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Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Expert asks Claude if he should accept proposal

‘This is a land grab’: Expert asks Claude if he should accept a $2,500 work proposal. He gets a chilling response

Rebecca Leib

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Culture

‘Look at the 3-fingered man’: Marvel says AI wasn’t used in ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ posters, but fans point to ‘obvious’ signs

Jason Wilson is an investigative reporter based in Portland, Oregon.

Jason Wilson

Photo of Ethan Shaotran over a photo of Elon Musk and The Capitol Building.

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He’s working on Elon Musk’s ‘plutocratic coup.’ Last year, he won a $100,000 grant to promote ‘democratic governance’ in AI

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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Lindsey Weedston

2 panel image: on the left is a post from a Reddit user and on the right is the Tiktok logo with a banned symbol over it.

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‘Women with large chests have a harder time getting videos approved’: Alleged Ex-TikTok insider reveals what really gets your content removed

A meme of a cat scan machine with the captions "How does it look doc?" and "Yeah one second bro"; The logo for ChatGPT is seen on a computer screen.

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Memes

‘So accurate it’s not funny’: The ChatGPT Scan meme imagines a grim future

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

Kai Cenat Kicking robot(l), Man talking(c), Text "yall have never played detroit become human and it shows...maybe give that game a try instead of fortnite next time!"

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‘It’s built like a small child’: Kai Cenat kicks and bullies a $70K AI robot until it tries to escape—sparking major backlash

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

The OpenAI logo on a red tech background next to the DeepSeek logo on a blue tech background.

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‘Hypocritical babies’: OpenAI’s myriad lawsuits flagged after accusing DeepSeek of intellectual property theft

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‘Should I say something?’: Woman doesn’t know how to respond after her boyfriend sends ChatGPT-generated birthday text

Roy Stephen is a N.Y.-based freelance journalist covering the gig economy. His work was previously featured on Inc. Magazine, the US Sun, and the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Roy Canivel

Illustration showing an eye symbol with both the Chinese and United States flag in it. Surrounded by branching circuitry.

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‘So what?’: Privacy warnings about DeepSeek fall on deaf ears

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

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The ‘Hello I am A Wildlife Photographer and This Is A Picture I Captured Today❤️’ meme pokes fun at AI-generated slop

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

Mikael Thalen

People are already tricking DeepSeek

DeepSeek users jailbreak bot, trick it into defying Chinese censorship

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27 absolutely brutal memes about China’s DeepSeek winning at A.I.

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

Chinese Chatbot DeepSeek Censors Itself

‘Let’s talk about something else’: Chinese chatbot DeepSeek criticized for censorship on Tiananmen Square, Taiwan

X (formally Twitter) logos cover Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. A photo of Elon Musk is behind him.

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‘Cannot be trusted’: Why Elon Musk and his right-wing allies are attacking Sam Altman on X

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.

Ilana Gordon

Photo of writer Paul Schrader touching his glasses pensively at a film festival.

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Paul Schrader, writer of ‘Taxi Driver,’ admits AI is better at generating film ideas than people