After an embarrassing pivot to AI content, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti says he’s had enough of all the ragebait, clickbait, and fake news. Peretti, who proudly announced in May 2023 that AI will “replace the majority of static content,” and gloated that its AI-generated content was outperforming its pesky human employees, has seemingly turned another… Continue reading Jonah Peretti, Who Filled BuzzFeed With AI Slop, Now Says AI Is Threatening Human Agency
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Terrifying Footage Shows Cybertruck on Self-Driving Mode Swerve Into Oncoming Traffic
Days after a Tesla Cybertruck wrapped itself around a pole while the carmaker’s infamous “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) feature was turned on, yet another video of a terrifying run-in involving the vehicle and the software is making the rounds on social media. The video shows a Cybertruck driving down a straight country road with the driver… Continue reading Terrifying Footage Shows Cybertruck on Self-Driving Mode Swerve Into Oncoming Traffic
Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up
As artificial intelligence becomes integrated into our daily lives, researchers are working to tackle what might be its most glaring and enduring issue: that AI “hallucinates,” or boldly spits out lies, when it doesn’t know the answer. This rampant AI problem is, according to researchers who spoke to the Wall Street Journal, rooted in a reticence… Continue reading Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up
As DOGE Tries to Cut Costs, Its Expenses Are Growing Larger and Larger
Billionaire CEO and White House advisor Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has amassed roughly 30 staffers with the goal of slashing the US government’s budget. As it’s targeted president Donald Trump’s number one bogeyman — diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) — something ironic is happening: even as it’s trying to cut costs across… Continue reading As DOGE Tries to Cut Costs, Its Expenses Are Growing Larger and Larger
Trump Supporters Lost a Staggering Amount of Money as They Bought His Meme Coin
Crypto offers an extremely lucrative way of making money. It’s also an easy way to get duped. Case in point: supporters of President Donald Trump who bought his meme coin, $Trump, amid a wave of enthusiasm preceding his inauguration. As The New York Times reports, while a few cashed out in time to steal away… Continue reading Trump Supporters Lost a Staggering Amount of Money as They Bought His Meme Coin
Microplastics Getting Stuck in Brain Vessels Like Clots, Scientists Find, Causing “Neurological Abnormalities” in Mice
Image by Getty / Futurism For the first time, scientists have used real-time imaging to track tiny pieces of microplastics as they moved through the brain blood vessels of mice. As detailed in a recent paper published in the journal Science Advances, first spotted by The Guardian, the project made an alarming discovery: some of the… Continue reading Microplastics Getting Stuck in Brain Vessels Like Clots, Scientists Find, Causing “Neurological Abnormalities” in Mice
Wave of Vandalism and Protests Hit Tesla
Vox Populi Being the hatchetman for the Trump administration has made Elon Musk a more controversial figure than ever — and the people are letting him know it: across the globe, protestors are vandalizing cars made by Tesla, Musk’s automaker and his largest cash cow. One of the latest incidents occurred on Friday, when a… Continue reading Wave of Vandalism and Protests Hit Tesla
Sam Altman Says He Feels Sorry for Elon Musk and His Bottomless Insecurity
On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk was leading a massive $97.4 billion bid to take over the nonprofit that controls ChatGPT maker OpenAI. It didn’t take long for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who runs the company’s for-profit arm and sits on the board of its non-profit as well, to… Continue reading Sam Altman Says He Feels Sorry for Elon Musk and His Bottomless Insecurity
Dark Clouds Gather Over Tesla as Sales Plummet Worldwide
Looking into this. Electric Slide While Tesla billionaire Elon Musk and his gaggle of tech lackeys gnaw at the wires of the US federal government, his bread and butter venture is slumping hard. As Musk has become even more inescapably political, Tesla’s sales have dropped sharply across the European Union and the UK. In Germany —… Continue reading Dark Clouds Gather Over Tesla as Sales Plummet Worldwide
Study Finds That People Who Entrust Tasks to AI Are Losing Critical Thinking Skills
Brain Power Trusting artificial intelligence over the real thing seems, per a new study, to be atrophying folks’ critical thinking skills. As flagged by the folks at 404 Media, new research from Carnegie Mellon and Microsoft — yes, the same company that invested nearly $14 billion into OpenAI and is essentially subsidizing the ChatGPT maker… Continue reading Study Finds That People Who Entrust Tasks to AI Are Losing Critical Thinking Skills