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In Midland-Odessa, sand trucks are as common as pumpjacks—and almost as controversial. Known for hauling frack sand, these trucks and their drivers have developed a reputation, fairly or not. Now, with autonomous trucks rolling out in Texas, some are wondering: could AI one day replace human sand truck drivers in the Permian Basin?

Artificial Intelligence has come a long way in 2025, even generating realistic images of people based on simple prompts. I ran an experiment asking AI to show me the "average" man and woman from Midland-Odessa—what it came up with was both amusing and telling.

From background characters with horrifying melting faces to spooky Disney princess doppelgängers, these terrible (and fake!) AI-generated Disney sequel posters are *so* not the wish our heart makes.

There wasn't a dry eye in the house.

Carey had the best response.

Taking "ghost kitchen" to a whole new level!

We asked AI program ChatGPT to take a closer look at what to expect from these two teams this year and to predict their records for 2024.

Autonomous 18-wheelers are currently being tested on several Texas interstates

This week, Snapchat announced that they are offering an experimental AI-powered chatbot named "My AI" for 3.99 a month for Snapchat+ subscribers. Snapchat hopes that, in addition to your friends and family, people will enjoy talking to AI every day.

Apparently, Lady Gaga even liked one of the videos.