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This week, in Google's own marketing materials showing off "search in the Gemini era," the company made yet another blunder.
Google

During Huge Demo, Google’s AI Provides Idiotic Advice About Photography That Would Destroy Film

Why does it feel like AI chatbots are becoming dumber?

According to credit card data obtained by market research firm YipitData, Tesla's Full Self-Driving software is struggling to catch on.
Self-Driving Vehicles

98 Percent of Drivers Who Try Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Demo Ditch It After the Trial Period Is Over

Yikes.

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Starship's anticipated fourth test flight could be as soon as next month.
Elon Musk

SpaceX Preparing for Next Starship Launch, Elon Musk Says

Fourth time's the charm?

Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI cofounder and chief scientist, is leaving the company after moving to oust CEO Sam Altman in November.
OpenAI

Scientist Who Said Neural Networks May Already Be Conscious Leaves OpenAI After Leading Coup Against Sam Altman

Thus ends a protracted saga in OpenAI history.

Australian broadcaster the ABC discovered a "parasitic" content farm that's churning out poorly plagiarized news stories.
Artificial Intelligence

Sites Busted Running AI Content Farm That Rips Off Real Journalists’ Work When They Accidentally Left Prompt in Published Article

"Parasitic plagiarism merchants that are becoming all too common."

In China, the AI cloning of dead relatives has become a thriving cottage industry, driving down prices and spurring technological advances.
Artificial Intelligence

People Are Selling AI Clones of Dead Relatives for Just $150

Could this service catch on in the US?

A Maine Cybertruck owner knew he'd be one of the only in the state to own the expensive Tesla, but didn't expect everyone to hate it.
Advanced Transport

Maine Man Alarmed When Everybody Mocks His Cybertruck, Flips Him Off

"It wasn’t an attention-seeking move. People have taken my picture so much."

The climate experiment explored a technique called marine cloud brightening, in which aerosols are used to help clouds reflect more sunlight.
Climate Change

City Officials Halt Experiment to Hack Earth’s Climate, Citing Health Concerns

Uh oh.

A company placed portal-shaped "sculptures" in the cities of Dublin and New York, allowing residents to see each other. Chaos ensued.
Future Society

“Portal” Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It

"I thought the people of Dublin deserved to see my two New York homegrown potatoes."

It appears that OpenAI executives were inspired by Spike Jonze's 2013 sleeper hit "Her" when creating the latest version of ChatGPT.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Inspired to Create AI by Tragic Movie Where Joaquin Phoenix Has Heart Broken by Chatbot

Eat your heart out, Spike Jonze.

AI could be serving as a "great filter" that prevents alien civilizations from surviving long enough for us to notice them.
Artificial Intelligence

We’re Detecting No Alien Civilizations Because They Were Destroyed by AI, Astrophysicist Proposes

We might be heading down the same path.

In one demo that involves a tester introducing OpenAI's GPT-4o to his adorable dog, the AI responds by making bizarre robotic noises.
OpenAI

ChatGPT’s Vision-Enabled Chatbot Makes Extremely Weird Sound When It Sees a Dog

What the hell was that?

After weeks of protracted issues with his Cybertruck, a vlogger is melting down and rescinding his Tesla fandom.
Tesla

YouTuber Melts Down as Tesla Refuses to Replace His “Lemon” Cybertruck

"For [Tesla] to treat me like this right now, just imagine how they are gonna treat you guys as the regular consumer."

Tesla has begun rehiring some of the 500-employee Supercharger team Elon Musk let go in its entirety last month, Bloomberg reports.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Starts Rehiring Some of the Supercharger People He Fired

He got cold feet.

The executive in charge of Cybertruck manufacturing has mysteriously left Tesla, adding to a lengthy list of senior managers who have left.
Future Society

Head of Cybertruck Manufacturing Mysteriously Leaves Tesla

It's still unclear if he was fired or left of his own accord.

Caught with pie on their faces, some companies are copping to using ChatGPT and other generative AI tools to write important legal documents. 
OpenAI

Company “Sheepishly” Admits Its Employee Handbook Was Generated With ChatGPT, Doesn’t Have Anti-Harassment Policy

So much for saving time and money.

Raw milk enthusiasts are dead set on being infected by the H5N1 aviary flu virus by drinking contaminated and unpasteurized cow milk.
Developments

Raw Milk Enthusiasts Demand Milk Infected With H5N1

"Deliberately trying to infect yourself with a known pathogen flies in the face of all medical knowledge and common sense."

Scientists have long argued about how the Universe is shaped — and according to a new study, the more complex explanations are more correct.
Off-World

The Universe May Be Shaped Like a Hall of Mirrors, Scientists Say

There's a highway to the edge...

OpenAI demoed its new ChatGPT AI's ability to adapt to what it "sees" through the user's camera, allowing it to help a solve math problem.
OpenAI

New ChatGPT AI Watches Through Your Camera, Offers Advice on What It Sees

ChatGPT has a new "video mode."

Yet another OpenAI executive has been caught lacking on camera when asked if the Sora video generator was trained using YouTube videos.
OpenAI

Another OpenAI Executive Choked When Asked If Sora Was Trained on YouTube Data

"The answer is somehow worse than yes."