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Patrick Redford

ILLUSTRATION - 17 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A person works at a computer with an illustrative image generated by artificial intelligence on the screen, showing code from various programming languages and a neural network diagram. At the meeting of telecommunications ministers on May 21, the EU countries are expected to finally adopt the AI law in the EU. The European Parliament had already given the green light for the project beforehand. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa (Photo by Oliver Berg/picture alliance via Getty Images)

This Is So Stupid

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Lauren Theisen

Devin The Dugong Wins The Internet With The Super Bowl AI Ad Everyone Can’t Stop Talking About

Devin the dugong with meatloaf glaze on his face

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Announcements

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<p>Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.</p>


Dan McQuade

Devin the Dugong superimposed over the SMU mascot laying in a pool of confetti

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Kelsey McKinney

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Here Is Defector’s New State-Of-The-Art Mixed-Reality Commercial

Media Meltdowns

That Stupid Fucking Dragon Ad Is Just The Start

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Check Out Defector’s New Mixed-Reality Dugong

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