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📋 Key Facts ✓ Eira Tansey announced her divorce on Instagram. ✓ An AI impersonated her following the announcement. ✓ ...
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Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/slop-acts-of-kindness/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46394867 Points: 29 # Comments: 5...