# AI company is paying people $2k month to touch themselves. Scientists still don't know how to revive cryopreserved dead humans.

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Podcast: [Weird AF News | Weird News Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weird-af-news-weird-news-daily-686105)
Published: 2026-05-27T21:33:02+00:00
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