New developments in AI “pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice, and labor.” What’s in a Name The newly-annointed Pope Leo XIV — formerly cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, Illinois — revealed this weekend that his name choice was inspired in part by AI, which he sees as a possible threat to… Continue reading The New Pope Is Deeply Skeptical of AI
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A Tesla Dealership Manager Blamed Elon Musk for Tanking Sales and Was Immediately Fired
It’s impossible to deny at this point that Elon Musk has inflicted catastrophic damage to Tesla’s brand and hurt its sales. But this, apparently, is an opinion employees aren’t allowed to express. That was the experience of Matthew LaBrot, a now-former Tesla staff program manager who says he was immediately fired from his “dream job”… Continue reading A Tesla Dealership Manager Blamed Elon Musk for Tanking Sales and Was Immediately Fired
Elon Musk Is Running a “Quiet Trial” of Trump’s “Gold Card” Billionaire Immigration Program
South African-born Elon Musk, who became a US citizen in 2002 after moving to the country seven years prior, says he’s “doing a quiet trial” of president Donald Trump’s dubious “gold card” immigration program. The pay-to-enter scheme allows obscenely rich foreign “broligarchs” to fast-track their US residency application by shelling out a whopping $5 million… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Running a “Quiet Trial” of Trump’s “Gold Card” Billionaire Immigration Program
USA TODAY’s Disclaimers on Its Automated Sports Stories Are Longer Than the Actual Articles
USA TODAY is publishing automated sports stories that serve as SEO-targeted vehicles for sports gambling ads, toeing ethical lines and blurring the boundaries between sports journalism and the rapidly growing sports betting industry, the rise of which has been linked to a tidal wave of gambling addiction. At a quick glance, the posts — which… Continue reading USA TODAY’s Disclaimers on Its Automated Sports Stories Are Longer Than the Actual Articles
Gannett Is Using AI to Pump Brainrot Gambling Content Into Newspapers Across the Country
The media giant Gannett, the largest owner of American local newspapers and the publisher of USA Today, is using AI to churn out a nationwide torrent of automated articles about lottery results that often pointedly direct readers toward a gambling site with which Gannett has a financial relationship, giving the company a financial kickback when… Continue reading Gannett Is Using AI to Pump Brainrot Gambling Content Into Newspapers Across the Country
AI Brown-Nosing Is Becoming a Huge Problem for Society
When Sam Altman announced an April 25 update to OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o model, he promised it would improve “both intelligence and personality” for the AI model. The update certainly did something to its personality, as users quickly found they could do no wrong in the chatbot’s eyes. Everything ChatGPT-4o spat out was filled with an overabundance… Continue reading AI Brown-Nosing Is Becoming a Huge Problem for Society
Lawmakers Want to Cut Low-Income Schoolchildren Off from the Internet
This week, the Senate voted to shutter a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that provides free internet for low-income children, which could risk cutting them off from tools they need to do homework. As Ars Technica reports, the GOP-controlled Senate voted along party lines to repeal the late Biden-era initiative that lends out free Wi-Fi hotspots to… Continue reading Lawmakers Want to Cut Low-Income Schoolchildren Off from the Internet
Chinese Tech Giant Wants to Translate Your Cat’s Meows Using AI
I can has cheeseburger? Doodle Translate Chinese tech company Baidu is working on an artificial intelligence-based translation system that could finally decode the greatest language mystery in the world: your cat’s meows. As Reuters reports, the company filed a patent with the China National Intellectual Property Administration proposing an AI-powered system to translate animal sounds.… Continue reading Chinese Tech Giant Wants to Translate Your Cat’s Meows Using AI
Wind Farms Accused of Stealing Each Others’ Wind
You can’t own the wind, but you can, apparently, “steal” it. Enter “wind theft” — a phenomenon that wind farms across Europe are encountering as more of these renewable power plants pop up across the continent, the BBC reports. As powerful and vast as the currents of air that wrap our planet may be, it turns out… Continue reading Wind Farms Accused of Stealing Each Others’ Wind
The FDA Will Use AI to Accelerate Approving Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration just announced that it will immediately start using AI across all of its centers, after completing a new generative AI pilot for scientific reviewers. Supposedly, the AI tool will speed up the FDA’s drug review process by reducing the time its scientists have to spend doing tedious, repetitive tasks —… Continue reading The FDA Will Use AI to Accelerate Approving Drugs