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Sam Altman just revealed that your polite “please” and “thank you” habits with ChatGPT are racking up serious bills. AI friendliness? Turns out, it ain’t cheap.

Meanwhile, bots got caught lying, teens are getting caught lying by bots, and a horse just told us it’s in pain - straight from the horse’s mouth?

And El Salvador? It's turning its attention beyond Bitcoin to AI to further boost their nation. Is this a preview of the future of governance?

Here’s what’s going on... 👇🏼

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💬💰 Altman Says Your “Please” Is Costing Him Millions
Being polite to ChatGPT isn’t free. Sam Altman revealed that all your courteous prompts are stacking up the bill… We’re talking millions! Time to ghost the manners? (🔗 Link)

🧠🤖 AI Support Bot Invents Policy, Chaos Ensues
Cursor’s AI hallucinated a customer policy and confidently enforced it. No, you’re not crazy—your help bot might be. (🔗 Link)

📄📊 DocuSign Just Became Your Contract Sidekick
The e-signature king is expanding into AI-powered contract wrangling. Think: smarter, faster, less lawyer-y. (🔗 Link)

🧒📱 Instagram’s AI Is Age-Checking Teens
Instagram is cracking down with new AI tools to sniff out underage users. Fake your age, get flagged. The algorithm is watching. (🔗 Link)

🇸🇻💻 El Salvador Goes All-In on AI
El Salvador just partnered with NVIDIA to boost national development with AI. From Bitcoin to bots, they’re not playing small ball. (🔗 Link)

🎓👀 That Protester? Not Real. Not Human.
A “college protester” turned out to be an undercover AI bot used by law enforcement. Dystopia called—it’s right on schedule. (🔗 Link)

🐎🗣️ Horses Can Now Say “Ouch”
New AI tech lets horses digitally express pain. Mr. Ed would be proud (and possibly demand better hay). (🔗 Link)

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