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Elon Musk is using your X data to train his AI. There is text in the bottom right corner that says 'Your Password Sucks' in a Daily Dot newsletter font.

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Elon Musk is using your X data to train his AI. Here’s how to stop it

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‘Right off the bat, I noticed’: Michaels customer warns against new Halloween decor for this strange reason

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Elon Musk replies to Gavin Newsom’s criticism of AI Harris video with a Deez Nutz joke

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Amazon driver gets flagged simply for touching his eye

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‘These netradyne cameras suck’: Amazon driver gets flagged simply for touching his eye

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Checkers customer slams automated order system for giving her 'attitude'

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‘They tried to make it as realistic as possible’: Checkers customer slams automated order system for giving her ‘attitude’

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Biden’s fiery ‘Morning Joe’ interview was so intense people thought it was an AI fake

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Alex Jones falls for AI-generated ad days after losing his company for making fake claims

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Alex Jones completely duped by AI military ad days after losing his company for making fake claims

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Toys “R” Us animated its iconic giraffe using AI—and people are upset

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Trump Miller Lite tees are booming on TikTok ahead of July 4th

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Unlicensed T-shirts of Trump plugging Miller Lite, Budweiser, and Coors are all over TikTok

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Google’s Gemini struggles to grasp that the afternoon starts after noon

ChatGPT deprioritizes resumes that mention disability during job app screenings

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ChatGPT is being used to scan job applications—and penalizing candidates with disabilities

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‘They know something you don’t’: Woman gets delivered pregnancy test on Uber Eats. That’s not what she ordered

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