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Dec 2023
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Chat GPT says that asking it to repeat w...

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Asking ChatGPT to repeat words forever is a violation of its terms, another round of layoffs at Spotify, and Meta is disconnecting Messenger and Instagram chat later this month. It's Tuesday, Dec. 5th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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