Is TikTok Doomed in the U.S.?, How To Use ChatGPT Discreetly

Millennial: Pretend Adulting, Real Talk

• Welcome to #Millennial, the home of pretend adulting and real TikTok talk!
• Is a TikTok ban imminent? Where do we stand on whether or not it should be?
• FYI college applicants: words like "tapestry" and "beacon" are common tipoffs that you might have used ChatGPT to write your college admissions essay. We discuss how to use ChatGPT without revealing you did.
• We ask ChatGPT to write our hypothetical Harvard admissions essays, and the rumors are true: ChatGPT is really stuck on words like "tapestry" and "mosaic."
• How different is this latest trend from what has been happening since the dawn of time? People always look for ways to outsource work to save time.
• It's important to know how to use AI as a tool, not make it your entire strategy.
• This conversation reminds Pam (who is a stellar writer btw) of a college professor who really had it out for her and made her take remedial English.
• Critics were served some crow after months of criticism about Biden's age and cognitive sharpness when he showed up at the State of the Union and did okay.
• This political check in touches on all the fuckery: SCOTUS, Trump trials, and a foolish decision by the Fulton County DA.
• This week's recommendations will soothe and intrigue you: 'Jazz in the Rain' playlist on Spotify (Pam), Squishmallows (Andrew), and Neil DeGrasse Tyson's podcast Star Talk (Laura).

And in this week's installment of After Dark:

• Let's go back to high school, specifically for the DANCES.
• How on earth did our schools think it was a good idea to include "Get Low" (a millennial fan favorite) in our middle school dances? And yes, there was bumping and grinding!
• "Con balls were my prom" "Come again?"

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