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Artificial Intelligence

Getty Images Sues AI Art Generator Stable Diffusion for Copying Millions of Its Photos

"The focus is where it should be: the input stage ingestion of copyrighted images to train the data. This will be a fascinating fair use battle."

Mars

NASA Mars Rover Finds Metallic Object That Smashed Down on Surface

Okay, that's pretty awesome.

Developments

Elon Musk Responds to Health Concerns

"Wouldn’t wish that pain on anyone."

Mars

Scientists Prototype “Creeping” Lizard-Like Robot for Exploring Mars

This "creeping robot" was, as its creators wrote, "inspired by the locomotion characteristics of the desert lizard."

OpenAI

ChatGPT Will Gladly Spit Out Defamation, as Long as You Ask for It in a Foreign Language

Well, that was easy.

Pollution

Scientists Alarmed by Video of Deep Sea Mining Company Spewing Waste Into Ocean

"We're only seeing the tip of the iceberg. We're not getting transparency."

Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Reportedly Failing Miserably to Contain Horrific Child Abuse Content

"Considering the focus Musk has put on child safety, it is surprising they are not doing the basics."

Health & Medicine

Scientist Suggests Tweaks for Genetically Altered Supersoldiers

Is this a sneak peek?

Google

Google Officially Announces ChatGPT Competitor Called “Bard”

A new player has entered the game.

OpenAI

Head of ChatGPT Admits She Had Concerns About Releasing It Publicly

"We, in fact, even had some trepidation about putting it out there."

Off-World

Scientists Find “One in Ten Billion” Star System Primed to Explode in Titanic Kilonova

"Prior to our study, the estimate was that only one or two such systems should exist in a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way."

OpenAI

Judge Uses ChatGPT to Issue Ruling in Court Case

Is this really a good idea?

Brain

Scientists Working on Third Arm You Control Using Your Brain

Unused neural signals from the brain could hold the key.

Mars

Furious Marsupial So Thirsty For Sex That It’s Dying, Scientists Warn

"'Live fast, die young' is certainly the way of things for these species."

OpenAI

Scammers Are Already Convincing Idiots They Can Get Rich Using ChatGPT

In a gold rush, sell shovels.

Neuroscience and Brain

Blobs of Human Brain Implanted in Rat Brains Replace Damaged Vision Functionality

"I see this as the first step in developing a new strategy for repairing the brain."

Fungi

Global Warming Is Priming Deadly Fungi to Invade Our Warm Bodies

Our warm body temperatures are our best line of defense against infectious fungi. But as global temperatures soar, fungi could be adapting to withstand the heat.

Off-World

Scientists Find Nearby Planet the Same Size of Earth, Plan to Search It for Life

The conditions are perfect — almost.

Studies

Scientists Create Drug That Makes Patients Super Horny

"Kisspeptin" sounds — and apparently functions — like an album by The Weeknd.

OpenAI

Microsoft Appears to Have Accidentally Launched New Bing With ChatGPT Functionality

A prelude to AI replacing the traditional search engine?