google docs ai fears: woman speaking with caption 'How to download your Google Docs in one go' (l) hand holding phone with Google Docs on screen (c) hand pointing to laptop screen showing Google download with caption 'It's a thing that lets you download everything off your Google account that has ever been there, but we're just gonna go for Drive.' (r) worrying about

Why BookTok is freaking out over Google Docs

Google says the fears are unfounded.

On Aug 24, 2023 by Ernie Piper

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How one Scooby-Doo fan project almost collapsed under AI controversy

A 23-year-old fan just wanted to make a fun cartoon, but ended up being the center of a heated debate over the ethics of using AI voice actors.

On Aug 15, 2023 by Steven Asarch

man speaking with caption 'Can you believe this person is claiming AI is racist?' (l) AI search for an autistic person with caption 'And let's do it again...' (c) man speaking with caption 'It is. Ableist is too.' (r)

‘Do you see any diversity?’: Man says AI is ableist after generating 100-plus images of ‘an autistic person’—and they’re all white men

'Most were skinny, and weirdly enough, a disproportionate abundance had red hair.'

On Aug 9, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

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ChatGPT for kids just launched—is it a good idea?

Pinwheel wants its chatbot to tell children stories, prepare them for tests, and learn. Experts have questions

On Aug 8, 2023 by Andrea Guzman

White Castle drive thru menu with voice assistant on screen (l) White Castle building with sign (c) White Castle drive thru menu with Terms & Conditions on screen (r)

‘The largest screen for terms and conditions that is wild’: White Castle drive-thru is an AI worker—and there’s a catch

'Does the price go down now that the labor that used to do this is not needed anymore?'

On Aug 4, 2023 by Beau Paul

Dollar General outdoor scanner for shop with caption 'shop and go this is how we start' (l) Dollar General customer speaking outside store with sign with caption 'Tom and I are at Dollar General in the mountains right now' (c) Dollar General interior with security cameras with caption 'and please observe how many cameras are in the shop' (r)

‘I’ve never seen a DG that didn’t have boxes piled everywhere’: Shopper shows off futuristic Dollar General that doesn’t take cash

'It's wild how it seems really cool and exciting until you think about what it really means for people in the future.'

On Aug 3, 2023 by Phil West

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Madison Ann talks about her viral ‘frail Victorian child’ TikTok character

'I thought how great it would be to do a funny character, but I was hesitant to do so because I was not sure it would catch on.'

On Aug 3, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

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‘This cannot be the same AI that’s supposed to take over the world’: Viewers defend robot server that spills customers’ drinks

'Why do ppl have a more empathetic response to a robot making a mistake than I've ever experienced as a food service worker.'

On Aug 1, 2023 by Braden Bjella

man speaking over IKEA background with caption 'Let's replace our CEOs instead' (l) man speaking over IKEA background with caption ''Let's replace all of our employees with A.I'' (c) man speaking over IKEA background with caption 'That would save a lot of money' (r)

‘Let’s replace our CEOs instead’: IKEA guy is back with an AI take

'Angry retail guy' Scott Seiss moved on from IKEA. Now he's got some words for AI.

On Jul 27, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

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‘Someone’s 60-year-old dad would believe this’: Scammer sends AI video claiming to be ‘real legit’—and asking for money

'There's no way.'

On Jul 25, 2023 by Angela Lim

woman holding phone with ai headshot image on screen with caption 'How Linkedin interviews must be going with all these fake AI headshots' (l) office worker on phone with caption 'How Linkedin interviews must be going with all these fake AI headshots' (c) job candidate with caption 'How Linkedin interviews must be going with all these fake AI headshots' (r)

‘Wait are people actually putting those in their LinkedIn?’: Workers mock job hunters using AI to fake their headshots

'Catfishing gone corporate.'

On Jul 22, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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‘I’m horrified’: Black woman using AI to create professional headshots gets ‘oversexualized’ results

'Our world is d*mned.'

On Jul 17, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

Google Interview Warmup on laptop screen with caption 'why didn't this come out sooner' (l) woman with computer desk with caption 'i tried google's new 'interview warm-up ' tool and i want to cry' (c) Google Interview Warmup on laptop screen with caption 'practice talking out loud your answers will be transcribed in real time' (r)

‘They’re 100% using your voice/data to train AI’: Woman says she uses Google tool to prepare for interviews, sparking debate about data

'This might be scary.'

On Jul 13, 2023 by Kristine Villarroel

Amazon Kindle eBook listing 'URGENT CHARACTER NAME: URGENT CHARACTER NAME' with image of book cover

Amazon’s ebook charts are full of AI-generated spam

Authors are concerned that AI-generated ebooks may be gaming the system on Kindle Unlimited.

On Jun 28, 2023 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘The Martian’ author Andy Weir went horny on main and posted AI art of his wife

'Thanks to a loophole in Western culture morality, I am socially allowed to perv on a woman if she's my wife.'

On Jun 27, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski