These days, it seems like artificial intelligence is infesting every corner of life. The well-financed tech has strangled the internet as we know it, ruined once-beloved artists, and dragged cherished news outlets to ruin. With the avalanche of slop cascading from corporate America, it’s probably no surprise that fast food executives are trying to shoehorn the… Continue reading Taco Bell Piles on More AI While Customers Plead “Just Bring Back The Enchirito”
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Google Says Its Error-Ridden “AI Overviews” Will Now Give Health Advice
Google’s crappy “AI Overviews” regularly spits out dangerous and incorrect answers — and now it’s being entrusted with medical advice. In a self-congratulatory blog post, Google’s chief health officer Karen DeSalvo claimed that “recent health-focused advancements on Gemini models” and “our best-in-class quality and ranking systems” will allow the janky feature to “cover thousands more… Continue reading Google Says Its Error-Ridden “AI Overviews” Will Now Give Health Advice
You Will Never Guess What the Stranded Astronauts Got Paid for Their Trouble
During their months-long extended stay on the International Space Station, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore didn’t get overtime — but they did get a meager $5 per day allowance on top of their salaries. In a statement to the New York Times, a NASA spokesperson revealed that the stranded pair — who just splashed down… Continue reading You Will Never Guess What the Stranded Astronauts Got Paid for Their Trouble
Elon Musk Says He Has No Idea What He Did to Make Everybody So Mad at Him
Before Elon Musk became the unelected czar of government spending, he had it made. His corporate holdings made him richer than anyone else on the planet, he got to date celebrities, and he had so many kids that their exact count was a bit hazy. Today he still has all that stuff, though he now… Continue reading Elon Musk Says He Has No Idea What He Did to Make Everybody So Mad at Him
Tesla Hit With Massive Cybertruck Recall After Giant Pieces Kept Flying Off
After becoming a massive target of ridicule and vandalism, Tesla’s Cybertruck has been hit with an eighth recall — because a giant piece of metal that was simply glued to the exterior kept flying off. In total, 46,000 trucks that have been sold since the car went on sale in November 2023 are affected by… Continue reading Tesla Hit With Massive Cybertruck Recall After Giant Pieces Kept Flying Off
A Huge Amount of Money Is Missing From Tesla
Tesla is in deep trouble. The embattled EV maker has seen sales plummet worldwide in large part due to its CEO Elon Musk’s highly polarizing behavior. Tesla’s share value has also dropped precipitously, down over 37 percent year to date, wiping out all gains made since Musk’s key ally Donald Trump was elected last year.… Continue reading A Huge Amount of Money Is Missing From Tesla
Here’s What Elon Musk’s Daughter Really Thinks of Him
Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s transgender daughter, is opening up about her “cringe” dad. Speaking to Teen Vogue for her second-ever interview, the 20-year-old college student revealed that her billionaire dad doesn’t take up much real estate in her brain. “I’m not giving anyone that space in my mind,” Wilson told the magazine. “The only thing that… Continue reading Here’s What Elon Musk’s Daughter Really Thinks of Him
OpenAI Scientists’ Efforts to Make an AI Lie and Cheat Less Backfired Spectacularly
Punishing bad behavior can often backfire. That’s what OpenAI researchers recently found out when they tried to discipline their frontier AI model for lying and cheating: instead of changing its ways for the better, the AI model simply became more adept at hiding its deceptive practices. The findings, published in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, are the… Continue reading OpenAI Scientists’ Efforts to Make an AI Lie and Cheat Less Backfired Spectacularly
Trump Ridiculed for Claiming He Rescued the Stranded Astronauts
Donald Trump insists, incorrectly, that he was the one to rescue those stranded astronauts — and he’s getting roundly called out for trying to take credit for something he had almost nothing to do with. As the Washington Post reports, the plans for the safe return of Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the astronaut pair… Continue reading Trump Ridiculed for Claiming He Rescued the Stranded Astronauts
Veterans Furious at Elon Musk
Veterans shafted by cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are speaking out — and they don’t have much nice to say to the unelected billionaire-in-chief. Released within a few days of each other, new campaigns from VoteVets, a progressive political action committee, and the 93-year-old charity Disabled American Veterans (DAV) take Musk… Continue reading Veterans Furious at Elon Musk