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Ethics

Federal Reserve Says AI Data Center Buildout Is Making Everything More Expensive

"I’m getting increasingly nervous that that’s just straight, old-fashioned overheating demand."

xAI

Elon Musk Tries to Convince Followers to Let Grok Control Their Credit Cards, in a Stunt That Immediately Backfires in a Very Embarrassing Way

Nice one.

Anthropic

Anthropic Warns “AI Worms” Will Infect Your Smart Home Devices and Use Them to Self-Replicate Beyond Control

"We expect a future awash with agents running on all types of hardware."

Privacy

Cops Not Happy When Man Creates Flock-Style Camera That Only Collects Police Plates

"Two police officers walked up my driveway and knocked on my door to question me about it."

Artificial Intelligence

Google-Tied AI Startup Once Valued at a Billion Dollars Declares Bankruptcy

Character.AI, the teen-beloved chatbot startup that faced several lawsuits over the deaths of minor users, is bankrupt.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Break Into Supermarket Fridges and Spoil All the Groceries

"Unprecedented."

Elon Musk

Eyebrows Raise When Elon Musk’s Twitter Engagement Shrivels After Destruction of Russian Data Centers

"It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms."

Moon

NASA Investigating Large Hole on Moon That May Open Into Enormous Cave

Time for some lunar spelunking.

Mental Health

Marijuana Linked to Rampant Violence

"Given the higher rate of cannabis use among individuals with severe mental disorders compared to the general population, this group represents a particularly at-risk population in terms of violent behavior."

Ethics

A Core Demographic of People Who Love AI: Pedophiles

"There is almost no way to have oversight once you have downloaded a model locally and you’re running it on your private system."

OpenAI

Completely Unused ChatGPT Accounts Are Telling Users They’re in the Top Percentiles of Intelligence

"You come across as clearly above average intellectually."

Future Society

The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants

"These facilities could lock America into decades of continued fossil fuel dependence."

Environment

Amid Terrifying Readings, Experts Fear El Niño Is About to Wreak Havoc

"The warning lights are flashing."

Privacy

Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn

"Instead of having to go to a million different systems... we can get it in one platform in one place somewhat instantaneously."

Finance

This Graph of Data Center Spending Compared to All Other Construction Will Give You Chills

How did we even get here?

Bitcoin

Crypto Gurus Concerned AI Is Poised to Crack Blockchain Math, Allowing Hackers to Steal Funds With Impunity

"Calmly begin planning for 'bunker mode.'"

Ethics

There’s Even a Pay Gap Between Male and Female AI Agents

C'mon, guys.

Tesla

Tesla Factory Planning Massive Increase of Toxic Heavy Metal Emissions Near Elementary School

"This will include toxic metals such as arsenic, beryllium, and cadmium."

Finance

Senator Who Tried to Ban Prediction Markets Gets Hired by Kalshi as a Lobbyist

Her lobbying group is raking in the cash.

Ethics

One of America’s Last Remaining Chestnut Groves Could Soon Be Wiped Out to Make Room for an AI Data Center

It's "one of the largest single AI infrastructure investments in US history."