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Screenshot of a tweet from Avery Edison, @aedison, with a small profile photo of a person with bangs and glasses. The tweet reads: "I wrote "I am alive" on a piece of paper, and placed it into a photocopier. What I saw next has shocking implications" Timestamp: 11:53 AM · 3/24/23 · 4.3M Views.

Photocopier Reveals Shocking Truth: It Copied My Note

A tweet spoofs clickbait headlines and AI-sentience panic by 'discovering' a photocopier copies "I am alive" perfectly, a nod to office copy-machine culture.

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Screenshot of a tweet from Avery Edison, @aedison, with a small profile photo of a person with bangs and glasses. The tweet reads: "I wrote "I am alive" on a piece of paper, and placed it into a photocopier. What I saw next has shocking implications" Timestamp: 11:53 AM · 3/24/23 · 4.3M Views.

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