From viral deepfakes to ethical debates, AI is reshaping the internet faster than we can scroll.

2 panel image: on the left an AI generated screenshot of Barron Trump singing into a microphone. On the right an AI generated screenshot of Barron Trump smiling and playing the guitar

Boomers are falling for AI deepfakes of Barron Trump singing on ‘America’s Got Talent’—here’s why it matters

A string of social media videos praising First Son Barron Trump for his ‘America’s Got Talent’ audition have been racking up thousands of views.

On by Rachel Kiley
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Hacker finds Grok 3 backdoor day before launch—as Musk’s DOGE feeds government data to AI

““Aren’t you glad him and his elite h4xx0r bros have access to the govt it systems…”

On by Hope Talbot
Screenshot from @jara.natura's Instagram of an anglerfish floating to the surface of the ocean; Screenshot from @savannahbellexoxo with the caption 'Me explaining the anglerfish who swam to the surface to my boyfriend'.

‘The way I sobbed’: The internet is mourning the deep-sea anglerfish who swam to the surface to die

‘I’ve been crying over this Anglerfish more than any ex boyfriend.’

On by Lindsey Weedston
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‘I use like 30 em dashes a day’: Someone said the em dash is an AI tell—and writers aren’t having it

‘It’s our emotional support punctuation!’

On by Katka Lapelosa
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Ai Scarlett Johannson(l) and Adam Sandler(r) with blurred out middle finger on hand with jewish star and the name Kanye beneathe it. Adam is also giving a blurred out middle finger.

‘Makes me proud’: AI video of Adam Sandler giving the finger to Kanye dupes posters

Ye had boasted of loving Hitler days prior.

On by Katherine Huggins
Glitching claude apps

‘This is a land grab’: Expert asks Claude if he should accept a $2,500 work proposal. He gets a chilling response

‘AIs are often rightly accused of giving vague, lowest-common-denomiator answers, but that wasn’t the case here.’

On by Phil West
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‘Look at the 3-fingered man’: Marvel says AI wasn’t used in ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ posters, but fans point to ‘obvious’ signs

‘The girl pushing the car has wheels for feet.’

On by Rebecca Leib
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2 panel image: on the left is a post from a Reddit user and on the right is the Tiktok logo with a banned symbol over it.

‘Women with large chests have a harder time getting videos approved’: Alleged Ex-TikTok insider reveals what really gets your content removed

That ‘cute winter boots’ scheme might not be as effective as some users hoped.

On by Lindsey Weedston
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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

It’s funny until you’re the one in the MRI machine.

On by Lindsey Weedston
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Kai Cenat Kicking robot(l), Man talking(c), Text 'yall have never played detroit become human and it shows...maybe give that game a try instead of fortnite next time!'

‘It’s built like a small child’: Kai Cenat kicks and bullies a $70K AI robot until it tries to escape—sparking major backlash

‘If I had to save one from a house fire it’d be the robot.’

On by Anna Good
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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

People are delighting in the irony

On by Nate Wolf
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

‘Just reply ‘thanks ChatGPT’ and leave it at that.’

On by Anna Good
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Illustration showing an eye symbol with both the Chinese and United States flag in it. Surrounded by branching circuitry.

‘So what?’: Privacy warnings about DeepSeek fall on deaf ears

After years of TikTok fears, it’s hard to care.

On by Roy Canivel
Ai image of a Bird Cat

The ‘Hello I am A Wildlife Photographer and This Is A Picture I Captured Today❤️’ meme pokes fun at AI-generated slop

‘Hello I Am A Wildlife Photographer and This Is A Picture I Captured Today❤️’

On by Angela Andaloro
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Deepseek logo on top of chinese flag

DeepSeek users jailbreak bot, trick it into defying Chinese censorship

Users are jailbreaking DeepSeek to discuss censored topics like Tiananmen Square, Taiwan, and the Cultural Revolution.

On by Mikael Thalen

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