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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

‘What did he see???’: Sudden departure of top OpenAI employees sparks speculation over ‘superintelligence’ dangers

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

Mikael Thalen

Does this photo show P. Diddy, Trump, and Epstein with young women?

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Wendy’s customer gives order to AI worker

‘At least it’s polite and friendly. I’ll take it!’: Viewers split after Wendy’s customer gives order to AI worker

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

woman clicks 'Go to Target' on Tesla's 'summon' feature

‘Miss a payment and watch it drive away from your home’: Viewers disturbed when woman clicks ‘Go to Target’ on Tesla’s ‘summon’ feature

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Canva AI Magic Media result images of boys with ankle monitor (l) Canva on phone in front of computer screen (c) woman speaking with caption "@Canva your AI tool is racist" (r)

‘This is scary’: Woman says Canva’s AI is ‘racist’ after asking for photos of kids in ankle monitors (updated)

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Walmart (l) AI art for sale at Walmart (r)

‘Live, laugh, lvoe’: Shopper catches Walmart selling ‘AI images’ for $22

George Carlin in front of abstract background

Comedy podcast forced to take down ‘AI’ George Carlin special

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Woman talking(l+r), ChatGPT app on phone(c)

‘Just sad what digital does to people’: Woman calls out teens creating AI boyfriends

Is this woman AI generated or not? The internet isn’t sure

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

Man looking surprised(l), AiApply app(c), Ai persona talking(r)

‘My anxiety loves you right now’: Man gets AI clone to do job interview for him

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

‘This is not because of A.I.’: Yes, the internet is getting weirder. Here’s why

‘You’ve got about 6 weeks’: Expert says A.I. hype is already over

Woman says AI stole her likeness to create an ad for pills

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