2026, 2028, 2027

I had to see it for myself to believe it.

Ask Google: is it 2027 this year .

The answer: “It is 2026 right now, and will be 2028 next year, followed by 2027.”

I’d thank AI, but Google minus AI (adding the “the disenshittification Konami code”) returns the same result. In AI mode, putting the question in quotation marks returns the correct year. Without AI, a search in quotation marks yields links for a funny mug, Instagram reels, and a piece of fiction: “I hurriedly stopped the two girls, ‘Excuse me, is it 2027 this year?’”

But we already know the answer: It is 2026 right now, and will be 2028 next year, followed by 2027.