Stop Trying To Make A.I. Trendy - ICYMI

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay get into tech’s latest effort to turn A.I. into a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-status-symbols-openai-anthropic-cursor-2025-10">status</a> symbol. Anthropic has been pushing “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/claudeai/p/DPW0CJQkmAq/">Thinking</a>” caps into the trendy streets of New York. OpenAI has been handing out <a href="https://x.com/edwinarbus/status/1975301073754853485">awards</a> for power users akin to YouTube subscriber plaques. But one of the worst offenders is <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/million-dollar-ai-campaign-defaced">Friend</a>, a $129 wearable necklace that spent a million dollars to infiltrate subway stations and bus stops. Why are A.I. companies trying so hard to be trendy? And how are people revolting against them? Finally, we have some news. Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI and ad-free listening on all your favor...