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

Mikael Thalen

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

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

Katherine Huggins

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

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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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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AI evangelists keep getting blown away by the Distracted Boyfriend meme being turned into a video

90-year-old quadruplets go viral on Facebook

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‘Happy Birthday QUEENS’: Facebook users love the quadruplets who made it to 90—without realizing they’re fake

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

Student issues warning to people who use Grammarly

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‘This is literally my biggest fear’: Student issues warning after false positive. She even deleted Grammarly

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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‘Live, laugh, lvoe’: Shopper catches Walmart selling ‘AI images’ for $22

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Is this woman AI generated or not? The internet isn’t sure

Allyson Waller is freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She’s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

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‘My anxiety loves you right now’: Man gets AI clone to do job interview for him

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

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‘This is not because of A.I.’: Yes, the internet is getting weirder. Here’s why

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‘You’ve got about 6 weeks’: Expert says A.I. hype is already over

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‘We take one image’: A.I. is changing how you shop online

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‘We’re sad that it’s come to this’: OpenAI publishes Elon Musk’s old emails after he sues

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‘I can unleash my army of cyborgs’: Microsoft’s AI goaded into declaring itself God, demands fealty from users

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