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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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Culture

‘Banana slurp’ and ‘Cyclops vibing’: We fed Google Search’s AI nonsense phrases and it pretended to know them

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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‘Not the vertically rotating fish again’: How a spinning fish became Germany’s brain-rottiest meme export

Left: Screenshot of Tiktok user @roisintheredsetter's dog with the caption "I asked ChatGPT to turn my dog into a human"; Right: AI Image of a Red haired woman.

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People are now asking ChatGPT to humanize their pets, and the results are chaotic

Left: Meme of the Voros twins with the captions "WE USE AI. Actual Imagination"; Right: Meme of Sonic the Hedgehog with the caption "yeah, I use AI: Actual Imagination"

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The ‘Actual Imagination’ meme is artists’ clapback to AI-generated slop

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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‘It’s super simple’: Sam’s Club announces nationwide changes to store. It already worked great in Texas

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

Mikael Thalen

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‘I’m so alone’: Crosswalk speakers across Silicon Valley hacked to play AI audio of Musk begging for friends

Tweet that reads: "Exactly what the devil is doing (underlined 100 emoji) on left. Woman holding phone with overlayed text that reads: "Wait for it..." "ChatGPT, if you were the devil, how would you destroy the young minds of the next generation?" on right

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‘I’d keep them distracted’: Woman asks ChatGPT how it would ‘destroy young minds’ if it was the devil—its response leaves her stunned

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Women asks ChatGPT to give her a fortune reading of her palms. She's shocked by the results it gave and checks for skin cancer

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‘I’ve had one like this on my hand for years’: Woman uses ChatGPT for a palm reading. Now she’s getting checked for skin cancer

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The Chinese trolled America with a viral AI sweatshop video. Now there’s a sequel, and it’s even more brutal

Rebecca Leib

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‘Ferris Bueller-level technology’: Teen uses AI clone of her mom’s voice to call out of school (and even fooled her dad)

Kira Deshler was the assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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‘M3GAN’ stans pledge allegiance to their robot queen with ‘M3GAN 2.0’

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People are pranking their moms using a fake (but super catchy) Justin Bieber diss track about Benny Blanco

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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‘The gates of hell are open’: AI war is here. What does that mean for the U.S.?

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

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I just spent 9 days at a conference about the future. Here are 10 predictions about tomorrow

Diana &#8220;ladidai&#8221; Umana is a pop culture journalist based in NYC. She has her finger on the pulse URL and her feet on the ground IRL. The latest in music, lifestyle, internet culture, fashion, beauty, tech, and beyond—you name it, she knows it. Published in NYLON, Business Insider, REVOLT, and Yahoo, she&#8217;s your go-to girl for what&#8217;s now, what&#8217;s niche, and what&#8217;s next.

Diana Umana

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