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WhatsApp is now offering AI summaries of text threads for those too lazy to read through their messages themselves.
Artificial Intelligence

WhatsApp Deploys AI, for Those Incapable of Comprehending Straightforward Messages From Their Friends and Family

We are once again asking: who asked for this?

OpenAI's ChatGPt recently suggested to a Reddit user to put vinegar and bleach together, which would make a poisonous gas.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Tells User to Mix Bleach and Vinegar

"ChatGPT tried to kill me today."

The UK's health regulator is investigating Ozempic and Mounjaro after linking the drugs to hundreds of severe illnesses and deaths.
RX and Medicine

Ozempic-Style Drugs Linked To Hundreds of Illnesses and Deaths

This is seriously worrying.

A Tesla "safety monitor" allegedly had to completely take over and drive a robotaxi after it got stuck in a parking lot.
Tesla

Tesla Robotaxi Safety Monitor Forced to Clamber Into Driver’s Seat and Take Over, Passenger Says

"I wouldn't even call this unsupervised."

Driving a AI wedge between OpenAI and Microsoft is the industry's favorite buzzword: artificial general intelligence, or AGI.
OpenAI

“Nonsensical Benchmark Hacking”: Microsoft No Longer Believes OpenAI Is Capable of Achieving AGI

OpenAI has a major problem with its biggest financial backer.

Despite investing tens of billions of dollars into OpenAI, Microsoft is still, apparently, competing with its business partner.
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Is Having an Incredibly Embarrassing Problem With Its AI

Well, that's extremely awkward.

Orlando Bloom is rumored to be attending Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding as a single man — and will be hitting the events "hard."
Jeff Bezos

Orlando Bloom Planning the Worst Possible Thing at Jeff Bezos’ Wedding

Orlando... don't....

Elon Musk’s Texas Starbase is still reeling from its latest Starship explosion. Now, it has a crane collapse to deal with too.
SpaceX

Video Shows Large Crane Collapsing at Safety-Plagued SpaceX Rocket Facility

That looked dangerous.

An eight-foot-across spacecraft flown by a European aerospace outfit came back to Earth and got lost at sea. 
Off-World

Alert: There’s a Lost Spaceship in the Ocean

It's lost forever?

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has some ideas on how to harness the revolutionary power of artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence

Bernie Sanders: If AI Is Doing Such Amazing Work, Everyone Should Get a Four-Day Workweek

"Not a radical idea."

A Tesla "safety monitor" was forced to intervene to stop a robotaxi from rear ending a truck attempting to park.
Tesla

Video Shows Tesla “Safety Monitor” Hitting Panic Button as Robotaxi Becomes Confused on Public Road

That could've been a lot worse.

Low-quality AI slop is chewing up the internet as we know it. John Oliver makes some very good points explaining why that's not great!
Artificial Intelligence

John Oliver Aghast at How AI Slop Is Devouring the Web

"It seems extremely likely that we're gonna be drowning in this sh*t for the foreseeable future."

It's only been a month since OpenAI announced its new project with iPhone designer Jony Ive — and the partnership is already in hot water.
OpenAI

OpenAI Removes All Jony Ive Materials From Its Website

"This is silly, disappointing and wrong."

A CDC presentation on vaccines set to be given by an anti-vaxxer cited a study that, on review, didn't actually exist.
Artificial Intelligence

CDC Report on Vaccines and Autism Caught Citing Hallucinated Study That Does Not Exist

MAHA loves trusting AI slop, apparently.

In a podcast clip that's going around the internet, The Heritage Foundation grapples with what happens without AI regulation.
Artificial Intelligence

The Architects of Project 2025 Are Suddenly Very Concerned About AI Safety

What's that, folks?

Things are going very, very wrong for Tesla — and we're not just talking about how crappy its Robotaxis are, either.
Tesla

Tesla Stock in Tailspin After Error-Plagued Robotaxi Debut

It's hard to imagine things getting much worse.

A major overhaul to the platform's terms of service means that furry content is effectively banned, leaving many creators scrambling.
Future Society

Fansly Outlaws Furry Content

"Way to go Fansly! Good job shooting yourself in the foot."

People are asking OpenAI's ChatGPT advice for how to perform cosmetic procedures at home that usually require medical professionals.
Developments

People Are Asking ChatGPT for Advice on Injecting Their Own Facial Filler, a Cosmetic Procedure That Should Only Be Carried Out by Licensed Medical Professionals

Doctor ChatGPT will see you now.

AI has done something amazing: it's caused the job application process -- which was already a nightmare -- to become even worse.
Artificial Intelligence

Applying to Jobs Has Become an AI-Powered Wasteland

"It’s an ‘applicant tsunami.'"

People are asking OpenAI's ChatGPT advice for how to perform cosmetic procedures at home that usually require medical professionals.
Artificial Intelligence

The Secret Reason So Many College Students Are Relying on AI Is Incredibly Sad

And honestly, can you blame them?