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The rise of ChatGPT. Art by Addie Martin. Generative AI is rapidly changing our society in ways we can’t fully understand. Young and old people alike are becoming increasingly dependent on an unreliable and ethically questionable technology. Its sycophantic nature combined with its lack of empathy or critical thinking often enables or encourages dangerous behavior, especially in younger people with more vulnerabilities than experience. In response to this problem, OpenAI is r

Clark from "Backrooms" stumbles into a new world of horror. Art by Adrian Axtell. This summer, two horror movies directed by Gen Z creatives who both got their start on YouTube were released. Many people thoroughly enjoyed both of these movies, based on their impressive box office and critical success. The success of these two movies and the fact that they are some of the first movies produced by our generation makes them fascinating to contemplate. Both films explore a wide

The movie "Love Story" featured on a film reel. Art by Addie Martin. Over the past few months, I’ve been utterly disappointed with the spoils of my social media algorithm. My YouTube homepage has been inundated with videos discussing hit AI TikTok series Fruit Love Island or Ryan Murphy’s newest exercise in style over substance. All of the thumbnails include a quip making fun of the content and the creator soy-facing at the viewer or posing in exaggerated disgust. I recogniz