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Gboard's AI meme generator aims to take over humanity's most sacred online contributions
Posting nonsense used to mean something
The word "meme" first arose in Richard Dawkins' 1976 The Selfish Gene to describe a part of culture or example of behavior passed on socially through imitation or additional ways other than genetics. But that's not what it usually means in 2025. Originally called image macros, today's memes consist of text overlaid on pictures to illustrate a sometimes serious, always partially humorous point.
