! Woo!

Even better — after four weeks, I’m sitting in first place overall. That’s right: me, the guy who’s always in the middle of the pack, clawing for 10th or 11th, suddenly running away with it.

What’s my secret? Some kind of deep football knowledge? Years of scouting the injury reports? Gambling wizardry?

Nope.

I haven’t made a single pick. Not one.

Every week, I’ve outsourced my picks to ChatGPT. Yes, artificial intelligence. The same AI people are using to write emails, plan vacations, and cheat on their homework are now my football consigliere.

And it’s crushing everyone.

So far, my robot overlord has done what I’ve never managed to do with my own brain: lead the pool after four weeks. And if it keeps spitting out winners, I’ll gladly welcome our AI future — at least if it means a steady stream of $100 bills.

Do I know if this luck will hold up? Nope. Do I care? Not really. I’m just going to sit back, enjoy the ride, and let the bots make my picks.

So here’s my hot tip for anyone who wants to win their office pool: don’t study game tape. Don’t read injury reports. Don’t analyze the matchups. Outsource your picks to a robot.

Long live the machines. 🏈🤖💵

(and no, it doesn’t take the fun out of it.  It makes it easier to make picks, but I still get all the enjoyment from following the games.