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A blue Volvo XC90 SUV is being punched by a gigantic robot arm.
Future Society

Man Engineers Giant Robot Hand to Smash His Enemies

"I built a 5,000 kg giant robot arm just to see if my friend could survive the ultimate slap!"

By Joe Wilkins

A vibrant cosmic scene featuring a glowing, bright orange and pink nebula or energy cloud at the center, surrounded by numerous dark, irregularly shaped asteroids or space debris scattered throughout a purple-hued space background. The light from the nebula casts subtle highlights on some of the nearby asteroids.
Astronomy

Earth Now Flying Through a Debris Field, Paper Finds

Look out!

By Sharon Adarlo

A robotic hand playing the keys of a piano, set against a vibrant background featuring a large blue circle on an orange backdrop with a subtle dotted pattern. The robotic hand is metallic and detailed, positioned as if pressing the piano keys.
Ethics

Berklee College of Music Students Furious That It’s Offering an AI “Songwriting” Class

"As a Berklee grad, I'm appalled at the questionable use of AI in creative classes."

By Sharon Adarlo

Braden "Clavicular" Peters, a so-called "looksmaxxing" influencer was hospitalized Tuesday evening for a suspected overdose.
Mental Health

Clavicular Rushed to Hospital in Perfect Illustration of Why Looksmaxxing Is a Horrifying Death Cult

It was only a matter of time.

By Victor Tangermann

A young woman with curly hair is lying down and holding a smartphone. She has a displeased or disgusted expression on her face. She is wearing a white shirt and a choker necklace with a small pendant. The background features a yellow circle behind her head and a blue grid pattern.
Ethics

Usually, Young People Embrace New Technology. Gen Z’s Attitude Toward AI Should Worry the Entire Tech Industry

The AI industry has a major problem with young people.

By Sharon Adarlo

A green frog partially submerged in water, surrounded by numerous water droplets on the surface. The water has a vibrant blue and green tint, creating a striking contrast with the frog's yellow-green skin. The frog's eyes are prominent and detailed.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Use Appears to Have a “Boiling Frog” Effect on Human Cognition, New Study Warns

"We find that AI assistance improves immediate performance, but it comes at a heavy cognitive cost."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A dense arrangement of human skulls stacked closely together, with the upper half of the image tinted red and the lower half in a pale white or grayish tone, creating a stark contrast. The skulls are detailed, showing eye sockets, nasal cavities, and teeth, with some appearing more worn or damaged than others. The background is dark, emphasizing the skulls' shapes and colors.
OpenAI

Man Who Threw Molotov at Sam Altman’s House Warned AI Will Exterminate Humankind

"If by some miracle you live, then I would take this as a sign from the divine to redeem yourself."

By Joe Wilkins

Following a major outcry among Christian and far-right influencers, president Donald Trump deleted a picture of himself as Jesus.
Ethics

Trump Is Inflicting Massive Damage to His Public Image by Posting Offensive AI Slop

"I will not defend blasphemy."

By Victor Tangermann

LLMs aren't trained on the "vast majority of speech," experts warn, a major blind spot that could have sweeping consequences.
Ethics

There’s Something Fundamentally Wrong With LLMs

"Our sense of the world may become distorted in ways we have barely begun to comprehend."

By Victor Tangermann

A large industrial power plant with multiple cooling towers and two tall smokestacks emitting white smoke is visible in the distance. In the foreground, there is a vast area of disturbed land with muddy, water-filled pits and earth-moving equipment. Surrounding the disturbed land are dense green forests, and beyond the power plant, there are more industrial buildings and infrastructure. The sky is clear and blue.
Pollution

Trump Moves to Let Coal Companies Pollute Waterways With Their Toxic Slag

"The Trump administration just took a sledgehammer to the health protections in place for toxic coal pollution."

By Joe Wilkins

The considerable role OpenAI's blockbuster chatbot ChatGPT played in two recent mass shootings has experts concerned.
Ethics

Why Do ChatGPT Users Keep Committing Mass Shootings?

It's quickly becoming a horrifying trend.

By Victor Tangermann

Experts say Trump's proposed budget for NASA is incredibly vague, "sloppy," and extremely likely to be shot down by Congress.
Mars

There’s Something Extremely Shady About Trump’s Disastrous New NASA Budget

"This is the least transparent NASA budget request I've ever seen."

By Victor Tangermann

Close-up of a person's face on the left side, illuminated with red light, showing a serious expression. In the background on the right, a blurred figure wearing a dark hooded garment is partially visible, holding onto a vertical surface, with a blue-toned environment behind them.
OpenAI

Woman Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Unleashed a Vicious Stalker Against Her and Did Nothing When She Begged for Help

"His location and plans are something OpenAI could shed light on if they were willing to cooperate."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A stack of red baseball caps with white embroidered text reading "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN." The caps also feature a white arrow design on the side and an American flag patch on the back. The caps are held in a person's hand.
Mental Health

Psychological Research Finds Trump Supporters Are Not Doing Well

"I wanted to give those supporters a chance to explain in their own words why they support him."

By Joe Wilkins

According to a shocking new investigation by The Western Edge, Amazon tried to keep the April 6 death of a worker a secret.
Future Society

Amazon Accused of Hiding Worker’s Death for a Week, Making Employees Keep Working as Corpse Lay on Floor

"Let’s get back to work."

By Victor Tangermann

Meta's plans to add facial recognition tech to its smart glasses, as part of a new feature dubbed "Name Tag," has outraged rights groups.
Meta

Huge Group of Experts Warns Meta That Its Pervert Glasses Will Enable Terrible Crimes

The company's latest controversial product "will harm vulnerable people while further imperiling our democracy."

By Victor Tangermann

A humanoid Unitree G1 robot can be seen chasing a small flock of wild boars through an empty car parking lot in Warsaw, Poland.
Robotics

Video Shows Humanoid Robot Chasing a Pack of Wild Boars

It's like "Horizon Zero Dawn," but in reverse.

By Victor Tangermann

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is using AI to develop a "photorealistic, AI-powered 3D" version of himself that can interact with staffers.
Meta

Meta Secretly Building a Photorealistic AI Clone of Mark Zuckerberg so No Employee Can Ever Escape His Watchful Eye

There's no escape.

By Victor Tangermann

A person wearing a black graduation gown and cap is holding a diploma with a ribbon while covering their face with one hand. The background features a large yellow circle and several blue and red humanoid robots.
Ethics

Recent Grads Say AI Is Making It Impossible to Find a Job

"I feel helpless."

By Joe Wilkins

Denialists are ironically pointing to faked, AI-generated footage as "proof" that NASA had staged its latest trip around the Moon.
Artificial Intelligence

Moon Denialists Are So Pathetic That They’re Using AI to Fake Artemis Footage

This is just sad.

By Victor Tangermann