One of Microsoft’s top AI bosses is concerned that the tech is fueling a massive wave of “AI psychosis.” Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told British newspaper The Telegraph that “to many people,” talking to a chatbot is a “highly compelling and very real interaction.” “Concerns around ‘AI psychosis,’ attachment and mental health are already… Continue reading Top Microsoft AI Boss Concerned AI Causing Psychosis in Otherwise Healthy People
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Wall Street Appears to Be Having Serious Doubts About AI
The amount of cash backing artificial intelligence right now is so high that it’s almost meaningless to the average person. There are now almost 500 AI unicorns — companies valued at over $1 billion — worth a total of roughly $2.7 trillion, enough to do some serious damage to the economy if things don’t go… Continue reading Wall Street Appears to Be Having Serious Doubts About AI
A Huge Number of Grok AI Chats Just Leaked, and Their Contents Are So Disturbing That We’re Sweating Profusely
Brace yourselves, because hundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk’s notoriously foul-mouthed Grok chatbot have hit the internet, Forbes reports — and some of them get into absolutely unholy territory. The more than 370,000 chats were made public after users clicked a “share” button that created a link to their chatbot convos, unaware… Continue reading A Huge Number of Grok AI Chats Just Leaked, and Their Contents Are So Disturbing That We’re Sweating Profusely
Rejoice! Trump’s FDA Says You Can Eat a Surprising Amount of Walmart’s Radioactive Shrimp Without Major Issues
Image by Getty / Futurism The Food and Drug Administration definitely wants the public to avoid eating those potentially radioactive frozen shrimp bags sold at Walmart — but if you have a little, as a hazardous little treat, it probably won’t kill you. In its advisory warning about the potential contamination, the FDA noted that… Continue reading Rejoice! Trump’s FDA Says You Can Eat a Surprising Amount of Walmart’s Radioactive Shrimp Without Major Issues
The Cybertruck Is Such a Mess That Insurance Companies Are Refusing to Even Cover It
Not even insurance companies want anything to do with it. Truck Putz Tesla’s Cybertruck is turning out to be a full-blown disaster. Sales are circling the drain, with the Elon Musk-led automaker selling a mere 4,306 Cybertrucks in the second quarter of 2025, a stunning 50.8 percent drop over the same period last year. Resale… Continue reading The Cybertruck Is Such a Mess That Insurance Companies Are Refusing to Even Cover It
Scientists Can’t Figure Out Why Just Walking In Nature Appears to Quickly Heal Your Brain Rot
Image by Getty / Futurism “Go outside” or “touch grass” are common rejoinders deployed in online arguments these days. And, at least for those of us whose brains have probably melted from spending too much time on an app where said arguments take place, it turns out it’s pretty sound advice. As the New York… Continue reading Scientists Can’t Figure Out Why Just Walking In Nature Appears to Quickly Heal Your Brain Rot
The Maker of Ozempic Is in Such Deep Trouble That It’s Going on Hiring Lockdown
Image by Sergei Gapon / AFP via Getty / Futurism Novo Nordisk, the Denmark-based pharmaceutical company that makes Ozempic and Wegovy, looks like it’s being toppled off its GLP-1 throne. In a statement to Reuters, the Danish conglomerate admitted that it “currently [has] a hiring freeze in non-business critical areas.” Though Novo offered no additional… Continue reading The Maker of Ozempic Is in Such Deep Trouble That It’s Going on Hiring Lockdown
Founder of Google’s Generative AI Team Says Don’t Even Bother Getting a Law or Medical Degree, Because AI’s Going to Destroy Both Those Careers Before You Can Even Graduate
One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence at Google is warning the potential doctors and lawyers of tomorrow that AI might steal their futures. In an interview with Business Insider, Jad Tarifi — the 42-year-old founder of Google’s first generative AI team who left in 2021 to found his own startup, Integral AI — suggested that… Continue reading Founder of Google’s Generative AI Team Says Don’t Even Bother Getting a Law or Medical Degree, Because AI’s Going to Destroy Both Those Careers Before You Can Even Graduate
AI Is Failing at an Overwhelming Majority of Companies Using It, MIT Study Finds
With AI software increasingly hogging the enterprise spotlight, companies and investors are spending like never before. In the first half of 2025, AI startups raised over $44 billion, more than all of 2024 combined. By the end of this year, a Goldman Sachs analysis estimates that total investments in AI will soar to almost $200 billion.… Continue reading AI Is Failing at an Overwhelming Majority of Companies Using It, MIT Study Finds
After Disastrous GPT-5, Sam Altman Pivots to Hyping Up GPT-6
OpenAI’s launch of its long-awaited GPT-5 AI model turned out to be a bit of a dud. Those expecting a revolutionary change, something CEO Sam Altman promised outright months ago, were left sorely disappointed. In many ways, GPT-5 felt more like an iterative improvement, while a colder and less personable tone took aback those looking to… Continue reading After Disastrous GPT-5, Sam Altman Pivots to Hyping Up GPT-6