Read the latest articles from Futurism

A cartoonish red brain with large, googly eyes and thin, stick-like arms and legs is looking at a smartphone held up in front of it. The background is bright yellow with a grid pattern and an orange circle behind the phone.
Mental Health

Study Finds AI Use Eats Away at Users’ Confidence in Their Own Brains

It's a lot to think about.

By Joe Wilkins

A pixelated image of a brown donkey with upright ears and a raised tail, set against a light blue background.
Ethics

Democrats Warned Not to Upset Multi-Million Dollar AI Lobbyists, Even Though It’d Be a Slam Dunk With Voters

"In a lot of cases it is going to be easier to say nothing."

By Joe Wilkins

Close-up of a lifelike reconstruction of a prehistoric human face with wide, expressive eyes, a broad nose, and a thick beard and mustache. The skin has a reddish-brown tone, and the hair is long and dark. The expression appears intense or startled.
Evolution

You Are Not Prepared to Learn the Size of Neanderthal Infants

If only peewee football existed back then.

By Sharon Adarlo

Silhouettes of raised arms holding various tools and weapons, including pitchforks, a machete, a hammer, and a megaphone, set against a bright red background with a pattern of orange stars.
Ethics

City Council Wrecked in Voter Bloodbath After Allowing New Data Center

"This is a referendum against all of them based on their support of the data center."

By Joe Wilkins

The octogenarian mother of a man who was killed in a road accident has been unknowingly talking to his AI clone via regular video calls.
Ethics

Mother Reportedly Doesn’t Know Her Son Died Because She’s Been Talking to an AI Version of Him

Her family "hoped to conceal the news" of her only child's death.

By Victor Tangermann

President Donald Trump sipping Diet Coke.
Cancer

Trump Secretly Believes That Diet Coke Kills Cancer Cells Inside the Body

News flash: Trump is wrong.

By Sharon Adarlo

A person with short hair wearing a dark jacket is sitting with their hands covering their face. Their wrists are secured with handcuffs. The background features a large blue circle centered behind the person, set against a red backdrop with a grid pattern.
Ethics

Things You Told ChatGPT or Claude My Have Already Doomed You in Court

"Disclosure of privileged communications to a third-party AI platform may constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege."

By Joe Wilkins

Rocky, cracked terrain with a reddish-brown hue, featuring fragmented and weathered rock formations. The lower left corner shows part of a mechanical structure with the word "CURIOSITY" partially visible, indicating the image was taken by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Rover Comes Across Formation That Looks Like the Scales of a Massive Cosmic Reptile

What can this strange landscape tell us about Mars' mysterious past?

By Sharon Adarlo

Illustration shows an abstract representation of the universe.
Big Bang

Physicists Have a Major Problem With the Universe

Two steps forward, one step back.

By Victor Tangermann

Three images show delivery robots running into trouble while navigating urban environments.
Robotics

Wild Video Shows Delivery Robots Causing Havoc, Getting Obliterated

When will it end?

By Joe Wilkins

A former programmer spoke up during a city council meeting in a small town in Ohio, making a well-articulated argument against data centers.
Future Society

Man at City Council Meeting Makes Devastating Case Against Proposed Local Data Center

"We are being asked to drain our reservoirs so a chatbot can write a poem."

By Victor Tangermann

An illustration shows a robot hand reaching out to touch a stethoscope.
Ethics

Millions of Americans Are Talking to AI Instead of Going to the Doctor, and It’s Giving Them Horrendously Flawed Medical Advice

What could possibly go wrong?

By Victor Tangermann

A white quadruped security robot with black legs stands on green grass in front of a tall, dense cornfield. The robot has "DO NOT TOUCH" written on one leg and "SECURITY" on its side. The corn plants are tall with green leaves and tassels at the top. The scene is brightly lit by sunlight.
Robot Dogs

Robot Dogs Patrolling Precious Crops as Food Crisis Deepens

Meet the corn farmer's best friend.

By Joe Wilkins

The public outrage over the tech industry's obsession with AI is starting to boil over — and the pitchforks are starting to come out.
Ethics

There Are Signs of a Massive AI Backlash

It's a powder keg.

By Victor Tangermann

Person wearing a white mask and an orange hooded sweatshirt, typing on a laptop keyboard in a dark environment with dramatic orange and green lighting.
Artificial Intelligence

A Prominent PR Firm Is Running a Fake News Site That’s Plagiarizing Original Journalism at Incredible Scale

"This is very upsetting to see."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk is shown superimposed on the SpaceX logo.
SpaceX

Pentagon Disturbed as Its Fleet of Drones Is Left Bobbing in the Ocean When Elon Musk’s Starlink Fails

"Starlink reliance exposed limitations under multiple-vehicle load."

By Joe Wilkins

In a Thursday video, 20-year-old so-called "looksmaxxing" influencer Braden "Clavicular" Peters claimed that he had learned a hard lesson.
Medical

Clavicular Says He’s Quitting Drugs, Meaning He Can’t IRL Stream Anymore Because He’s Unable to Mog Sober

"I ain't going to be doing any more substances for a little while, hopefully for forever."

By Victor Tangermann

During an industry trade show, filmmakers showed off a trailer that featured an AI-rendered version of Val Kilmer. Fans were furious.
Ethics

Fury Erupts as Val Kilmer’s Estate Announces Starring Role in AI Film Made From Beyond the Grave

"This is truly the MOST disgusting thing I’ve ever seen."

By Victor Tangermann

The mad scrabble to get in on the latest AI startup — struggling shoe company Allbirds — has since come to a "screeching halt."
Ethics

Allbirds Stock Now Crashing as Reality Sets in About Its Delusional AI Pivot

"The vast majority of times, these things end in tears."

By Victor Tangermann

A digitally altered image of Elon Musk with a red overlay, wearing a red hat that reads "TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING." He is posed with his hands together in front of a background featuring the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) emblem.
xAI

NAACP Sues Elon Over His Noxious AI Data Center

"All too often, big corporations like xAI treat our communities and families like obstacles to be pushed aside."

By Joe Wilkins