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The Davos glitterati seems to have changed their tune about AI at this year's World Economic Forum — but they're still firing people for it.
Artificial Intelligence

Global Elites Suddenly Starting to Fear AI

"We don't want to have a Hiroshima moment."

Now that he's all but abandoned the Metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg's pivot to artificial intelligence is in the spotlight.
Meta

Bored With the Metaverse, Zuckerberg Spending Billions on AI Chips

Squirrel!

Google's search results are starting to look like an unrecognizable heap of spam, meaningless SEO filler, and dubiously sourced news.
Google

AI Garbage Is Destroying Google Results

"It’s the worst quality results on Google I’ve seen in my 14-year career."

Scientists Discover Enough Mars Ice to Cover Planet in Water
Mars

Scientists Discover Enough Mars Ice to Cover Planet in Water

This is huge.

Altman's answer to the question of what core competences humans have over AI is as unconvincing as it is befuddling.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Stumped When Asked What Humans Will Do Better Than AI

It's an unsatisfying answer.

After leaving the Pentagon, the government's former head UFO hunter is sounding off about all things unidentified.
Off-World

Pentagon’s Former Head UFO Hunter Says This Is the Truth

Did he just reveal the truth?

Users of a UC Irvine student-run Discord server fell victim to a horrifying cyberattack, and were sent extremely graphic content.
Hacking

Students Hospitalized After Hackers Send Horrifying Pictures

"I heard about a lot of people vomiting, a lot of people crying."

A team of astronomers has suggested that primordial black holes (PBH) are passing by the Solar System, causing planets' orbits to "wobble."
Black Holes

Small Black Holes Affecting Earth’s Orbit, Scientists Say

Despite their tiny mass, they could be causing our planet to "wobble" and "rock."

A recent study by Amazon AI researchers found that a "shocking amount of the web" comprises poor-quality AI-generated and translated content.
Artificial Intelligence

Huge Proportion of Internet Is AI-Generated Slime, Researchers Find

Striking.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has spotted something fascinating — a rock that seems to form the delta-shaped Starfleet logo from "Star Trek."
Mars

NASA Rover Spots “Star Trek” Symbol on Mars

Live long, and prosper.

Sports Illustrated owner The Arena Group has laid off 100 employees, the latest blow to the media organization following its AI scandal.
Artificial Intelligence

Sports Illustrated Publisher Laying Off Staff After AI Scandal

A 70-year legacy could be in ruins.

Astronomers have observed an object that's far heavier than any known neutron star, but too light to be classified as a black hole.
Off-World

Astronomers Puzzled by Inexplicable Deep Space Object

"We're not done with this system yet."

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s SLIM lunar lander successfully touched down but its solar panels aren't charging.
Moon

Japanese Moon Lander Dying After Touching Down on Lunar Surface

It's a bittersweet moment.

A particularly enterprising Tesla owner has built his very own solar panel array that can be mounted on the roof of his Model Y.
Tesla

Tesla Owner Builds Solar Array That Folds Out of Model Y Roof

It can top up the car's battery while stationary.

The lawsuit against OpenAI allges that ChatGPT fabricated an entire fake lawsuit accusing the plaintiff of embezzlement.
OpenAI

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Libel Suit Against OpenAI

The AI giant won't get off the hook that easily.

Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO) has waded into the debate over UFOs and speculated that they might be "angels" sent by God himself.
Future Society

After Classified Briefing, Congressman Says UFOs May Be “Extradimensional” Angels

"Whenever I use the term 'angels,' to me, it's synonymous with an extradimensional being."

The winner of the Atakugawa Prize, Rie Kudan, said that about five percent of her novel was copied from ChatGPT and other generative AIs.
OpenAI

Novelist Wins Award, Then Reveals She Used ChatGPT

This "flawless" novel turned out to have a major caveat.

A gigantic trove of passwords has been released by bad actors, and there's a very good chance that yours is on there.
Future Society

Massive Release of Breached Passwords Likely Includes Yours

Here's how to check.

After removing mentions the "military and warfare" from its usage policies page, OpenAI has spoken out about working with the military.
OpenAI

OpenAI Axes Ban on Military Contracts, Reveals Deal With Pentagon

The company was caught removing mentions of a ban on "military and warfare" from its website last week.

Former NASA administrator Michael Griffin has told US lawmakers that the space agency's plans to return humans to the Moon are terrible.
Moon

Former NASA Director Trashes Upcoming Moon Mission

He didn't mince words.