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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.

Google has laid off more than a thousand people since January 10th — and according to CEO Sundar Pichai, there will be more firings.
Google

As Google Pivots to AI, CEO Warns He Will Fire Even More Staff

How many people are going to get the axe in favor of AI?

Tesla investors are accusing CEO Elon Musk of "blackmailing" them after he threatened to spin off AI products unless he got more power.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Accused of “Blackmailing” Tesla Investors

"He controls Tesla more than anybody controls any company."

After receiving millions of dollars in cash gifts, the parents of disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are trying to hold on to the funds.
Cryptocurrency

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Aghast at Lawsuit Asking for FTX Money Back

Who, us?

One of OpenAI's earliest acolytes seems to think AI is a gift from on high — but what he's preaching sounds pretty fishy.
OpenAI

Former OpenAI Exec Predicts AI Could Be Last Thing Humans Ever Invent

He admits multiple times how naive this sounds, too.

An Uber driver in Chicago has to charge his electric Chevy Bolt practically all day because of sub-zero temperatures.
Advanced Transport

Uber Driver Alarmed He Has to Spend All Day Charging Electric Car in Cold Weather

Out of luck.

Elon Musk is back at it again with the outlandish forecasts, and this one about humanoid robots is a heck of a doozy.
Robotics

Elon Musk Says Earth Will Soon Host a Billion Humanoid Robots

This is based in little more than his own imagination.

Experts quoted in a The Spectator piece about the James Webb discovering "alien life" say they've been taken out of context.
James Webb Space Telescope

Experts Push Back Against Rumors of James Webb Life Detection

"The leap from 'potential biosignature' to full on 'aliens' is ridiculous."

Generic Ozempic is part of a huge cottage industry — and in the case of one online pharmacy, it may have been deadly.
Health & Medicine

Knockoff Ozempic Pharmacy Went Out of Business After an Executive’s Suicide

"If you questioned the clinical appropriateness of anything, you were told, 'Don’t worry about it.'"