How SlutCon, a flirting boot camp for awkward men, became AI safety’s latest fight

A ai pulse story from California, reported by SF Standard.

AI Pulse · California · October 10, 2026

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Men paid up to $18,000 to practice on “flirt girls” at a Berkeley rationalist compound. Online, critics called it a sex cult.

Reported by SF Standard, October 10, 2026. Read the full story at SF Standard →

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