Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Last year, questions regarding president Donald Trump’s physical health started swirling after photographs showed a large, greenish bruise appearing on his right hand. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered an eyebrow-raising explanation, telling reporters at the time that the bruises were the result of him “constantly working and shaking hands all… Continue reading Trump’s Other Hand Is Also Now Showing a Grisly Mark
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Sani Diego Comic Con Quietly Bans AI Art
Nick Lachance / Toronto Star via Getty Images The San Diego Comic Con has quietly updated its policy to ban AI-generated art, 404 Media reports, providing a major victory to artists. The about-face is a welcome surprise. Until now, the massive convention — which has become a melting pot of all kinds of pop entertainment… Continue reading Sani Diego Comic Con Quietly Bans AI Art
Grinning Wolf Tells Little Red Riding Hood That Her Safety Is His Top Priority
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images A new AI startup formed from the cast-offs of some of the industry’s biggest, most ethically dubious players says it’s definitely pursuing building the tech with humanity’s best interests in mind. Called Humans& — that’s its actual name, not a typo — the outfit’s founders say… Continue reading Grinning Wolf Tells Little Red Riding Hood That Her Safety Is His Top Priority
Newspaper Makes Brain-Melting Error in AI-Generated Graphic
The advent of generative AI has turned much of the internet into an unrecognizable flood plain of mind-numbing slop. In the latest sign of the times, the Economic Times — the second most widely-read English-language newspaper in the world, as of 2012 — picked the word “Kafkaesque” as its “Word of the Day” earlier this… Continue reading Newspaper Makes Brain-Melting Error in AI-Generated Graphic
Steak ‘n Shake Announces Pitiful “Bitcoin Bonus” for Workers
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Still think burger flipping is a low-wage job? Think again. The Indianapolis-based fast food chain Steak ‘n Shake recently announced a new “Bitcoin bonus” for hourly wage earners. According to an announcement on X-formerly-Twitter, “all hourly employees” at corporate locations will receive $0.21 in Bitcoin per… Continue reading Steak ‘n Shake Announces Pitiful “Bitcoin Bonus” for Workers
Simulation Found Civil War Could Be Triggered by Exactly What ICE Is Doing Right Now
Octavio Jones / AFP via Getty Images What’s the most surefire way to achieve Civil War 2.0 in the United States? According to one wild simulation, it’s exactly what’s happening right now in Minneapolis. In October 2024, researchers at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) at the University of Pennsylvania conducted… Continue reading Simulation Found Civil War Could Be Triggered by Exactly What ICE Is Doing Right Now
Sam Altman Lets Loose About AI Psychosis
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images As uneasy questions swirl over the safety of large language models, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to social media to go long on the phenomenon that psychiatrists are calling “AI psychosis” — though pointedly without mentioning it by name. The extended spiel was… Continue reading Sam Altman Lets Loose About AI Psychosis
Man Who Had Managed Mental Illness Effectively for Years Says ChatGPT Sent Him Into Hospitalization for Psychosis
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. A new lawsuit against OpenAI claims that ChatGPT pushed a man with a pre-existing mental health… Continue reading Man Who Had Managed Mental Illness Effectively for Years Says ChatGPT Sent Him Into Hospitalization for Psychosis
Fury as Amazon Ring Cameras Are Hooked Up to ICE System
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images; Future Publishing via Getty Images As US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wreak havoc on American communities, big tech companies have been making themselves indispensable to the increasingly tyrannical state. Among them is Amazon subsidiary Ring, the company behind those AI… Continue reading Fury as Amazon Ring Cameras Are Hooked Up to ICE System
Majority of CEOs Alarmed as AI Delivers No Financial Returns
Investors continue to fret over an AI bubble “reckoning,” as gains in productivity from the tech remain elusive. According to a recent survey by professional services network PwC, more than half of the 4,454 CEO respondents said “their companies aren’t yet seeing a financial return from investments in AI.” Only 30 percent reported increased revenue… Continue reading Majority of CEOs Alarmed as AI Delivers No Financial Returns