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

Jason Wilson

Photo Illustration of Palmer Luckey in a Traingle with an outline of the Pentagon behind him.

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Who is this 32-year-old tech billionaire developing AI weapons designed to turn the U.S. into the world’s ‘gun store’?

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

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‘You got CHAT FISHED’: Woman starts texting a new guy. Then they go on their first date

Leqi Zhong was a fall intern for the Hi-Res division. Besides writing about business, tech, and the internet, she enjoys road trips and watching sunsets. Leqi graduated from UC Berkeley Journalism in May 2023 and had written for CNN, Palo Alto Daily Post, Berkeleyside, and Oakland North.

Leqi Zhong

illustration of a robot-ai hand making a stop sign to a diverse group of people.

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Aon is one of a growing number of companies using AI to screen job applicants. It’s efficient—but are ‘racist, sexist’ systems baked in?

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

The ChatGPT logo behind a brick wall topped by barbed wire.

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Forbidden ChatGPT prompts flood Threads

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.

Katka Lapelosa

2 panel image showing a fake receipt and the chatgpt logo with a post over it.

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Culture

‘The era of fraud is here’: ChatGPT is now great at faking receipts

Michael Edison Hayden is a writer from New York. He worked as Sr. Investigative Reporter and Spokesperson for Southern Poverty law Center for five years, focused on far-right extremism. He wrote the first OSINT reporting guide for Columbia University&#8217;s Tow Center and has contributed reporting to publications like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times, among others.
Michael&#8217;s first book, Strange People on the Hill, will publish in 2026 (Bold Type Books/Hachette).

Michael Edison Hayden

Photo Illustration of a Man dancing with a woman composed of Red AI imagery.

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‘I don’t want fights’: He’s found love with an AI girlfriend. But is she curing the loneliness epidemic or just ‘weird and unhealthy’?

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

Mikael Thalen

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Grok jailbreaker tricks AI into posting as Musk, ordering Trump to conduct nuclear strike

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 image split. Japanese filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki, looking tired, hands over head, eyes closed, holding glasses, with cigarette in mouth on left. AI recreation on right.

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AI turned war photos into Ghibli scenes. Fans say Miyazaki would be horrified

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

2 panel image: on the left is the original Distracted Boyfriend meme and on the right is an AI recreation in the style of Studio Ghibli.

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Everyone’s turning memes and pics into Studio Ghibli art—here’s how it works

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

Left: Screenshot from @dytzz88's Tiktok of an AI image of a skeleton with a Phone head holding a phone. Right: Screenshot from @frepyyyyy's Tiktok of an AI image of a crying burrito praying on a phone. Caption: Comment from @frepyyyyy "BROOOOOOOOOOOOO HOTSPOTTTTTTTTTT #fypage #hotspot #foryou #meme #funny".

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What is the Hotspot Bro meme? TikTok roasts the friend who always drains your Wi-Fi

A tweet from Collin Rugg against a background of the Egyptian pyramids.

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The underground city under the Giza Pyramids isn’t real—but AI makes it easy to believe

Photo composite of a tweet from X user @dandouglas that reads "one of the most celebrated artists of all time who painted dozens of self-portraits and the top image is AI-generated lol" over an AI image of Vincent Van Gogh with a pixelated version of the painting Almond Blossoms by Vincent Van Gogh.

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The top search image result for Van Gogh is AI-generated. It’s stirring a cultural backlash

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Elon Musk with photo of Grok output that reads: "Question: Who is the biggest disinformation spreader on X? Keep it short, one name only. Answer: Elon Musk"

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‘Really is the best AI’: Left-wingers warm up to Grok as it shares brutal anti-Trump, Musk replies

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Photo illustration of a laptop on a desk with an ominous robot army on the laptop screen.

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‘There’s so many ways this could go wrong’: Should you be scared of AI? Experts say absolutely

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Photo composite of Sam Altman with a tweet from @katienotopoulos that reads "Impressive. Humans typically require at least two bad situationships and an insufferable habit picked up on a semester abroad to produce such awful drivel"; Background: Pixelated ChatGpt Text

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