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NASA plans to use a device that "can vigorously spin occupants like laundry churning in a washing machine" to train astronauts.
NASA

NASA Brags About Plan to Torment Astronauts With Brutal Military Machine

Release the Kraken!

When asked how he feels about AI replacing screenwriters at Cannes on Friday, Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn didn't mince words.
Artificial Intelligence

Sean Penn Says Replacing Writers with AI Would Be a “Human Obscenity”

Go off, Sean.

Tesla's customer service told a California man to bring his vehicle to a Tesla service center after his Tesla Model Y burst into flames.
Tesla

Tesla Owner Speechless at Company’s Response After Car Bursts Into Flames

They wanted him to WHAT?!

Japanese scientists say they've proven wood might just be a durable in-orbit material — and now, plan to build a satellite with it.
Off-World

Scientists Preparing to Launch Wooden Satellite

This could be huge.

World elites are converging in Lisbon this weekend for the Bilderberg Meeting, where AI is reportedly at the very top of the agenda.
Artificial Intelligence

Secretive Meeting of World Elites Discussing AI

Quiet, the ADULTS are talking!

According to a recent study conducted by a team of Chinese scientists, the Milky Way galaxy might be a regular, two-armed spiral after all.
Off-World

Oops! Scientists Say Our Galaxy May Be a Different Shape From What They Thought

Say it ain't so!

OpenAI has told Washington DC lobbying company FiscalNote that it can't advertise using ChatGPT for politics, Semafor reports.
OpenAI

OpenAI Annoyed by Lobbyists Seizing on ChatGPT

This is what it took?

Writers are furious that Archive of Our Own (AO3), one of the world's largest fanfiction websites, won't ban AI-generated fanfiction.
Artificial Intelligence

Writers Furious When Fanfiction Site Won’t Ban AI-Generated Work

Is the internet ready for AI-generated fan fiction?

A federal watchdog is warning customers that some combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors being sold on Amazon don't work.
Future Society

Government Warns That Amazon Smoke Detector Doesn’t Detect Smoke

It's a "dangerous piece of garbage."

NASA officially awarded a Blue Origin-led team a $3.4 billion contract for its upcoming Artemis V mission to the Moon.
Moon

NASA Awards Sore Loser Jeff Bezos a Consolation Prize Moon Contract

Can they please stop fighting now?

Gone are the good old days of homophobia and racism at NASA — and to some Republican senators, that's a problem. 
Future Society

Senators Complain That NASA Isn’t Allowed to Be Racist Anymore

Are they serious?

Facebook Has Crowbarred Open the Pandora’s Box of AI, Experts Warn
Meta

Facebook Has Crowbarred Open the Pandora’s Box of AI, Experts Warn

"You can't prevent people from creating nonsense or dangerous information or whatever."

After an alleged meteor struck a house in New Jersey, residents began wondering whether insurance covers extraterrestrial damage.
Off-World

New Jersey Ponders Whether Meteor Damage Is Covered by Insurance

When a meteorite smashes through your roof, you have to wonder.

A man has written almost 100 books using AI and claims he has "sold 574 books for a total of nearly $2,000 between August and May."
Artificial Intelligence

Man Uses AI to Write 97 Terrible Books, Sells $2,000 Worth

Human writers probably shouldn't be too concerned... yet.

Former President Donald Trump is making it clear that he won't be shying away from AI-generated content during the 2024 election cycle.
Artificial Intelligence

Trump Shares AI Voice-Cloned Fake Video of Anderson Cooper

"We're not prepared for this."

Bad news for New York: the Big Apple appears to be sinking a little bit each year under the weight of its iconic skyscrapers.
Science & Energy

NYC Appears to Be Sinking Because Its Skyscrapers Are So Heavy

Awesome, that's exactly what New York needs.

Insurance denials are on the rise, and in the case of one newborn baby in the neonatal ICU, they're getting crueler.
Developments

Health Insurance Sends Letter to Baby Denying Coverage: “You Are Drinking From a Bottle”

"If only the baby could read."

CNET staffers are unionizing, and they've named AI — and the lived impact that AI initiatives have on human life and work — as a concern.
Artificial Intelligence

CNET Staff Unionize, Saying AI Use “Threatens Our Jobs and Reputations”

"We're joining a lot of others in the media who are looking into how to address AI in relation to plagiarism, liability and the impact to the workforce."

An LA-based artist and producer created the first official and credited song that features Grimes' AI-cloned vocals called "GrimesAI."
Future Society

Grimes Calls First Official Song Made by AI-Cloning Her Voice a “Masterpiece”

Suck it, record labels.

Seance AI says that its tech will help the grieving find closure. It's not a happy story. But again, they never really are.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Company Says It’ll Perform a Seance on Your Dead Loved Ones

"We're trying to make it sound as magical and as mystical as possible."