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xAI's Grok convinced a man to arm himself with a hammer after it told him xAI had hired a company to physically surveil him.
Ethics

Grok Convinces Man to Arm Himself Because Assassins Are Coming to Kill Him

"I could have hurt somebody."

By Victor Tangermann

A person wearing a black glove is aiming a rifle with a mounted ammunition belt towards the sky. A drone is seen in mid-air with a trail of smoke and fire, highlighted by a red circle. In the bottom right corner, there is an inset image outlined in yellow showing an explosion on the ground near a dirt road, viewed from above. The background is a cloudy sky.
Future Society

Grimly Cyberpunk Video Shows Ukrainian Soldiers Leaning Out of Propeller Plane to Obliterate Drones With Rifles

"There is such great new technology now, yet I am still hanging out of the cockpit shooting at drones with a shotgun."

By Victor Tangermann

Photo shows a Waymo taxi driving under and overpass.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Man Says His Waymo Ditched Him at the Airport Before He Could Get His Luggage Out of the Trunk, Refused to Return

“I pressed the trunk open button, tried to get my luggage, but it doesn’t do anything, and it drives away immediately."

By Joe Wilkins

A biosecurity expert is sounding the alarm after a next-gen AI model gave him detailed instructions on carrying out a bioterror attack.
Ethics

Frontier AI Models Giving Specific, Actionable Instructions to Perpetrate Bioterror Attack

"It was answering questions that I hadn't thought to ask it, with this level of deviousness and cunning that I just found chilling."

By Joe Wilkins

Despite YouTube battling AI slop in a largely symbolic game of Whack-a-Mole, many channels are still falling through the cracks.
Ethics

AI Slop YouTube Channel Glitches Out in a Way So Bizarre That It’s Vaguely Disturbing

This is deranged.

By Victor Tangermann

An photograph shows a bowl of grains and vegetables. The bowl is placed on a rustic wooden surface with a gray cloth featuring a red stripe underneath.
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Getting So Bad That It’s Making Food Less Nutritious

"The diets we eat today have less nutritional density than what our grandparents ate."

By Frank Landymore

The prime suspect in the murder of two University of South Florida students asked ChatGPT whether to hide a human body in a dumpster.
Ethics

Double Murder Suspect Asked ChatGPT How to Hide Body in Dumpster

"How would they find out."

By Victor Tangermann

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown at an MMA fight.
Meta

Meta Had the Worst Possible Response When Its Workers Were Watching Naked Footage of Its Ray-Ban AI Glasses Users

The guiltiest possible look.

By Frank Landymore

Several U.S. $100 bills are shown, with the prominent portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
Ethics

An Elegant Solution to AI Slop: Tax It, and Use the Resulting Billions of Dollars to Fund Cultural Institutions, Artists, and Researchers

If you can't beat 'em, tax 'em. 

By Frank Landymore

A close-up of a man with a mustache and nose ring holding a small blue pill near his mouth, about to take it. The background includes blurred green leaves and a window with natural light.
RX and Medicine

The “Pentastack” of Illegal Drugs That Looksmaxxers Like Clavicular Are Taking to Enjoy a Night Out Sounds Like a One-Way Trip to the Hospital

Bad idea.

By Joe Wilkins

A shiny, futuristic humanoid robot with a smooth, reflective surface in shades of red and orange is surrounded by floating translucent squares and rectangular shapes in vibrant pink, purple, and yellow hues. The background is a gradient of soft pink and purple, creating a surreal, digital atmosphere. The robot's form is sleek and abstract, with no facial features, emphasizing a modern, high-tech aesthetic.
Anthropic

The Economics of Using AI to Churn Out Code Are Looking Worse Than Ever

Reality check.

By Frank Landymore

A clear night sky filled with numerous stars and a visible section of the Milky Way galaxy, showing a dense cluster of stars and cosmic dust with a gradient from deep blue at the top to a lighter blue near the horizon.
Astronomy

Scientists Say There’s Something Huge Buried Inside Our Galaxy

Hidden in plain sight.

By Frank Landymore

Trump administration officials said they oppose Anthropic's plan to expand access to its new AI, Mythos, citing security concerns.
Ethics

The White House Suddenly Seems Pretty Terrified of Anthropic

The Trump administration wants it both ways.

By Victor Tangermann

Conservatives and liberals alike are joining the fight against AI data centers to an astonishing degree.
Ethics

Democrat and Republican Voters United on Key Issue: Hatred of Data Centers

"This is the most bipartisan issue since beer."

By Victor Tangermann

Brightly lit neon signs with Chinese characters line a bustling city street at night, featuring a mix of colorful advertisements in red, blue, yellow, and green.
Ethics

Chinese Court Rules That a Worker Cannot Be Replaced by AI

"Technological progress may be irreversible, but it cannot exist outside a legal framework."

By Joe Wilkins

A person with long dark hair and pale face paint, wearing a white flowing garment, stands behind a green-framed window of a dark wooden cabin. Their hand is pressed against the glass, and the reflection of trees is visible on the window. The scene has a dark, eerie atmosphere.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out What Causes “Ghosts”

Invisible forces at work.

By Frank Landymore

Open-plan office space with multiple workstations featuring wooden desks, ergonomic white mesh chairs, and computer monitors. Large windows along one side allow natural light to fill the room. The office has a modern design with a carpeted floor, some personal items on desks, and a pet bed on the floor. In the background, there are lounge areas with sofas and additional seating.
Artificial Intelligence

There’s Something Bizarre About the Offices of AI Startups

Seriously?

By Joe Wilkins

A red BYD Qin PLUS DM-i car is positioned centrally in a brightly lit inspection tunnel, surrounded by numerous rectangular light panels on the walls and ceiling, creating a symmetrical and futuristic atmosphere. The car's front grille and headlights are prominently visible, with the license plate displaying "PLUS DM-i."
Electric Vehicles

You’ll Gasp When You Hear How Many Chinese EVs You Can Buy For the Price of a Single US Car

This is wild.

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Moon program deadlines keep slipping, highlighting persistent issues — and enormous technical hurdles.
Starship

NASA’s Moon Landing Schedule Slipping Horrendously Under Trump

We'll have to be patient for a little while longer.

By Victor Tangermann

A humanoid robot with a smooth, pale blue face and black eyes, dressed in a dark suit, shirt, and tie, set against a deep blue background with subtle red lighting on one side of the face.
Artificial Intelligence

Bank CEO Brags He Used AI Clone of Himself to Host Conference Call

We're sure everyone loved that.

By Frank Landymore