@mattxiv via X San Francisco is plastered with billboards advertising AI tech, all in varying degrees of in-your-face dystopic. Even so, a new crop of them has managed to stand out from the pack by being shockingly upfront about the industry’s attitude toward regular humans. “Our AI does your daughter’s homework. Reads her bedtime stories.… Continue reading Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard
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Law School Tests Trial With Jury Made Up of ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude
Eric Muller The University of North Carolina School of Law held an unusual mock trial on Friday. Looming over the proceedings even more prominently than the judge running the show were three tall digital displays, sticking out with their glossy finishes amid the courtroom’s sea of wood paneling. Each screen represented a different AI chatbot:… Continue reading Law School Tests Trial With Jury Made Up of ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude
Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers
Reflect Orbital These days, orbital real estate is growing increasingly cluttered with all manner of communication, observation, research, and navigation satellites. It’s a market worth $286 billion in 2022, projected to grow precipitously in the coming years as mass production takes off. One bold new startup is looking to cash in on the frenzy with… Continue reading Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers
OpenAI’s Copyright Situation Appears to Be Putting It in Huge Danger
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: James Vigil/MLB Photos via Getty; Andrew Harnik / Getty Images The war between copyright holders and AI companies has been raging for years at this point. AI’s seemingly magical ability to synthesize human-like text and lifelike videos Stephen Hawking demands a huge appetite for data from books, films,… Continue reading OpenAI’s Copyright Situation Appears to Be Putting It in Huge Danger
Florida Unleashes Autonomous Police Cruisers That Deploy Thermal Imaging Drones
Policing Lab For most viewers, Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 scifi masterpiece “RoboCop” is obvious satire. Evidently for police officials in Florida, it was an inspiration. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office recently announced its ambitious plans to deploy “America’s first autonomous patrol vehicle,” a police SUV the law enforcement agency claims can drive itself, all while reporting crimes… Continue reading Florida Unleashes Autonomous Police Cruisers That Deploy Thermal Imaging Drones
Trump Administration Providing Weapons Grade Plutonium to Sam Altman
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images With the economy the way it is these days, it’s nice to have a little walking around money. Donald Trump certainly thinks so. Since his return to the White House, the president has labeled 440 federal properties for possible sale, leased 13.1 million… Continue reading Trump Administration Providing Weapons Grade Plutonium to Sam Altman
Training AI on “Brain Rot” Content Causes Lasting Cognitive Damage, New Paper Finds
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If you’ve spent any time around kids lately, you’ve probably heard about “brain rot.” Named Oxford Word of the Year in 2024, it’s defined as the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly… Continue reading Training AI on “Brain Rot” Content Causes Lasting Cognitive Damage, New Paper Finds
Women Are Getting on Testosterone and They Say It’s Absolutely Awesome
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images You probably think of testosterone as the male sex hormone. Indeed, the FDA currently only approves supplemental testosterone treatment — available as injections, topical creams and gels, patches, pills, and more — for cisgender men who have low levels of the stuff. But the reality is… Continue reading Women Are Getting on Testosterone and They Say It’s Absolutely Awesome
Perplexity Just Got Caught Breaking the Rules Red-Handed
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Over two decades ago, the New Oxford American Dictionary wanted to see if any of its competitors were cribbing its definitions. So it set up a trap. In its first edition, published in 2001, NOAD included a word called “esquivalience,” which it defined as the “willful… Continue reading Perplexity Just Got Caught Breaking the Rules Red-Handed
What Tech Insiders Actually Think of AI Is Extremely Revealing
Getty / Futurism As ChatGPT’s third anniversary approaches, AI hype is hard to escape. Tech companies are committing hundreds of billions of dollars to enormous data center buildouts, while industry leaders are promising an inevitable future in which superintelligent machines will usher in an era of unprecedented prosperity. But many tech insiders are quietly singing… Continue reading What Tech Insiders Actually Think of AI Is Extremely Revealing