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Math and reading test scores for American high-school seniors have hit an all-time low, according to Department of Education data.
Artificial Intelligence

As AI Reigns, Students’ Math and Reading Scores Just Hit an All-Time Low

What a great time to shut down the Department of Education.

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI doesn't seem to have fixed GPT-5's problems with truth and accuracy in the month since the LLM was released.
OpenAI

GPT-5 Is Making Huge Factual Errors, Users Say

'How many times do I NOT fact-check and just accept the wrong information as truth?"

By Noor Al-Sibai

As Tesla tries to award Elon Musk with a trillion dollar pay package, it's hedging its bets on achieving full self-driving.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Admits That Its Cars May Never Fully Drive Themselves

It's setting the bar low.

By Frank Landymore

Philosopher Nick Bostrom brought simulation theory and AI superintelligence into the public psyche — and now he has a new warning for us all.
Artificial Intelligence

The Man Who Proposed Simulation Theory Has a Dire Warning

"People will look back on 2025 and shudder in horror."

By Noor Al-Sibai

No Man’s Sky Players Are Competing to Create the Goofiest Spaceships Imaginable
Space

No Man’s Sky Players Are Competing to Create the Goofiest Spaceships Imaginable

"This might be the dumbest thing I’ve made in the game."

By Victor Tangermann

The estate for the late director Orson Welles is furious that Amazon and is going to use AI to "bring back to life" his lost masterpiece.
Artificial Intelligence

Orson Welles’ Estate Disgusted by Amazon Remaking His Movie Using AI

"We weren’t even given the courtesy of a heads up."

By Noor Al-Sibai

AI image generator Midjourney is in major trouble after being accused of facilitating mass copyright infringement.
Artificial Intelligence

Midjourney Is in Major Trouble

Things just went from bad to much, much worse.

By Victor Tangermann

Geoffrey Hinton, considered the "Godfather of AI," is once again offering scary predictions about what AI has in store for us.
Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of AI Says His Creation Is About to Unleash Massive Unemployment

"That is the capitalist system."

By Noor Al-Sibai

AI is making everything worse everywhere — but in the world of coding, it's making things more insecure, too.
Artificial Intelligence

Programmers Using AI Create Way More Glaring Security Issues, Data Shows

"AI is fixing the typos but creating the timebombs."

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI has teamed up with production companies in London and Los Angeles to create a feature-length animated movie made with AI.
OpenAI

OpenAI Says It’s Making a Full Hollywood Movie Using AI

Sign of the times.

By Victor Tangermann

A country-wide survey of US corporations shows a sudden drop-off in AI use among firms with more than 250 employees.
Artificial Intelligence

Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies

It's all adding up.

By Joe Wilkins

New observations by the Gemini South telescope at Cerro Pachón in Chile revealed that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS' tail is growing longer.
Astronomy

Mysterious Object Headed Into Our Solar System Is Changing Shape, New Image Shows

"Even the most fleeting visitors can leave a lasting impact."

By Victor Tangermann

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg got caught kissing up to president Donald Trump — and showed his willingness to fudge the numbers.
Meta

Hot Mic Catches Mark Zuckerberg Groveling to Trump

Embarrassing.

By Frank Landymore

Joe Rogan has once again botched a scientific study — and one of its authors is challenging him to learn how to read.
Climate Change

Joe Rogan Misinterprets Important Scientific Study So Badly That Its Author Steps in to Correct Him

"I’ve watched his clips and gone: 'Oh jeez.'"

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's interim head Sean Duffy told employees during a town hall last week that "sometimes we can let safety be the enemy of making progress."
Moon

NASA Head Says It’s Time to Cut Back on Astronaut Safety to Beat China to the Moon

"Sometimes we can let safety be the enemy of making progress."

By Victor Tangermann

Nuclear deterrence experts are growing concerned that AI could push military leaders into a catastrophic nuclear war.
Ethics

Experts Concerned AI Is Going to Start a Nuclear War

There's no winners in AI doomsday scenarios.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The CEO and cofounder of Cluely says that by destroying education, he's simply "accelerating the collapse of a doomed industry."
Education

CEO Who Created AI Startup to Cheat on Homework Complains That AI Is Destroying Education

"I am accelerating the collapse of a doomed industry."

By Joe Wilkins

Dubbed "everywhere chemicals," the flexibility-inducing compounds known as phthalates are a massive cause for prenatal concern.
Studies

A Chemical in Plastic Is Wreaking Havoc on Unborn Children, Scientists Warn

"If any of these chemicals get into a woman while she's pregnant, the chemicals will go right across into the baby."

By Noor Al-Sibai

People who suffer from mental health disorders often end up in relationships with others who share their diagnoses, a new study has found.
Studies

Massive Study Finds That There Really Is Something Wrong With Your Husband

"The pattern holds across countries, across cultures, and, of course, generation."

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI announced that it's launching a LinkedIn competitor that will match candidates with employers using AI.
OpenAI

To Help Workers Losing Their Jobs to AI, OpenAI Is Launching a Jobs Platform Run By AI

Ah, that should fix things.

By Frank Landymore