Of all the musical fandoms out there, Insane Clown Posse’s juggalos are among the most loyal. For decades, the community has rallied around musicians Joe “Violent J” Bruce and Joey “Shaggy 2 Dope” Utsler to form one of the most fascinating and scrutinized musical subcultures of our time. That makes it all the more noteworthy that… Continue reading Juggalos Not Happy as Insane Clown Posse Releases AI-Generated Video
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People Are Becoming “Sloppers” Who Have to Ask AI Before They Do Anything
Power users of OpenAI’s ultrapopular AI chatbot ChatGPT have picked up a brand new nickname, and it’s unflattering. As spotted by media critic and writer Rusty Foster on his excellent Today in Tabs newsletter, people who constantly use ChatGPT to do virtually anything have garnered the moniker of “sloppers.” (And no, we’re not talking about… Continue reading People Are Becoming “Sloppers” Who Have to Ask AI Before They Do Anything
Elon Musk Is Getting Destroyed by Yet Another Chinese Company
After delivering all but the finishing blow to Elon Musk’s electric vehicle empire with cutting-edge companies like BYD and Li Auto, Chinese industrialists are now setting their sights on the South African billionaire’s robotics ambitions. Earlier this week, the Hangzhou-based tech company Unitree Robotics launched what Bloomberg calls one of the world’s “first humanoid robots for… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Getting Destroyed by Yet Another Chinese Company
Tesla’s Teasing Some Kind of Incredible Reveal, But We’re Skeptical
Less than a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned that his carmaker is in for a “few rough quarters,” the company’s executives are spinning up the rumor mill in an apparent effort to distract from its disastrous earnings results. As Teslarati reports, Tesla senior vice president of powertrain, Lars Moravy, revealed that the carmaker… Continue reading Tesla’s Teasing Some Kind of Incredible Reveal, But We’re Skeptical
Tyler, the Creator’s New Album Is Getting Buried by AI Knockoff
It’s a funny time to be a musician, to put it lightly. On top of the glut of social feeds and streaming services they have to maintain, artists and their representatives are now fighting AI bots for their listeners’ attention — and the humans aren’t always winning. Acclaimed musician and producer Tyler “Tyler, the Creator” Okonma certainly didn’t… Continue reading Tyler, the Creator’s New Album Is Getting Buried by AI Knockoff
Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI
Researchers at Microsoft tried to determine which precise jobs are most and least likely to be replaced by generative AI — and the results are bad news for anyone currently enjoying the perks of a cushy desk job. As detailed in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, the Microsoft team analyzed a “dataset of 200k anonymized and privacy-scrubbed… Continue reading Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI
AI Datacenters Are Raising Nearby Residents’ Electric Bills
If you’re looking for someone to blame for your ballooning energy bills, we have an increasingly familiar culprit: AI data centers. A new analysis of one the US’s largest power grids, PJM, found that a rise in customer energy rates is directly attributable to the tremendous power demands of these data facilities that undergird services… Continue reading AI Datacenters Are Raising Nearby Residents’ Electric Bills
Man in Prison Gets Hired as Software Engineer at Silicon Valley Startup, Works Every Day From Cell
A man has been hired to work full-time at a San Francisco-based tech startup called Turso — while serving his 11th year in prison, checking into work from his cell. As TechCrunch reports, Preston Thorpe was personally offered the job by Turso CEO Glauber Costa, who was inspired by Thorpe’s story. “I reached out to him… Continue reading Man in Prison Gets Hired as Software Engineer at Silicon Valley Startup, Works Every Day From Cell
Band Appears on Stage With Poorly-Disguised Robot Playing the Keytar
During a Chinese music festival, a humanoid robot named “Adam” graced the stage in what was half performance art and half marketing stunt — and did so while semi-disguised in a loose-fitting hoodie that did a terrible job obscuring its mechanical legs and hands that made it very clear that it was, indeed, a robot. As spotted… Continue reading Band Appears on Stage With Poorly-Disguised Robot Playing the Keytar
CEO Brags That He Gets “Extremely Excited” Firing People and Replacing Them With AI
Lest you forget that many CEOs are more than willing to fire you and replace you with a shoddy AI model with sociopathic glee, here are the words of one such executive at the forefront of displacing human labor. “CEOs are extremely excited about the opportunities that AI brings,” Elijah Clark, a chief executive who advises… Continue reading CEO Brags That He Gets “Extremely Excited” Firing People and Replacing Them With AI