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Meta has been accused of pirating a bunch of porn to train its AI models, potentially to create its own video generators.
Meta

Lawsuit Claims Meta Pirated Vast Numbers of Dirty Movies to “Train Its AI”

These are some wild allegations.

OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent was seen clicking its way through a test meant to distinguish between human and machine.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Clicks “I Am Not a Robot” Button Without a Wink of Irony

"This step is necessary to prove I'm not a bot and proceed with the action."

A new analysis suggests that companies that deploy AI are becoming more efficient, despite rising unemployment among young workers.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Is Threatening Entry-Level Jobs That New Grads Needed to Get On-the-Job Training

"This is a more tectonic shift in the way employers are hiring."

Musk is clearly frustrated by critics pointing out that Tesla's LIDAR sensor-less approach to autonomous driving is flawed.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Scoffs as Rival Waymo Plows Through Car While Driving Wrong Way Down Street

Didn't a Tesla robotaxi just do basically the same thing?

Insiders say that the government is in possession of the "missing minute" from the footage of Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell when he died.  
Future Society

The FBI Is Reportedly Holding the Missing Footage From Outside Epstein’s Cell

Why won't they release it?

Marketing materials for ICP's upcoming album, "The Naught" show telltale signs of AI-generated slop, and some juggalos aren't happy.
Artificial Intelligence

Juggalos Not Happy as Insane Clown Posse Releases AI-Generated Video

"You have all the money in the world. Hire a real artist."

Power users of OpenAI's ultra-popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, who ask it before they do anything, just got a brand new nickname: "Sloppers."
Artificial Intelligence

People Are Becoming “Sloppers” Who Have to Ask AI Before They Do Anything

"Slopper? That's incredible verbiage."

After beating Elon Musk's Tesla with automakers like BYD and Li Auto, Chinese tech firms are now setting their sights on robotics.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Getting Destroyed by Yet Another Chinese Company

Ouch.

Tesla executives are teasing some kind what CEO Elon Musk is calling a "most epic demo ever by end of year." Rumors are swirling.
Tesla

Tesla’s Teasing Some Kind of Incredible Reveal, But We’re Skeptical

"Are they pretending to make it again?"

One of the driving forces behind the Hubble Space Telescope is sounding the alarm on president Donald Trump's NASA policy 
NASA

Former NASA Boss Says We May Be Destroying America’s Only Shot at Space

"Long term and potentially unrecoverable consequences."

An AI-generated piece of clickbait is crowding out the much-hyped release of Tyler, the Creator's "Don't Touch the Glass" on social media.
Ethics

Tyler, the Creator’s New Album Is Getting Buried by AI Knockoff

"Heard that more than the actual album lol."

Researchers at Microsoft have tried to figure out which jobs are most and least likely to be replaced by generative AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI

Great news — if you're a dishwasher.

AI data centers are causing energy bills to soar in the US's largest power grid, which includes cities like Washington DC and Philadelphia.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Datacenters Are Raising Nearby Residents’ Electric Bills

"The system cannot go on this way."

A man has been hired to work full-time at a tech startup — while serving his 11th year in prison, checking into work from his cell.
Future Society

Man in Prison Gets Hired as Software Engineer at Silicon Valley Startup, Works Every Day From Cell

"I had this kind of epiphany: 'I’m going to make something of myself.'"

During a Chinese music festival, a humanoid robot named "Adam" grooved on the keytar while semi-disguised in a loose-fitting hoodie. 
Robotics

Band Appears on Stage With Poorly-Disguised Robot Playing the Keytar

"AI music is lame but a robot playing human music turns out to be pretty sick actually."

A CEO who advises other CEOs on how to use AI to replace human jobs doesn't seem to be possessing a whole lotta guilt — or self-awareness.
Artificial Intelligence

CEO Brags That He Gets “Extremely Excited” Firing People and Replacing Them With AI

"AI doesn't go on strike. It doesn't ask for a pay raise."

Hertz' new AI damage scanners are dead on arrival — and unfortunately, it's not the only company deploying the shoddy tech. 
Artificial Intelligence

Hertz’ AI System That Scans for “Damage” on Rental Cars Is Turning Into an Epic Disaster

There's something really sketchy going on here.

A team of researchers have designed a robot module that "consume" other robots to sustain itself and build bigger robots.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Create Prototype of Robot Designed to Cannibalize Parts of Other Robots and Build Them Into Itself

"True autonomy means robots must not only think for themselves but also physically sustain themselves."

An aborted geoengineering experiment was meant to set the stage for a much larger cloud-seeding experiment, covering 3,900 square miles.
Climate Change

Scientists Secretly Working on Plan to Test Blocking Sun From Huge Area of Earth

"At such scales, meaningful changes in clouds will be readily detectable from space."

An unlicensed and untrained wellness practitioner is injecting bleach into people's tumors — and now, he's trying to bring it stateside.
Cancer

Random Guy Who Is Not a Doctor Charging $20,000 to Inject Bleach Into Your Cancer Cells

"It was fine after the injection, but I was woken up by severe pain."