Five Jokes: 3-5-2025
Racist A.I., Mice With Mammoth Hair, YouTube Phishing Scams, IRS Staffing Cuts, and A Basketball Record
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So, without further ado here are FIVE JOKES!
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The 'Los Angeles Times' has removed its new Al-powered "insights" feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan. The paper has learned the error of its ways, as proven by a new feature at the top of each article called “Tucker Carlson Quote Generator.”
Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth. One crazy side effect: The mice also gained the ability to scream “WHY?!”
YouTube is warning creators about a new phishing scam that attempts to lure victims using an AI-generated video of its CEO Neal Mohan. “Yeah… uh… especially the ones you found in my texts…” Mohan explained to his wife.
The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce. But we’re really in for trouble when the IRS slashes its staff down to 1099.
Finally…
LeBron James is the first player to surpass 50,000 points. That is, of course, in terms of the game of basketball. The first person to have won the most points of anything ever is most likely none other than, Ryan Stiles.
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