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Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

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‘I am no longer a Brady Corbet stan’: Fans are so upset ‘The Brutalist’ used AI, they’re calling for it to be disqualified from the Oscars

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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CEO of AI music platform claims ‘it’s not enjoyable to make music now’—and musicians have thoughts

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

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The ‘first good AI joke’ joke is also a brilliant ethical solution to the trolley problem

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

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The ‘Leaked Photo of Heaven is Going Viral on Social Media’ meme pokes fun at AI-generated slop

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

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‘They are targeting the people who bought the cybertruck’: Meet the $175K AI robot girlfriend everyone is making fun of

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‘Will Smith eating spaghetti’ is the first AI benchmark meme

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‘We don’t need ChatGPT’: Call to ban AI explodes in wake of Los Angeles wildfire

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Nero-Nazi leader used ChatGPT to ask about attacking the power grid

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Meta’s AI Instagram bots spark swift backlash: ‘Manufacturing the human experience’

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An ‘uncensored’ AI chatbot has been launched on the dark web

An ‘uncensored’ dark web AI chatbot offers step-by-step guides on how to make meth

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.

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‘I didn’t think it could get worse’: Walmart shopper picks up butter cookie tins from the shelf. Then she takes a closer look

‘What the actual what?’: Fable app’s AI uses ‘very bigoted, racist language’ telling user to read more white authors