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A journalist claims that her stalker used Sora 2, the latest video app from OpenAI, to churn out videos of her.
Ethics

Stalker Already Using OpenAI’s Sora 2 to Harass Victim

"It is scary to think what AI is doing to feed my stalker's delusions."

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has seemingly managed to snap images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it made its flyby of the Red Planet.
Mars

NASA Rover Appears to Catch Photo of Mysterious Interstellar Object From Surface of Mars

Could it really be 3I/ATLAS?

Hot off the heels of the release of her new album, pop star Taylor Swift has been accused of using AI slop to promote the record.
Art

Taylor Swift Caught Using Sloppy AI in Video for New Album

"She’s far too rich to be this f***ing cheap."

OpenAI is gambling on a new AI device by former Apple designer Jony Ive -- but behind the scenes, it's beset by issues.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Huge New Project Is Running Into Trouble Behind the Scenes

Hardware is hard.

It's becoming clear that OpenAI put staggeringly little thought into the rollout of Sora 2, a "move fast and break things" approach.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Already Melting Down Into Outrageous Drama

How did they not see this coming from miles away?

A 13-year-old Florida teen was arrested for asking OpenAI's ChatGPT how to kill a friend during class in what he claimed to be a prank.
Future Society

13-Year-Old Arrested for Asking ChatGPT How to Kill His Friend

He said he was "just trolling."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is once again forecasting what sounds awfully like the catastrophic burst of the AI bubble.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Warns That AI Industry Is Due for a Spectacular Implosion 

"There will be booms and busts."

New research suggests that microplastics are inhibiting the ability of yours bones to properly grow and regenerate.
Developments

Doctors Find Evidence That Microplastics Are Degrading Your Bones

This one hits bone-deep.

Astronomers have found that Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, signs of habitability.
Astronomy

Saturn’s Moon Shows Major Signs of Life

Amazing.

Galaxies "blazing with technosignatures" could suggest the existence of a "large number" of "different metasocieties."
Exoplanets

Scientist Says Galaxies Shining With Radio Signals Could Indicate Numerous Advanced Civilizations

Galaxies could contain "billions of inhabited worlds."

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images
Drones

Amazon Drones Kamikaze Into Construction Equipment, Burst Into Flames

It's not looking good.

A new study from Yale University shows that AI hasn't had much of an impact on jobs as many have predicted or feared.
Ethics

New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs

Excuse Me?

Brain organoids, miniature human brains grown in a lab, can be used by scientists for experiments but some people are horrified by the idea.
Neuroscience and Brain

People Are Horrified by Lab-Grown Human Brains

Pain of Existence

True3D Labs founder and ex-Meta engineer Daniel Habib explored a "simpler way to watch 3D" right inside your browser.
Facial recognition

Amazing New Tech Turns Your Screen 3D by Tracking Your Eye Position With Your Webcam

No glasses needed.

Researchers studied what effect trigger warnings actually had on people who were exposed to them -- and the results were ironic.
Future Society

Trigger Warning Have a Weird Effect on People, New Paper Finds

The family of a college student who died trapped inside a Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames is now suing Tesla for its faulty doors.
Electric Vehicles

College Student Died Locked Inside a Cybertruck on Fire, Family Now Suing Tesla

"I never want this to happen to any other family."

Children are easily enamored by ChatGPT and other AI chatbots that can keep a conversation going, many parents are discovering.
Ethics

Parents Are Giving Their Toddlers ChatGPT on Voice Mode to Keep Them Entertained, and It’s Alarming

"Maybe I should not have my own kids be the guinea pigs."

In a video that went viral, a clip shows Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants cooking up meth, raising copyright concerns.
Art

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Is Generating Video of SpongeBob Cooking Meth, Highlighting Copyright Concerns

"We don't call it 'stuff,' Patrick. It's Blue Barnacle."

Astronomers have discovered that a "rogue" planet is going through a massive growth spurt and it's eating everything around it.
Exoplanets

Scientists Spot “Rogue” Planet Floating Between Stars, Devouring Everything in Reach

It eats... and eats... and eats...

Astronomers detected a gigantic wave pattern in a large portion of the Milky Way galaxy by analyzing data from young stars.
Astronomy

The Milky Way has a Colossal Wave Rippling Through It, Astronomers Say

A great disturbance.