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It turns out that AI chatbots may be more like us than we care to think about. 

SadBots

Just wait till you hear about where these bots were trained. 

Advanced AIs Exhibiting Depression and Addiction, Scientists Say

Some folks are worried Meta and Mark Zuckerberg might have ulterior motives in the Metaverse. Here's a roundup of excellent Metaverse memes.

Memes Roundup

Comedic, but not exactly comforting.

The Most Brutal Memes About How the Metaverse Will Trap Us in a Human Meat Farm

Phil Libin, founder of note-taking app Evernote who grew up in the Soviet Union, says that Meta's Metaverse is like communist propaganda.

In Communist Meta

"You know, you can smell a bad idea before it's fully built."

CEO Born in Soviet Russia Says Metaverse Is Just Like Communist Propaganda

Facebook's iteration of the metaverse is set to get a lot less glitchy — and have a lot more privacy concerns.

Be Afraid

The implications could be huge.

Facebook Locks Down Patents for Full-Body VR Tracking

Meta announced a slate of big name virtual reality concerts set to take place entirely in the metaverse last month — and nobody seemed to notice.

Concert Crickets

Poor Zuckerberg. 

Facebook Hosted Three Huge Concerts in the Metaverse and They Seriously Flopped

Another Oculus Quest 2 user had an intense allergic reaction to the VR headset's facial foam interface over the holiday, resulting in a hospital trip after Christmas for 13-year-old Lewis Gray.

Meta Material

That sounds really painful!

Christmas Present VR Headset Sends Boy to the Hospital

Nick Clegg, Meta's vice president for global affairs and communications, isn't impressed with the design of the company's Quest virtual reality headset.

Wretched

"Can we get the sneering and mockery out of the way?"

Facebook Exec Laments the Company's Bulky, "Wretched" VR Headset

A handy guide to talking about the metaverse with your friends, parents, and weird cousins this Thanksgiving at the table.

Metaverse Meals

Soon, you’ll be able to mute your annoying uncle over a virtual Thanksgiving table.

How to Talk to Your Family About the Metaverse

Sure, the Metaverse could improve our lives. In fact, Rosenberg told Insider it'll make our world "feel like Harry Potter." But social media has already created a world where nobody can seem to agree on what's real or not, and the Metaverse isn't likely to make those problems better. They'll probably only get worse.

Reality Bubble

What's real... and what's Meta?

Experts Say AR Could Let People "Reality Block" Stuff They Don't Like

Gloves Off

Facebook is seriously committed to getting between you and reality.

Facebook Shows Off Gloves That Allow You to "Feel" VR Objects

A top VR developer at Facebook sounds like he's not entirely on board with the company's refocus on the metaverse -- and his remarks were interesting.

VRn't 

"I just don't believe that one player — one company — winds up making all the right decisions for this."

Facebook's Top VR Expert Seems Pretty Annoyed by Metaverse Push

After news came out that Facebook is considering changing its name, a former Facebook employee has a theory about what it might be.

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