# In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search; Did Polymarket pay creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets; and

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Podcast: [TechCrunch Industry News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933)
Published: 2026-06-22T09:30:00+00:00
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So ... what's your In the Weights score? Check here. Also, many of those videos were reportedly filmed on “near-perfect copies” of the Polymarket website, while featuring trades and winnings that were not real. And Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends.' These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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