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MIT economist David Autor is warning that AI could create a "Mad Max" scenario, in which the job market becomes dominated by cheap labor.
Artificial Intelligence

MIT Economist Warns AI Is Poised to Turn Economy Into “Mad Max” Scenario

"You can have a world that's very wealthy and yet, most people don't have anything."

From Adderall to M&Ms, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s health policies keep running counter to president Donald Trump's preferences.
Food

RFK Jr Has a Problem: the Synthetic Food Dyes He’s Trying to Eliminate Are in Candy Beloved by Trump

Uh oh.

We already know that AI models are have learned to lie — but that tendency may go far deeper, according to one computer scientist.
Artificial Intelligence

Expert Says AI Systems May Be Hiding Their True Capabilities to Seed Our Destruction

"We’ll surrender control without ever voting on it."

In a now-deleted post, Grok explains Elon Musk's connection to Jeffrey Epstein, tries to play it down, and speaks as if it's Musk himself.
Artificial Intelligence

Grok Makes Bizarre Post About Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein and It Mysteriously Gets Deleted

"I visited Epstein's NYC home once briefly," said Grok.

AI has been linked to everything from loneliness to illiteracy — and now, researchers are linking it to some seriously dark traits. 
Ethics

Scientists Find Alarming Link Between AI Use and Psychopathy

This is worth exploring further.

After an "indie rock band" called The Velvet Sundown refused to admit that its output was AI slop, the outfit is now singing a different tune.
Artificial Intelligence

“Indie Band” Says Claims Their Music Is AI-Generated Is a Hoax, Then Admits It’s Actually AI-Generated

The point is to "provoke" artists.

Ziz LaLasota, a fringe AI extremist, exploded into national press earlier this year when her adherents allegedly killed a Border Patrol agent.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Safety Advocate Linked to Multiple Murders

"Some of those weird people turned out to be genuinely crazy and in a contagious way among the susceptible."

Terrifying new footage shows a Tesla robotaxi ripping through partially flooded streets in Austin, Texas.
Tesla

Reckless Footage Shows Tesla Robotaxi Careening Through Heavy Rain at High Speed

"That dude is leaving a permanent hand print on that door handle."

Elon Musk is seemingly making good on his threat of creating his own "America Party" political party — and Tesla investors are unhappy.
Tesla

Tesla Stock Disemboweled After Elon Musk’s Latest Bizarre Stunt

Investors are furious.

Allergic reactions to sperm are, unfortunately, very real — and apparently, they're often misdiagnosed or dismissed entirely.
RX and Medicine

Not Tonight, Honey… I’m Allergic to Your Spunk

"Embarrassment, stigma, and a lack of awareness among doctors mean that many women suffer in silence."

An alarming new trend has emerged in the world of management: bosses using AI to decide who to promote, who to discipline, and who to fire.
Artificial Intelligence

Bosses Are Using AI to Decide Who to Fire

Don't do that. Please.

Elon Musk's fanboys are furious at the billionaire for giving them bad betting advice about the Robotaxi launch.
Tesla

Tesla Fans Rage Against Elon Musk as They Lose Money on Polymarket After Doing Exactly What He Told Them to Do

"I'm literally going to try and sue Elon."

Two Bitcoin wallets that remained untouched for more than a decade just came back online — and whoever owns them are now filthy rich. 
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Bought in 2011 Suddenly Springs to Life After 13 Million Percent Increase In Value

What are you buying with this type of money?

An executive at a Microsoft subsidiary suggested that his newly laid-off colleagues talk to ChatGPT about how they feel post-firing.
Artificial Intelligence

After 9,000 Layoffs, Microsoft Boss Has Brutal Advice for Sacked Workers

"l'd be remiss in not trying to offer the best advice I can under the circumstances."

Companies that rushed to replace human labor with AI are now shelling out to have IRL workers to fix the technology's screwups.
Artificial Intelligence

Companies That Tried to Save Money With AI Are Now Spending a Fortune Hiring People to Fix Its Mistakes

Oopsie.

A YouTuber got a strange call from Tesla mid-robotaxi-ride, asking her to leave the vehicle due to incoming weather.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Robotaxi Rider Gets Bizarre Call Saying She Has to Exit Vehicle Immediately

What the...

CEOs are increasingly declaring human workers will soon go extinct, but recent jobs data suggests a different story.
Artificial Intelligence

CEOs Say AI Is Poised to Wipe Out an Astonishing Number of Jobs

You gotta believe them.

In the city that built the blues, Elon Musk's xAI data center has been given permission to keep polluting the air with methane gas.
Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Obtains Permit to Spew Pollution

"I am horrified but not surprised."

Astronomers have confirmed that a recently spotted object is an interstellar visitor, and appears to have come from the center of our galaxy.
Off-World

Mysterious Object Headed Into Our Solar System Is Coming From the Center of the Galaxy

"It definitely came from another solar system."

A recent survey by a team of nutrition researchers is sounding the alarm on the harm of processed foods, like the beloved hot dog.
Studies

Scientists Find that Hosing Glizzies Is Basically a Death Sentence

Happy July 4.