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The Machines

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Funbag

Against “Slop”

Albert Burneko

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Butlerian Jihad Now

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Elon Musk’s Idiot Chatbot Goes Full Boer

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Media Meltdowns

Henry Blodget Invents, Hires, Sexually Harasses, Blogs About Nonexistent AI Subordinate

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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

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Patrick Redford

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 12: Sam Altman speaks onstage during A Year In TIME at The Plaza Hotel on December 12, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for TIME)

Capital

Sam Altman’s Scarlett Johansson Whoopsie Is The True Future Of AI

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The OpenAI logo is being displayed on a smartphone, with the Microsoft logo visible on the screen in the background.

Journalismism

Semafor’s AI Partnership Is The Same Old Shit

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