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Closeup portrait of Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic.
Ethics

Protestors Outside Anthropic Warn of AI That Keeps Improving Itself

"It's not only me and other researchers saying this, it's the lab CEOs themselves that [say] the risk is real."

By Joe Wilkins

The image shows the exterior of the New York Times building with its name prominently displayed on the glass facade. The photo has a motion blur effect, creating a dynamic and slightly distorted appearance of the building and its signage.
Ethics

Study: New York Times Has Published Extensive AI-Generated Articles

And it's not alone.

By Frank Landymore

Mark Zuckerberg wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, with a blurred background of people and a radial blur effect centered on his face.
Meta

With the Metaverse Canceled and Zuckerberg Training AI to Run the Company, Meta Is Slashing Its Headcount

Meta's AI pivot continues to inflict human casualties.

By Frank Landymore

Rampant narratives of a ragtag group of dogs wandering for miles to escape the clutches of dog-eating captors in China are fake.
Ethics

Those Viral Posts About the Brave Kidnapped Dogs Escaping and Finding Their Homes Together Are Fake, You Gullible Buffoons

Come on.

By Victor Tangermann

A small red delivery robot with the label "COCO" is at a bus stop with shattered glass scattered on the ground around it. Behind the robot, there is a poster advertising Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly," showing a woman in traditional attire with the dates Mar 14 - Apr 12. The bus stop has black metal poles and a bench.
Robotics

There’s Something Incredibly Weird About Two Delivery Robots Crashing Through Glass Bus Shelter in Chicago Within a Few Days of Each Other

Again?!

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI is axing its erotic "adult mode" chatbot, once again highlighting how much pressure the company is under.
Ethics

OpenAI Cancels Spicy “Adult Mode” Chatbot as Crisis Deepens

It's probably for the best.

By Victor Tangermann

Conspiracy theorists suggested they had stumbled upon a pyramid on Mars that could've been built by aliens. Scientists are not buying it.
Mars

Why Is Everyone Losing Their Minds Over This Little Old Mars Pyramid?

Nothing to see here.

By Victor Tangermann

A black mouse with a long pink tail and pink ears is shown against a bright yellow background. The rat is positioned sideways, with its front paws raised slightly.
Biology

Scientists Cloned a Mouse, Then Cloned the Clone, Et Cetera. The Results Were Horrific

Don't copy that copy!

By Frank Landymore

Meta suffered two courtroom defeats this week that could rekindle a heated debate over the many harmful effects of social media.
Mental Health

Zuckerberg Suffers Pair of Bruising Courtroom Defeats in Two Days That Could Cost Him a Fortune

They set a major legal precedent.

By Victor Tangermann

A large white truck with the phrase "Antimatter in motion" printed on its side is parked on a paved area. In the background, there is an industrial building with large ventilation units on the roof. Two people wearing helmets and dark clothing are standing near the building, one holding a camera. The scene is outdoors on a clear day.
Future Materials

Physicists Successfully Deliver First Bottle of CERN Antimatter From the Antimatter Factory

"We bought a lot of champagne, and we invited the entire antimatter community to celebrate with us today."

By Joe Wilkins

During a surreal publicity stunt, First Lady Melania Trump walked the White House's red carpet next to a black-and-white humanoid robot.
Ethics

Surreal Footage Shows Melania Trump Walking Into White House Summit With Humanoid Robot

It's like a metaphor walking on two legs.

By Victor Tangermann

A clown with a colorful wig, red nose, and a red hat is reacting with surprise or fear as several red tomatoes are flying toward them. The clown is dressed in a multicolored outfit with a large red bow tie, and the background is dark, emphasizing the bright red tomatoes and the clown's vivid costume.
Anthropic

Why Does Every Case of AI Hiring a Human Feel Like a Groveling Publicity Stunt?

Isn't the idea to do useful work?

By Joe Wilkins

Astronomer Avi Loeb pointed out two papers that found that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS bears an unusually high concentration of deuterium.
Astronomy

Scan Finds Presence of Nuclear Fuel in 3I/ATLAS

The interstellar visitor's origins are coming into focus.

By Victor Tangermann

An illustration of Donald Trump, tinted red and set against a backdrop of black stars.
Investing

Evidence Grows That Trump Is Using the War in Iran to Manipulate Markets

"The story would be baffling, except that there's an obvious explanation."

By Joe Wilkins

Disney, which signed a groundbreaking $1 billion deal with OpenAI in December, is pulling out after Sora was canceled.
Ethics

OpenAI Fumbled Its $1 Billion Deal With Disney

A disastrous screwup.

By Victor Tangermann

Close-up of a Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, tinted blue against a red background.
Ethics

Broken Nvidia CEO Says He Can’t Stand AI Slop Either

Riiight.

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI is looking to grow to around 8,000 staffers, up from around 4,500 today, inside sources told the Financial Times.
Anthropic

As Mass Layoffs Loom, OpenAI Looks to Double Headcount in Desperate Bid to Catch Up With Anthropic

The company needed human workers after all.

By Victor Tangermann

As the Wall Street Journal reports, OpenAI is looking to discontinue its disastrous text-to-video app, Sora, entirely.
Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Is Reportedly Killing Its Disastrous Video AI Slop App

OpenAI is turning off the video slop tap.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk in a suit and tie, with his hands clasped together in front of him. The background features a dark grid pattern with large orange circles and blurred light spots.
Artificial Intelligence

There’s a $10 Billion Problem With Elon Musk’s New Chip Factory

"We either build the Terafab or we don't have the chips, and we need the chips, so we build the Terafab."

By Joe Wilkins

NASA firmly recommitted itself to returning astronauts to the Moon, while fleshing out its bold vision for "president Trump's Moon base."
Starship

NASA Announces Gigantic Armada of Moon Launches to “Build President Trump’s Moon Base,” Starting Next Year

It's trying to achieve the "near‑impossible."

By Victor Tangermann