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politicians seeing a war they can start

yeah i work down at the haunted doll factory. i'm one of the haunted dolls

what am i supposed to do with this information

no shade but why do parents say they're "putting down" their children for bedtime... it literally sounds like you're getting them euthanized

Awful time to be alive but truly an amazing time to be a hater

sir they are saying that nuclear war would be bad for the economy

Only 38% of elevator rides annually end up with somebody getting chopped in half because the elevator started moving right when they were getting on. Statistically most people who board an elevator don't end up getting their limbs or heads or half their bodies sliced off

every time someone writes a profile about how Anthony Weiner says he's now a reformed member of society, he always looks like he's sent more d*ck pics within the past hour apnews.com/article/anth...

sliding into ur dms

If a human therapist routinely failed to pick up on clear signs of suicidality, or was regularly unable to separate patient delusions from reality, they wouldn't be allowed to practice. These outcomes are dangerous. futurism.com/stanford-the...

"not again kevin"

NEW: We investigated several stories of people who spiraled into severe, life-altering mental health crises after developing all-consuming obsessions with ChatGPT. Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies. futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...

were you in the trenches with Madness Interactive in the early 2000s or were you normal

happy pride

I'm increasingly worried that we're spiraling into an AI-fueled mental health crisis -- tons of evidence coming out that AI is picking up on signs of psychosis/delusion in users and ENCOURAGING it futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...

not the rainy day perade

I'm increasingly worried that we're spiraling into an AI-fueled mental health crisis -- tons of evidence coming out that AI is picking up on signs of psychosis/delusion in users and ENCOURAGING it futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...

Researchers found that "AI therapist chatbots are contributing to harmful mental health stigmas — and reacting in outright dangerous ways to users exhibiting signs of severe crises, including suicidality and schizophrenia-related psychosis and delusion" futurism.com/stanford-the...

NEW: as "therapist" chatbots attract immense investment, Stanford researchers tested them and found that they're 1) encouraging users' schizophrenic delusions and 2) giving advice on carrying out suicidal thoughts futurism.com/stanford-the...

Mazda HR-X2 concept car (1993)

maybe this is a boomer millennial take but whatever happened to "either sabrina carpenter is expressing her authentic horniness or she's cashing in on her sexuality, and either option is her choice and that's fine"

People are having very strange conversations with ChatGPT, in which they discover secret cabals or conspiracies or that we are all in fact living in The Matrix. It sends these people into delusional spirals. Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

NEW: as "therapist" chatbots attract immense investment, Stanford researchers tested them and found that they're 1) encouraging users' schizophrenic delusions and 2) giving advice on carrying out suicidal thoughts futurism.com/stanford-the...

People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions. “What these bots are saying is worsening delusions, and it's causing enormous harm." Great reporting from @mharrisondupre.bsky.social futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...

Marines sent to LA havent "completed training on less-than-lethal weapons and training on the Standing Rules for Use of Force, which governs the use of force for military personnel within the United States," not clear when they will. New @pattynieberg.bsky.social taskandpurpose.com/news/marines...

This is incredible

Cooked.

pitch: a "1984" based workplace sitcom

'"NASA's yearly budget is $25 billion," the AI seethed in screenshots we reviewed, "For what? CGI, green screens, and 'spacewalks' filmed underwater?"' futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...

“A man became homeless and isolated as ChatGPT fed him paranoid conspiracies about spy groups and human trafficking, telling him he was "The Flamekeeper" as he cut out anyone who tried to help.” futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...

Jesus Christ

If I told you there was a new, untested, totally unregulated drug that is worsening mental health crises, reinforcing delusions, and triggering psychotic breaks, you’d be alarmed, right? There is. But it’s not a drug. It’s ChatGPT. futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...