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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

‘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

Monica Sager is based in Boston and focuses her reporting on politics and tech. She is a graduate of Clark University, with a master&#8217;s from both Clark University and Northwestern University. She was part of the team named a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigation as well as a winner of the George Polk award for their work uncovering Phillips Respironics wrongdoings with its breathing machines.

Monica Sager

AI-generated image of Marjorie Taylor Greene and an ad campaign of hers.

ChatGPT’s new Barbie doll renderings were the new AI craze—until MTG hopped on

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

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

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.

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.

Culture

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

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.

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.

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