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An F-16 fighter jet was dispatched on Sunday to shoot down the fourth mysterious object to have mysteriously entered North American airspace, and missed.
Robots and Machines

Air Force Missed UFO With $400,000 Missile, Had to Use Another One

"The second shot hit."

BuzzFeed's AI-generated quiz-o-matic just dropped, and reader, there's not a lot of intelligence, artificial or otherwise, going on there. 
Artificial Intelligence

BuzzFeed’s AI Quizzes Seem Kind of Broken, Honestly

We don't know what we expected, but it definitely wasn't this.

An advertisement featuring a deepfaked Joe Rogan is being used to promote a scientifically dubious brand of male enhancement product on TikTok.
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Deepfaked Joe Rogan to Sell a Male Enhancement Product

Not even Joe Rogan deserves this treatment.

Google may have just shown its hand in the AI arms race after one of its head honchos admitted that the company rushed its rollout. 
Google

Google Chairman Admits It’s Pushing AI to Market Before It’s “Really Ready”

Oh well!

OkCupid has already started to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into its online dating service, utilizing the tech to generate matchmaking prompts for its users.
OpenAI

OkCupid Using ChatGPT to Make Online Dating Even More Robotic

"We decided to leverage ChatGPT to draft our famous in-app matching questions that power our algorithm."

Keanu Reeves, Neo, the One... Johnny Mnemonic? He goes by many names. And he's now opened up on his worries about AI being used to replace us feeble humans.
Artificial Intelligence

Keanu Reeves Worried AI Could Soon Replace the Journalists Who Interview Him

"You should be worried about that happening next month."

While it offers an intriguing potential fix for climate change, some experts say geoengineering is more risk than it's worth.
Climate Change

Experts Fear Grim Repercussions of Geoengineering the Climate

"Just because we’re desperate doesn’t suddenly make solar geoengineering a good idea."

McDonald's customers on TikTok are sharing their horrendous experiences with the company's half-baked AI drive-thru chatbots.
Artificial Intelligence

McDonald’s Drive-Thru AI Giving Customers Hilariously Wrong Orders

"McDonald's, I'm done. We're done."

A second Russian spacecraft docked to the International Space Station has sprung a leak in one of its coolant lines in just a matter of months.
International Space Station

Another Russian Spacecraft Docked to the ISS Just Sprang a Leak

Why does this keep happening?

By manipulating high frequency sound waves, scientists were able to create shapes ranging from a helix to a figure 8 out of particles suspended in water.
Science & Energy

Scientists Use “Acoustic Holograms” To Form Particles Into Complex 3D Shapes

It's like 3D printing... all in "one shot."

A bizarre coincidence in the Ohio town where the Norfolk Southern train derailment happened makes this story seem almost stranger than fiction.
Science & Energy

There’s a Super Bizarre Coincidence Surrounding the Ohio Train Disaster

What are the odds?

During a press conference today, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby reiterated that we shouldn't "worry about aliens."
Military

Military Says the UFOs They Shot Down Aren’t Aliens

"I don't think the American people need to worry about aliens."

Elon Musk, for some reason, told a famous ex-astronaut that SpaceX's technology could be used to "escalate" the Russian invasion into a world war.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Tells Ex-NASA Astronaut SpaceX Could Cause World War 3

Can he not?

Over the weekend, a meteor burned up as it hit our Earth's atmosphere — and lucky skywatchers in Europe were treated to an incredible light show. 
Off-World

Incredible Videos Capture Meteor Burning Up Over European Skies

What a sight.

More voice acting contracts are embedding sneaky clauses that would allow a client to synthesize their voice with AI, often without extra compensation.
Artificial Intelligence

Voice Actors Enraged By Companies Stealing Their Voices With AI

"This is highly unethical."

While Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime performance stole the night, a group of weird robot dogs during the pregame show left viewers pretty perturbed.
Robot Dogs

Viewers Worried Jason Derulo’s Super Bowl Robot Dogs Will Kill Them

"Why is Jason Derulo dancing with the robot dogs that are going to be hunting us..."

After a series of mysterious objects were spotted and shot down, officials are still unable to rule out the possibility that the objects were alien.
Military

US Military Not Ruling Out That Unidentified Shot Down Objects Were Alien

We need answers!

Shocker: people aren't quite sure that they trust artificial intelligence to operate in their best interests, per a new poll. 
Artificial Intelligence

Almost Three Quarters of Americans Distrust Artificial Intelligence

Who among us can say they're not worried?

After unearthing its fossils in 2017, researchers now reveal a new species of penguin called Kumimanu fordycei that weighed over 340 pounds.
Fossil Fuels

Fearsome Prehistoric Penguin Weighed as Much as an Adult Gorilla

"Once you know you’re not flying anymore, the sky's the limit."

Juice brand Snapple has released a ChatGPT-powered "fAIct Generator" that it claims "makes it easy to create facts about any topic."
Artificial Intelligence

Snapple Launches AI-Powered “Fact Generator” That Spews Lies

This is getting absolutely ridiculous.