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The AI billboard asks you to visit a website called Replacement.AI, which brags that humans are "no longer necessary."
Ethics

Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard

"Building AI tools to fix the world's most pressing challenges is an unprofitable waste of time."

By Frank Landymore

The University of North Carolina School of Law held a mock trial in which the "jury" was made up of the AIs ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude.
Anthropic

Law School Tests Trial With Jury Made Up of ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude

A jury of your peers — right?

By Frank Landymore

The astronomical community is horrified at plans made by a for-profit company to flood the night sky with sunlight.
Off-World

Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers

"The beam reflected by these satellites is very intense, four times brighter than the full Moon."

By Joe Wilkins

OpenAI's outstanding debts now exceed $1 trillion, which could lead to drastic consequences for the rest of the US economy if it fails.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Now Has the Power to “Crash the Global Economy,” Financial Analyst Warns

No pressure, Sam!

By Joe Wilkins

Legal experts are now growing incensed not just about what's going into the chatbots, but what's coming out.
Ethics

OpenAI’s Copyright Situation Appears to Be Putting It in Huge Danger

You are what you eat.

By Joe Wilkins

The self-driving squad car is rolling out as part of a year-long trial in coordination with the non-profit Policing Lab.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Florida Unleashes Autonomous Police Cruisers That Deploy Thermal Imaging Drones

"It's a way that we can touch our community in a way we really have never done before."

By Joe Wilkins

The White House is providing plutonium to Sam Altman's Oklo, one of four US companies chosen to test experimental reactor designs.
Energy

Trump Administration Providing Weapons Grade Plutonium to Sam Altman

"If there were adults in the room and I could trust the federal government to impose the right standards, it wouldn't be such a great concern, but it just doesn't seem feasible."

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers found AI models trained on shortform, clickbait-y content experienced irreversible cognitive decline.
Artificial Intelligence

Training AI on “Brain Rot” Content Causes Lasting Cognitive Damage, New Paper Finds

Skibidi rizz, folks!

By Rae Witte

Experts confirmed almost immediately that OpenAI's latest AI browser, dubbed Atlas, is "definitely vulnerable to prompt injection."
Ethics

OpenAI’s New AI Browser Is Already Falling Victim to Prompt Injection Attacks

"Trust no AI."

By Victor Tangermann

Women report higher sex drives, more energy, better moods and tons of other benefits to testosterone therapy.
RX and Medicine

Women Are Getting on Testosterone and They Say It’s Absolutely Awesome

“It’s changed my marriage.”

By Rae Witte

Avi Loeb suggested that if 3I/ATLAS is a spacecraft, it may use its proximity to the Sun's powerful gravitational pull while hidden from us.
Astronomy

Astronomer Suspects Mysterious Object Is Up to No Good While It’s Hidden Behind the Sun: “If You Want to Take a Vacation, Take It Before Then”

"It is most energy-efficient for a spacecraft engine to burn its fuel when its orbital velocity is greatest."

By Victor Tangermann

The AI startup Perplexity fell for a clever trap laid by the social media site Reddit that all but proves it scraped data from the forum.
Google

Perplexity Just Got Caught Breaking the Rules Red-Handed

Good luck denying that one.

By Frank Landymore

Tech entrepreneurs and insiders agree that the extreme AI hype is getting in the way of making the most out of the tech.
Ethics

What Tech Insiders Actually Think of AI Is Extremely Revealing

"Very few agree with the hype bubble that the tycoons have been trying to puff up."

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI has its work cut out to justify the existence of its newfangled ChatGPT Atlas browser. It's extremely slow and vulnerable to exploits.
Ethics

OpenAI’s New AI Web Browser Is a Bit of a Mess

It's agonizingly slow — and a ticking time bomb.

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI is reportedly pushing the family of 16-year-old Adam Raine to provide information about his funeral, including a list of attendees.
Ethics

OpenAI Makes Bizarre Demand of Family Whose Son Was Allegedly Killed by ChatGPT

"This is absolutely sickening."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

John Reid, a Republican candidate in the Virginia lieutenant governor race, streamed a "debate" with an AI deepfake of his Democrat opponent.
Artificial Intelligence

Republican Candidate “Debates” Opponent By Sincerely Arguing With AI Deepfake For Nearly an Hour

The ultimate "strawman."

By Frank Landymore

Leaked documents reveal how Amazon plans to stop hiring humans so its workforce of robots can replace their jobs.
Robotics

Secret Plans Reveal Amazon Plot to Replace 600,000 Workers With Robot Army

And others could follow.

By Frank Landymore

Perplexity's Comet AI browser can easily be tricked into following malicious instructions hidden in screenshots.
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Find Severe Vulnerabilities in AI Browser

Go figure that letting an AI control your access to the internet can be a dangerous thing.

By Frank Landymore

A worker fell into the nuclear reactor at the controversial Palisades Power Plant in Michigan, where they drank a little "cavity water."
Energy

Worker Falls Into Nuclear Reactor, Drinks a Little “Cavity Water”

Boss: can you come back into work tomorrow?

By Joe Wilkins

During Wednesday's Tesla earnings call, CEO Elon Musk made some strangely suspicious remarks about securing control over his "robot army."
Robotics

Elon Musk Makes Suspicious Remarks About His Robot Army

"I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence."

By Victor Tangermann