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Amazon's home security subsidiary Ring, may have finally dethroned Pepsi's disastrous ad as the biggest Super Bowl marketing disaster.
Privacy

Ring’s “Orwellian” Ad Was the Worst Super Bowl Disaster Since Kendall Jenner Handed the Cops a Pepsi

It's turning out to be an absolute disaster.

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI researcher Zoë Hitzig declared in a New York Times essay that she was resigning from the company, raising concerns over ads.
Anthropic

Another OpenAI Researcher Just Quit in Disgust

"It is whether we can design structures that avoid excluding people from these tools and potentially manipulating them as consumers."

By Victor Tangermann

A wooden mannequin puppet is suspended by strings controlled by two large robotic hands above it. The scene is illuminated with dramatic blue and purple lighting, creating a futuristic and controlled atmosphere.
Ethics

Man Lets AI Rent His Body

"While I've been micromanaged before, these incessant messages from an AI employer gave me the ick."

By Joe Wilkins

Mark Zuckerberg stands on a stage in front of a large screen displaying a close-up image of black-framed glasses being held by two hands. Through the lenses, a clear view of a living room with a gray couch, black pillow, round wooden table, and a chessboard with pieces is visible, while the surrounding area outside the lenses appears blurred. The stage backdrop is blue with various geometric shapes in different colors.
Facial recognition

Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care

"This technology is ripe for abuse."

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers argue that the presence of long chain carbon molecules on Mars "cannot be readily explained" by non-biological processes alone.
Mars

NASA Running Out of Non-Life Explanations for What Its Rover Found on Mars

Yet another tantalizing clue.

By Victor Tangermann

A surreal scene featuring a metallic, copper-colored female figure with a textured surface, holding her head with both hands. Behind her is a large reflective mirror showing her back and a lightning strike in the background. The sky is filled with dramatic, reddish-orange clouds, and the ground appears reflective, mirroring the intense sky and lightning.
Anthropic

Anthropic CEO Says Company No Longer Sure Whether Claude Is Conscious

"But we're open to the idea that it could be."

By Frank Landymore

The X logo is centered against a gradient blue background that transitions from a lighter blue at the top to a deeper blue at the bottom.
xAI

X Is In Such Dire Straits That Its Head of Product Says It Can’t Afford to Display the Color Blue

An "Everything App" — with just two colors.

By Frank Landymore

A smartphone screen displaying an announcement for GPT-4o dated May 13, 2024, describing it as a new flagship model capable of reasoning across audio, vision, and text in real time. The background features blurred neon lights in pink, blue, and purple hues.
OpenAI

As OpenAI Pulls Down the Controversial GPT-4o, Someone Has Already Created a Clone

"Those experiences weren’t just 'chatbots.' They were relationships."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A large computer keyboard key with a trash can icon on it, connected by a cable, set against a blue background with strong blue lighting and shadows.
Anthropic

Blundering Husband Asks Claude AI to “Organize” Wife’s PC, Accidentally Erases Her Cherished Family Photos

"I nearly had a heart attack."

By Frank Landymore

According to a new report, cryptocurrency flows to suspected human trafficking services grew a shocking 85 percent last year.
Bitcoin

Crypto Has Finally Found Its Killer App: Human Trafficking

Extremely grim.

By Victor Tangermann

Google accused "commercially motivated" actors of trying to clone its Gemini AI after indiscriminately scraping the web for its models.
Future Society

Google Says People Are Copying Its AI Without Its Permission, Much Like It Scraped Everybody’s Data Without Asking to Create Its AI in the First Place

Hypocrisy much?

By Victor Tangermann

A digital collage features Sam Altman, Donald Trump, and Greg Bovino against a yellow background with a red grid pattern.
Future Society

Campaign Urges Users to Quit ChatGPT Over OpenAI’s Support for Trump and ICE

"Don't support the fascist regime."

By Joe Wilkins

An empty office space with rows of white desks and black office chairs. Multiple computer monitors are placed on the desks, and large windows along one wall let in natural light. Numerous green plants are arranged on the windowsills, adding a touch of nature to the workspace. The floor is wooden, and the ceiling features exposed ductwork and lighting fixtures. A cardboard box is visible under one of the desks.
Anthropic

Microsoft AI CEO: Virtually All White Collar Tasks Will Be Automated Within a Year and a Half

Okay, sir.

By Frank Landymore

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are featured in a stylized, high-contrast image with a yellow grid background. The image has a halftone texture effect.
Future Society

Anthropic Declares $20 Million War On OpenAI

Getting heated now.

By Frank Landymore

Several Ring video doorbells and security cameras are arranged against a black background with a yellow grid pattern. The devices are shown in various bright colors including yellow, green, blue, purple, and teal. Each device features a camera lens and a circular button. The word "ring" is visible on some of the devices.
Ethics

All These Ring Cameras Are Creating a “Surveillance Nightmare,” Critics Say

"It's going to fall earliest and most often on the marginalized."

By Joe Wilkins

A large explosion with thick black and gray smoke billowing into the sky in an urban area. The explosion is centered between two multi-story buildings with numerous windows and balconies. Electrical wires crisscross the scene, and several people are visible on the street, some crouching or running away from the blast. The sky is clear and blue.
Cryptocurrency

Israel Arrests Members of Military for Placing Polymarket Bets Using Inside Information on Upcoming Strikes

Dystopian.

By Joe Wilkins

Scientists watched as a star, once one of the brightest in the Andromeda galaxy, simply winked out of existence. They have a theory.
Black Holes

Scientists Intrigued as Prominent Star Suddenly Winks Out of Existence

"Imagine if the star Betelgeuse suddenly disappeared. Everybody would lose their minds!"

By Victor Tangermann

Three women with their faces blacked out surround Jeffrey Epstein. The man is holding a small object, possibly a phone, while the women engage with him. A laptop with an Apple logo is visible on the table in front of them. The background features a textured yellow wall and a red cushioned bench.
xAI

Creeps Are Using Grok to Unblur Children’s Faces in the Epstein Files

It's always Grok.

By Frank Landymore

A person wearing a checkered shirt is reaching into a vending machine filled with various bottles and cans. The scene is overlaid with a textured pattern and colored geometric shapes in blue and orange. The right side shows a kitchen or pantry area with shelves holding containers and a beverage fridge with the Anthropic logo.
Future Society

Vending Machine Run by Claude More of a Disaster Than Previously Known

Not quite ready for the real world.

By Frank Landymore

Customs and Border Protection officials reportedly loaned an anti-drone laser from the Pentagon, which caused the El Paso shutdown.
Military

It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon

Mortifying.

By Victor Tangermann