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Elizabeth Lopatto
Hey, remember that eating disorder helpline that fired its unionizing staff and replaced them with a chatbot?

You are never gonna guess what happened.

That’s right, the chatbot started giving people with eating disorders advice on losing weight! (See also: Vice, Daily Dot)

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