AI has a millennial cringe problem

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Millennials, it's all our fault: The avocado toast, and the "cringe" talk from ChatGPT and other LLMs.

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  • ChatGPT's language leans "millennial" because it was trained on peak 2010s internet posts.
  • AI models like Sora often default to outdated fashion trends, such as skinny jeans and avocado toast.
  • Terms like "chaotic" and "unhinged" reflect peak
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Trump's attempt to quickly axe a key affordable student-loan repayment plan gets shut down in court

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The House rejected a spending package that would end the partial government shutdown, despite pressure from President Donald Trump.

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  • A court dismissed Trump's proposed settlement to eliminate the SAVE student-loan repayment plan.
  • The judge said that ruling on the settlement was outside the court's jurisdiction.
  • It means that SAVE borrowers won't have to leave the plan just yet.

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The PS5 Pro is getting upgraded upscaling tech in March

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After suggesting a version of AMD's FSR 4 could be ported to the PS5 Pro last year, it looks like Sony is finally rolling out an update with the upscaling tech in March. Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS4, PS5 and PS5 Pro, shared via a blog post that the PS5 Pro will be updated with a new version of the company's PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) upscaling tech next month, and Re

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Google and OpenAI employees sign open letter in ‘solidarity’ with Anthropic

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Hundreds of employees at Google and OpenAI have signed an open letter urging their companies to stand with Anthropic in its standoff with the Pentagon over military applications for AI tools like Claude.

The letter, titled “We Will Not Be Divided,” calls on the leadership of both companies to “put aside their differences and stand together to continue to refuse the Department of War’s current

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A LEGO-style replica of JPMorgan's new 270 Park skyscraper has an internal waitlist and is listed for $500 on eBay

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The set is listed for $500 on eBay.

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  • JPMorgan employees can buy a $150 LEGO-style replica of the bank's new headquarters.
  • Employees on an internal waitlist have to follow multi-step instructions to pick up their toy.
  • The replica is listed for $500 on eBay, and Walmart is selling a dupe version.

For JPMorgan employees, taking your work home just got a lot more literal.

Employees who got on an

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