The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying

In fairness, I’m pretty sure adults are using AI for some horrifying things too. How do you plan on introducing your kids to AI in a way that will result in them doing only wholesome, uplifting things with it? Ya know, just like people have done with the internet

Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes

I’ll be damned

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Call Center by Noah Vale - Working his first shift at an abysmal call center for the “Vital-Link Wellness Band,” new hire Elias quickly realizes that the red status light on the wristbands is not a glitch but a death timer, and his scripted, seemingly nonsensical instructions are actually guiding the wearers to their exact, preordained places of demise.

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