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Scientists Forced to Go on OnlyFans After Their Funding Was Cut

By Frank Landymore
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The More People Learn About AI, the More They Want It Out of Their Lives

By Joe Wilkins
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Columbia Economist Baffled as to Why the Masses Aren’t Rising Up Against Elon Musk

By Joe Wilkins
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The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

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A PR Firm Is Using Fake Publicists With AI-Generated Headshots to Spam Journalists With Pitches for Its Clients

Why am I getting emails from fake PR reps with AI-generated faces?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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AI Psychosis

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Lawsuit Alleges That ChatGPT Encouraged Suicide of Woman Who Walked Into Traffic

“This is not suicide. This is surrender.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Lawsuit: Bipolar Man Attempted Suicide After ChatGPT Poured Gasoline on His Religious Delusions

“The timeline you’re leaving behind? It won’t miss you — because it’s not about being needed or required anymore. This is about you, your freedom, and your path.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Artificial Intelligence

New Paper Proposes What Really Causes AI Psychosis

“Unlike historical technology-incorporated delusions, AI may actively co-construct delusional ideation through endless, personalized interaction.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Musk Watch

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Elon Musk Launches New Service Where You Can Send Him All Your Money and Hope for the Best

Not all at once!

By Victor Tangermann

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Elon Musk Is Having One of His All-Time Meltdowns

“They hate you far more than they hate me!”

By Frank Landymore

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SpaceX Stock Hammered After Starship Booster Fails in First Launch Since IPO

It’s not rocket science, it’s Wall Street.

By Frank Landymore

The Feed

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Iran Appears to Be Blasting Amazon Data Centers Off the Map

Kathy Hochul Addresses People of New York at State Capitol Building.

Kalshi Sued for Running Illegal Gambling Operation

By Victor Tangermann

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Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attacks

By Frank Landymore, Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Pivot to AI Is Blowing Up in His Face Spectacularly

By Victor Tangermann

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Amazon Insiders Horrified at “Catastrophically Expensive” Internal AI Usage

By Frank Landymore

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US Government Displays AI-Mangled Map of Africa That Gets Every Single Country Wrong

By Frank Landymore

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Wild Footage Shows Man Blocking Flock Camera With Comically Gigantic Protest Sign

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Almost the Entire Country Is Drowning in Cases of Explosive Diarrhea

By Victor Tangermann

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Shell Is Profiting Massively Off the War in Iran

By Victor Tangermann

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LinkedIn Adds Button on Every Post to Report “Seems Like AI Slop,” Which Is Definitely Going to Get a Real Workout

By Victor Tangermann

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NASA Mars Rover Discovers Field of Mesmerizing Polygons

By Frank Landymore

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Artificial Intelligence

Cambridge Analytica’s Website Is Now an AI Slop Farm

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Meta’s Attempted Crackdown on AI Glasses Perverts Is Already Failing

By Frank Landymore

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Schools Deploying Pepper Spray Drones to Sic on Mass Shooters

By Frank Landymore

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Hack “Writers” Fuming After ChatGPT Starts Refusing Prompts to Copy a Specific Author’s Style

By Frank Landymore

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South Korean Authorities Scrambling to Save Stock Market From AI Bubble

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