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Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

TikTok’s latest A.I. fail is a ‘If I Were Fitness’ filter

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Woman talking(l+r), Phone with chains and lock and tiktok app open(c)

TikTok appears to be automatically banning people with dwarfism because it thinks they’re underage

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman only donated to two senators in 2023—both are shaping AI legislation on the Hill

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Customer tries to order fries ‘well done’ through Carl’s Jr.’s AI drive-thru attendant

Customer tries to order fries ‘well done’ through Carl’s Jr.’s AI drive-thru attendant ‘Tori.’ It doesn’t go to plan

Chat GPT logo centered over lines glitch background

Why is this weird picture of colored lines crashing ChatGPT?

Steven Asarch is an internet culture reporter who lives on Twitch and YouTube. After graduating from Baruch College, he wrote for IBT Media, Newsweek and Insider. In 2021, he executive produced the docu-series &#8220;Onision in Real Life&#8221; on Discovery +.

Steven Asarch

magic the gathering apex legends ai marketing

Fans are pushing back against AI-created marketing

Meta’s chief AI scientist slammed for saying authors should give books away for free—while selling his on Amazon for $20

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Memes

What are these weird John Pork memes?

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Photo composite of a sad Elon musk and a screenshot from his X livestream.

Tech

Elon Musk’s new AI Grok accused of stealing answers from ChatGPT

“Dawg it won’t listen”: ChatGPT is getting dumber, lazier, users bemoan

Viral Politics

Tech entrepreneur blasted for gleefully publishing how-to guide for using AI to steal content from competitors

Sam Altman memes: The best reactions to his departure, return to OpenAI

Srishti Jaswal is an award-winning journalist based in India, after stints in Paris and Berlin. She writes on politics, tech, human rights and governance.

Srishti Jaswal

Facial recognition technology on face of Ganesha

Holiest Hindu pilgrimages are now training grounds for authoritarian AI algorithms

Ernie Piper is an investigative journalist that writes about conspiracy theories, digital culture, and travel. He grew up in Alaska, lived in Istanbul for a long time, and now lives in London.

Ernie Piper

google docs ai fears: woman speaking with caption "How to download your Google Docs in one go" (l) hand holding phone with Google Docs on screen (c) hand pointing to laptop screen showing Google download with caption "It's a thing that lets you download everything off your Google account that has ever been there, but we're just gonna go for Drive." (r) worrying about

Why BookTok is freaking out over Google Docs

Andrea Guzman is a freelance journalist based in Austin, Texas. Her work has appeared in Fortune, the Washington Post, Mother Jones, and the Texas Observer. You can reach her on Twitter @dreuhmarie.

Andrea Guzman

child using chatgpt for kids on phone at table

AI