Getty / Futurism Microplastics have infiltrated both our bodies — where they’re found in our organs, bodily fluids, and even brains — and every corner of the Earth, from deep inside sealed caves to the depths of the Mariana Trench. Now, an alarming new data point: asdoctors urgently investigate the effects of all that foreign… Continue reading Bugs Fed Microplastics Grow to Ludicrous Size
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Anthropic’s Chief Scientist Says We’re Rapidly Approaching the Moment That Could Doom Us All
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Anthropic’s chief scientist Jared Kaplan is making some grave predictions about humanity’s future with AI. The choice is ours, in his framing. For now, our fates are mostly in our hands, according to Kaplan — unless we decide to pass the proverbial baton to the machines,… Continue reading Anthropic’s Chief Scientist Says We’re Rapidly Approaching the Moment That Could Doom Us All
Scientists Detect Huge Rotating Structure in Space
Astronomers have observed enormous filaments of galaxies tied together with dark matter — the stuff scientists believe makes up 85 percent of the total mass of the universe — stretching across unfathomably vast distances. Some of these behemoth structures have been observed to spin in the same direction, a dazzling and mysterious cosmic dance stretching… Continue reading Scientists Detect Huge Rotating Structure in Space
The Washington Post’s AI Generated Podcasts Are Already an Error-Laden Disaster
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Earlier this week, the Washington Post announced that it would be launching “personalized” AI powered podcasts that would let users choose their own AI host to regale them on their choice of topics. And now for an entirely unsurprising update: the AI podcasts have turned out… Continue reading The Washington Post’s AI Generated Podcasts Are Already an Error-Laden Disaster
Hegseth’s New Pentagon AI Is Telling Military Personnel His Boat Strike Was Completely Illegal
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images Pete Hegseth and his Department of Defense lackeys might not care whether their air strikes on Venezuelan fishing boats are legal, but their own AI chatbot sure does. Earlier this week, the DoD — which is now calling itself the “War Department” —… Continue reading Hegseth’s New Pentagon AI Is Telling Military Personnel His Boat Strike Was Completely Illegal
Man Suffers Grim Fate After Drinking Eight Energy Drinks Per Day
Getty Images Ever wondered what would happen if you swapped water for Redbull? One man did so you won’t have to. First spotted by Gizmodo, a recently released case study details the startling health issues of a man in his 50s who drank eight energy drinks a day. Described as “normally fit and well,” the… Continue reading Man Suffers Grim Fate After Drinking Eight Energy Drinks Per Day
Instacart Caught Using AI to Charge Wildly Different Prices for the Same Item
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Does your online grocery order ever feel fishy, like the prices just aren’t adding up? It turns out you’re right to be suspicious — and now we have compelling evidence. New research by a consortium of groups including Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union… Continue reading Instacart Caught Using AI to Charge Wildly Different Prices for the Same Item
OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Is Hiding the Truth
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images OpenAI has long published research on the potential safety and economic impact of its own technology. Now, Wired reports that the Sam Altman-led company is becoming more “guarded” about publishing research that paints an inconvenient truth: that AI could be bad for the… Continue reading OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Is Hiding the Truth
Banning Gender Transition Treatment Is Leading Kids to Do Exactly What You’d Expect
Wiktor Szymanowicz / Future Publishing via Getty Images From the US’ eighteenth amendment to Australia’s sin taxes, history shows us that prohibition rarely curbs demand, but instead simply drives it underground. That’s exactly what’s happening in the UK, after the Tavistock gender clinic — the country’s only dedicated gender identity clinic for young people —… Continue reading Banning Gender Transition Treatment Is Leading Kids to Do Exactly What You’d Expect
Creator of “Wallace and Gromit” Says Heck, He’ll Start Using AI
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images Did Nick Park wake up and put on the wrong trousers this morning? In a recent interview with Radio Times, the creator of the beloved claymation series “Wallace and Gromit” said his animation studio, Aardman, would “embrace” AI — albeit in… Continue reading Creator of “Wallace and Gromit” Says Heck, He’ll Start Using AI