Read the latest articles from Futurism (Page 466)

Artificial Intelligence

What Happened After BuzzFeed’s Pivot to AI: Catastrophic Stock Collapse

If "Buzzy the Robot" quizzes won't save BuzzFeed, what will?

Artificial Intelligence

Critics Furious Microsoft Is Training AI by Sucking Up Water During Drought

"ChatGPT is not a necessity for human life, and yet we are literally taking water to feed a computer."

Science & Energy

Beetle Named After Hitler Being Driven to Extinction by Neo-Nazis Collecting It

"Why not end this illegal trade by changing its name?"

Meta

Losing Human Users, Facebook Releasing Chatbots for Lonely to Talk To

"Human, please! Share your experiences, thoughts, and emotions!"

Drones

Woman Pleads Guilty for Flying Drug- and Porn-Laden Drone Into Prison

That's one way to sneak contraband inside.

Future Society

Tinder Now Letting Rizzless Sad Sacks Pay $500/Month to Message People Without Even Matching

This is pathetic.

Future Society

NYPD Deploys Villainous-Looking Dalek in Subway System

Exterminate! Exterminate!!!

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Apparently Bursts Into Tears With Surprising Frequency

"When he’s in a bad mood, he goes really dark."

Robots and Machines

Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Speaker That “Mutes” Annoying People

"You can have four people having two conversations and isolate any of the four voices."

Mars

Experts Say NASA’s Mars Sample Return Plan Is Deeply Flawed

Talk about a bad review.

Neuroscience and Brain

Research Suggests That Bad Dental Health May Increase Risk of Dementia

Brush your teeth, protect your brain.

Science & Energy

Harvard Says That for $1 Billion, You Can Rename Its Medical School

Got a billion dollars lying around?

Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Dad Says Someone at His Emerald Mine Got Eaten by a Crocodile

"Think of the early Wild West, except add jungle, wild animals (and wild humans), and many many things that can kill you."

OpenAI

OpenAI Trembles as John Grisham Joins Lawsuit Targeting ChatGPT

It's a legal thriller come to life.

Google

Google’s New Gmail Tool Is Hallucinating Emails That Don’t Exist

You had one job!

Prosthetics and Devices

Terrible Things Happened to Monkeys After Getting Neuralink Implants, According to Veterinary Records

This is horrifying.

Gene Editing

Google DeepMind Claims Its AI Can Pinpoint Genetic Mutations That Cause Disease

Geneticists seem to be taking the announcement with a grain of salt.

Google

Family Sues Google for Fatally Telling Father to Drive Off Collapsed Bridge

He drowned after crashing into a creek below.

Science & Energy

Pink Diamonds Emerged When a Supercontinent Broke Up, Scientists Say

They're well over a billion years old.

Artificial Intelligence

Parents Furious After Deepfaked Nudes of Daughters Circulate at Schools

"I saw a naked photo of you."