The story of a self-described mad scientist who gave a microwave the soul of his childhood imaginary friend using AI, and then it tried to kill him. Plus, texting etiquette from Emily Post’s great-great-grandchildren.

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Links:

• Someone Turned Their Imaginary Friend Into an AI Microwave and It Wanted to Kill Them (IGN)
• I gave my microwave a soul with AI and it tried to kill me (Lucas Builds The Future, YouTube)
• Magnetron Twitter thread (Lucas Rizzotto, Twitter)
• Here are a few ways GPT-3 can go wrong (TechCrunch)
• Are you bad at texting? Here are the new rules for 2022. (Washington Post)
• Andy Serkis will direct an animated adaptation of Animal Farm. (Literary Hub)
• The cartoon that came in from the cold (The Guardian)
• Vin Diesel Reveals Fast & Furious 10 Title as Production Begins (Collider)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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