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UNC studies AI impact on communities; developer hijacks Chipotle bot

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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are initiating a two-year study to explore how generative AI is impacting North Carolina communities. The project aims to understand these effects and determine how local libraries can foster AI literacy. Meanwhile, a developer gained attention for repurposing Chipotle's customer service chatbot into a coding assistant, sharing instructions for others to replicate this with different corporate bots. AI

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    University of North Carolina: Carolina launches study on libraries and generative AI in local communities . “UNC-Chapel Hill has launched a statewide two-year c

    University of North Carolina: Carolina launches study on libraries and generative AI in local communities . “UNC-Chapel Hill has launched a statewide two-year collaborative planning and pilot study aimed at understanding how North Carolina communities are encountering generative …

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Gizmodo: Should You Hijack a Corporate AI Chatbot for Free Tokens?. “A developer went viral for reconfiguring Chipotle’s customer support bot into a coding assi

    Gizmodo: Should You Hijack a Corporate AI Chatbot for Free Tokens?. “A developer went viral for reconfiguring Chipotle’s customer support bot into a coding assistant, and providing the playbook for others to do the same to other chatbots.” https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/gizmod…

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