Tatum Hunter

New York

Internet Culture Reporter at The Washington Post

consumer tech reporter @washingtonpost [email protected] (got a story about teens/social media/health/privacy? i want to hear. signal 513.368.3359)

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Tinder lets you flirt with AI characters. Three of them dumped me

4 days ago | seattletimes.com | Tatum Hunter

In a world where fewer couples meet in person and young people date less in general, Tinder is experimenting with a chatbot that claims to help users improve their flirting skills. The dating app said earlier this month it was debuting an in-app game that uses AI characters — built using OpenAI’s GPT-4o — to spin up pretend situations. The character kicks off an improvised conversation, and the user responds out loud with something flirty.
’50501’ protests rally small towns and big cities against Trump policies

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Emma Uber |Tatum Hunter |Reis Thebault

’50501’ protests rally small towns and big cities against Trump policies (washingtonpost.com) ’50501’ protests rally small towns and big cities against Trump policies By Emma Uber; Tatum Hunter; Reis Thebault 2025041910005400 From Wyoming to Washington and Mississippi to Manhattan, protesters at hundreds of rallies in small towns and big cities gathered Saturday to denounce President Donald Trump's sweeping policy moves, the second day of mass action this month as opposition to the...
Social Media gegen Abschiebung: Wie sich Einwanderer gegen Trumps ICE wehren

2 weeks ago | augsburger-allgemeine.de | Tatum Hunter

Als Sheidriany Pomales während einer Arbeitspause in einem Kindergarten auf Tiktok stöberte, stieß sie auf ein Video, das ihr den Magen umdrehte. Darin waren Beamte der Einwanderungs- und Zollbehörde zu sehen, die am Eingang zur U-Bahn an der 125th Street und Lexington standen. Direkt in der Nähe des Viertels, in dem Pomales, ihre Mutter und viele ihrer Freunde leben. Sie schloss die App schnell und rief ihre Mutter an, um sie zu warnen und darum zu bitten, die Informationen weiterzugeben.
Stuff

2 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Tatum Hunter
Tinder permite namoriscar com personagens de IA. Três deram-me com os pés

2 weeks ago | publico.pt | Tatum Hunter

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Review | Tinder lets you flirt with AI characters. Three of them dumped me.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Tatum Hunter

In a world where fewer couples meet in person and young people date less in general, Tinder is experimenting with a chatbot that claims to help users improve their flirting skills. The dating app popped to the top of the Apple app store after it said earlier this week it would debut an in-app game that uses AI characters — built using OpenAI’s GPT-4o — to spin up pretend situations. The character kicks off an improvised conversation, and the user responds out loud with something flirty.
Stuff

3 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Tatum Hunter
Inside the online effort to foil Trump’s deportation raids

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Tatum Hunter

Inside the online effort to foil Trump’s deportation raids (washingtonpost.com) Inside the online effort to foil Trump’s deportation raids By Tatum Hunter 2025033012000000 NEW YORK — When Sheidriany Pomales was scrolling TikTok during a break from her job at a kindergarten, she came across a video that made her stomach sink.
AI generated Ghibli images go viral as OpenAI loosens its rules

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gerrit De Vynck |Tatum Hunter

AI generated Ghibli images go viral as OpenAI loosens its rules (washingtonpost.com) AI generated Ghibli images go viral as OpenAI loosens its rules By Gerrit De Vynck; Tatum Hunter 2025032902201000 Artificial intelligence images from OpenAI's new image generator went viral this week on social media after the company loosened its rules around what kind of images users can make.
How to protect your Gmail, Outlook after FBI warning on Medusa ransomware

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Tatum Hunter

Attacks using a type of ransomware called Medusa have grabbed headlines and crippled organizations in critical industries including health care. Now, the FBI is asking companies and individuals to take extra steps to protect important accounts, including Gmail and Outlook. The actors behind the attacks uses classic strategies, such as tricking a recipient into downloading a malicious program to gain access to accounts.