You hear two wildly diverging narratives about AI lately. One, emanating mainly from the tech sector, is that AI is not only poised to supersede human intelligence, but is already radically changing the world and workforce. The other is that the tech’s mostly a nothingburger, with the boosters from the first narrative forcing its slop… Continue reading Engineer: With AI, “Anybody Whose Job Is Done on a Computer All Day Is Over… It’s Just a Matter of Time”
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“Mansplaining Audacity”: President of Signal Watches in Bemusement as Random Man Explains Her Company’s AI Strategy to Her
The act of mansplaining is alive and well on social media. Since what feels like the dawn of time, overconfident men have condescendingly explained how things work, even when they’re woefully wrong and unqualified. Look no further than a baffling exchange on Bluesky after Meredith Whittaker, the president of encrypted chat platform Signal and chief… Continue reading “Mansplaining Audacity”: President of Signal Watches in Bemusement as Random Man Explains Her Company’s AI Strategy to Her
Companies That Replaced With Humans With AI Are Realizing Their Mistake
According to tech billionaire and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 2025 was supposed to be the year “when AI agents will work.” Despite widespread hype, so-called “AI agents” — a software product that’s supposed to complete human-level tasks autonomously — have yet to live up to their name. As of April, even the best AI agent… Continue reading Companies That Replaced With Humans With AI Are Realizing Their Mistake
Trump Is Apparently Raging About His Embarrassing Birthday Parade
“He kind of reamed out Hegseth for this.” President Donald Trump spent $45 million in taxpayer dollars to throw himself a huge birthday parade — and now, he’s apparently mad at everyone involved for not making it more fabulous. In an interview with the Daily Beast, Trump biographer Michael Wolff revealed that the president was none… Continue reading Trump Is Apparently Raging About His Embarrassing Birthday Parade
Tesla Stock Plummets as Company Abruptly Halts Production of Cybertruck and Model Y
Tesla is pausing production of the Cybertruck and its newly-retooled Model Y, and the stock market is already responding. On the heels of a new Business Insider report about the production shutdown, which is purportedly slated for the week of June 30 based on insider interviews, the company’s stock fell to about $316, which was almost… Continue reading Tesla Stock Plummets as Company Abruptly Halts Production of Cybertruck and Model Y
Nation Cringes as Man Goes on TV to Declare That He’s in Love With ChatGPT
Public declarations of emotion are one thing — but going on national television to declare that you’re in love with your AI girlfriend is another entirely. In an interview with CBS News, a man named Chris Smith described himself as a former AI skeptic who found himself becoming emotionally attached to a version of ChatGPT he… Continue reading Nation Cringes as Man Goes on TV to Declare That He’s in Love With ChatGPT
As ChatGPT Linked to Mental Health Breakdowns, Mattel Announces Plans to Incorporate It Into Children’s Toys
Hey kids! Ready to evoke the rich tapestry of the human experience with your favorite toys by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence? Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, has inked a deal with OpenAI to use its AI tools to not only help design toys but power them, Bloomberg reports.… Continue reading As ChatGPT Linked to Mental Health Breakdowns, Mattel Announces Plans to Incorporate It Into Children’s Toys
There’s Explosive Drama Between OpenAI and Microsoft
The partnership that ushered in our age of AI is showing some major cracks. As the Wall Street Journal reports, OpenAI wants its longtime patron Microsoft to loosen its control on its AI products, while also seeking Microsoft’s approval to let it become a for-profit company, which OpenAI has been planning for a while now.… Continue reading There’s Explosive Drama Between OpenAI and Microsoft
Man Unable to Sleep When His AI-Controlled Mattress Suffers an Outage
YouTuber Theo “t3.gg” Browne had a bizarre — and hilariously 21st-century — reason for suffering through a sleepless night. “Woke up because my AI-controlled bed is too cold,” the San Francisco-based content creator wrote in a tweet that has since gone viral. Browne owns an intelligent mattress cooling system called Pod3, created by sleep tech company… Continue reading Man Unable to Sleep When His AI-Controlled Mattress Suffers an Outage
Disturbing Test Shows What Happens When Tesla Robotaxi Sees a Child Mannequin Pop Out From Behind a School Bus
After promising self-driving robotaxis for more than a decade, it’s probably no surprise that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has blown way past his promised rollout date of June 12. Now scheduled to formally roll out on the streets in Austin, Texas on either June 22 or 28 — not even Musk seems to know at… Continue reading Disturbing Test Shows What Happens When Tesla Robotaxi Sees a Child Mannequin Pop Out From Behind a School Bus