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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.

Anna Good

AI generated meme of Hilary Clinton in the Style of Studio Ghibli; AI generated meme of Disaster Girl in the style of Studio Ghibli

Memes

21 famous memes reimagined as Studio Ghibli scenes using AI

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.

Culture

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

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

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

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks this short story by company’s new model is ‘so right,’ but everyone else thinks he’s so wrong

A pendulum swinging over a Reddit post with floating ChatGPT symbols in the background. Caption: " A Little Context: A few months ago, I quit nicotine. Not with willpower. Not with patches. Not with therapy because I was too broke for that lol. I used ChatGPT."

Reddit user says they quit smoking with a custom ChatGPT prompt built for ‘conversational hypnosis’

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.

Lindsey Weedston

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.

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

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.

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

Tweet that says "ugh... she doesn't want to date chatgpt" with retweet "aio? message from my boyfriend for my 30th birthday written by ai" and post "i'm truly at a loss for a words to"

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

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

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

woman shares how to use chat gpt to see who unfollowed you(l) Chat Gpt on phone screen(l)

‘If you care enough, you can do this’: Woman’s ChatGPT trick to see who’s unfollowed you sparks debate

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

Katherine Huggins

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

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

Mikael Thalen

EXCLUSIVE: ChatGPT advised infamous neo-Nazi on how to attack U.S. electrical grid

Hand holding phone with coded text floating around

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

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

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‘You’ll see a new extension’: Expert shares App Store setting you’ll want to change after iOS update to protect your iPhone

Caiwei Chen is a reporter who covers tech, the internet, and society. Her work has been seen in publications including Wired, Rolling Stone, Protocol, Rest of World, and more. She is more online than she would like to admit.

Caiwei Chen

Photo collage of Donald Trump and a brain with circuits snaking out of his head.

AI scientists found models are independently developing ‘Trump neurons’

Chat bot Ai on phone(l) Russian Flag(c) Chat GPT displayed on phone (r)

ChatGPT