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In his latest grim forecast, ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says that there aren't enough guardrails to stop AI from doing catastrophic harm.
Google

Former Google CEO Warns AI Could Endanger Humanity Within Five Years

"After Nagasaki and Hiroshima, it took 18 years to get to a treaty over test bans and things like that."

Plex, which earned its rep as a way to stream your own media, added a new feature that shares what users watch, often without them knowing.
Future Society

Users Horrified as Streaming Service Tells Friends and Family What They’re Watching

"One of my friends is apparently watching a ton of cheesy, soft porn stuff… and I am 100 percent sure they would be mortified to know that I know this."

We've known about OpenAi's secretive next-gen AI called Q* or six days now and the company has since refused to comment on the matter.
OpenAI

OpenAI Refuses to Comment on Secretive Q* AI

What's OpenAI hiding?

The first-of-its-kind geothermal plant will power Google's nearby data centers and could kick start a new phase of geothermal energy.
Geothermal

Google Fires Up Experimental New Geothermal Plant

Geothermal power is heating up.

Benzinga published an interview with with rapper and cannabis entrepreneur Gilbert Anthony "Berner" Milam, Jr. which was entirely fabricated.
Artificial Intelligence

Benzinga Retracts “Interview” With Rapper That Was Allegedly AI-Generated

"Not one word is mine."

As Fortune reports, Elon Musk's Boring Company has only completed a measly 2.4 miles of operational tunnels in its seven-year existence.
Elon Musk

In Seven Years, Elon Musk’s Boring Company Has Only Drilled 2.4 Miles of Tunnel

Did Elon get... bored?

At more than triple the size of New York City, the world's largest current iceberg is on the move — and scientists don't know why.
Science & Energy

The Word’s Largest Iceberg Is on the Move

It's triple the size of New York City -- and taller than the Empire State Building.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed plans for a more efficient and more powerful Version 2 of the company's Starship rocket.
Starship

Elon Musk Unveils Plans for Next Version of Starship

It's gonna have some key upgrades.

Saudi Arabia is publicly committed to cutting carbon emissions, but it has plans to push developing countries to use its oil and gas exports.
Climate Change

Saudi Arabia Apparently Scheming to Get Poor Countries Addicted to Oil

The oil must flow.

A French startup signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency to build the "first permanent outpost on the Moon."
Moon

This Multi-Purpose Moon Habitat Looks Cool as Hell

"Named the Multi-Purpose Habitat (MPH), it aims be the first permanent outpost on the Moon."

OpenAI may have just been beaten to the punch when it comes to AI naming rights by Microsoft's cloud computing division.
OpenAI

Amazon Launches Chatbot With Almost Same Name as OpenAI’s Controversial Secret AI

Well, this is awkward.

Generative AI has now made it possible to turn any image into a video — and naturally, people are shoving memes into the machine.
Artificial Intelligence

People Are Animating Popular Memes With AI to Horrific Effect

These are going viral for all the wrong reasons.

A team of researchers at Facebook's parent company Meta has come up with a new benchmark to gauge the intelligence of AI.
Meta

Facebook Researchers Test AI’s Intelligence and Find It Is Unfortunately Quite Stupid

In a new intelligence test, AI got *destroyed* by humans.

The human members of the Sports Illustrated Union have made their feelings about the Arena Group's fake writer-penned content clear.
Artificial Intelligence

Sports Illustrated Union Says It’s “Horrified” by Publication of AI-Generated Writers

"We demand the company commit to adhering to basic journalistic standards, including not publishing computer-written stories by fake people."

Avocado bloody.
Environment

Millennials’ Avocado Habit Is Killing Mexico’s Forests

“The avocados you’re eating in the United States are bathed in blood."

Researchers simulated what would happen if a rogue star were to come within 100 astronomical units of the Sun.
Off-World

Scientists Study What Would Happen If a Rogue Star Crashed Through Our Solar System

There's good news and bad news.

If you're in trouble over cosigning a bigoted conspiracy theorist, posting and deleting a Pizzagate meme is probably not the best look.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Posts and Then Deletes Idiotic Pizzagate Meme

Did someone talk some sense into him?

After Sports Illustrated tried to deny articles were written by AI, people have been criticizing the publication.
Artificial Intelligence

People Are Absolutely Roasting Sports Illustrated’s Ridiculous Excuse for Its AI-Generated Writers

"Too stupid to even contemplate."

In yet another potential triumph for the popular weight loss drug, scientists have found that semaglutide may be able to help alcoholics.
Studies

Scientists Say Semaglutide Appears to Help Alcoholics, Too

This is honestly fascinating.

An organizer of a developer conference has been accused of coming up with fake female speakers — AI-generated headshots and all.
Artificial Intelligence

Tech Conference Canceled After Using AI to Generate Fake Women Speakers

"This is damaging to all women in tech, even the ones that have nothing to do with the conference."