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The day AI—partially—died

Why Goofy won't be caught twerking in the near future.

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Alex Friedman
Mar 25, 2026
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In the past week, we’ve gotten news of a massive book deal being canceled over potential AI use, a Kentucky farmer turning down $26 million for a data center on part of her family’s land, and Sam Altman getting called a Nazi to his face by Jeremy O. Harris—and that’s all before Altman’s ill-conceived and ultra expensive video generation platform Sora an…

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