Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images Looking for someone? Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is happy to help. Earlier this week, Futurism reported that xAI’s Grok appeared to accurately dox the address of Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy when asked by random X users. And it turns out… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People
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Microsoft’s Attempts to Sell AI Agents Are Turning Into a Disaster
Getty / Futurism For many months now, AI companies have made a huge deal out of “AI agents,” meaning autonomous software systems that can make decisions and take actions on behalf of humans with minimal intervention. But when that ambitious vision will turn into a reality remains anybody’s guess. The current crop of agentic AI… Continue reading Microsoft’s Attempts to Sell AI Agents Are Turning Into a Disaster
Nearby Residents Say Elon Musk’s Gigantic Supercomputer Is Making Them Sick
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Elon Musk’s pet AI chatbot, Grok, is a world-beater when it comes to generating vile racist remarks on an enormous scale. Who can forget over the summer when, unprompted, Grok dubbed itself “MechaHitler,” and started “recommending a second Holocaust”? Sadly, all that digital… Continue reading Nearby Residents Say Elon Musk’s Gigantic Supercomputer Is Making Them Sick
OpenAI Says ChatGPT’s Random Suggestion to Shop at Target Is Not an Ad
Getty / Futurism Rumors surrounding OpenAI preparing to stuff ads into ChatGPT are hitting a fever pitch. Last week, engineer Tibor Blaho made headlines after discovering references to an “‘ads feature’ with ‘bazaar content,’ ‘search ad’ and ‘search ads carousel’” hidden inside the code of ChatGPT’s Android app. Now, users are starting to notice strange… Continue reading OpenAI Says ChatGPT’s Random Suggestion to Shop at Target Is Not an Ad
Children Sob as Waymo Runs Over Dog
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images Waymo has confirmed that on Sunday night one of its driverless robotaxis ran over a small dog in San Francisco, in yet another instance of the company’s cars striking a beloved pet. “Unfortunately, a Waymo vehicle made contact with a small,… Continue reading Children Sob as Waymo Runs Over Dog
Anthropic’s “Soul Overview” for Claude Has Leaked
Getty / Futurism What’s the soul of a new machine? It’s a loaded question, and not one with a satisfying answer; the predominant view, after all, is that souls don’t even exist in humans, so looking for one in a machine learning model is probably a fool’s errand. Or at least that’s what you’d think.… Continue reading Anthropic’s “Soul Overview” for Claude Has Leaked
Chinese Man Unleashes Swarm of Flying Swords
Douyin@范十三 via TikTok When it comes to swords, Fan Shisan’s no slouch. An influencer from China’s Sichuan Province, his short-form video content is swarming with handcrafted blades — sometimes literally. Case in point, Fan recently released a clip showing off a flock of flying swords that seem to obey his every command. Aerial footage shows… Continue reading Chinese Man Unleashes Swarm of Flying Swords
The Number of People Using AI at Work Is Suddenly Falling
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images After three years of unprecedented tech spending and nonstop hype, the demand for AI in the workplace seems to be drying up fast. Referencing data from a recent US Census Bureau survey, The Economist estimated that the percentage of Americans using AI to “produce goods and… Continue reading The Number of People Using AI at Work Is Suddenly Falling
Alarming Research Finds People Hooked on AI Far Are More Likely to Experience Mental Distress
Getty / Futurism We’ve heard story after story about people becoming obsessed with AI chatbots and experiencing profound breaks with reality. But there was always an ambiguity: was AI use pushing people into psychosis, or were people already suffering from mental health problems seeking out AI as a means to cope? Now, new research has… Continue reading Alarming Research Finds People Hooked on AI Far Are More Likely to Experience Mental Distress
3I/ATLAS Appears to Be Erupting in Ice Volcanos
Getty Images Mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reached its perihelion, or its closest point to the Sun, earlier this year, shedding copious amounts of ice and dust in the process. The material has formed enormous jets that reach out like a tail behind the visitor, which is widely believed to be a comet — and even… Continue reading 3I/ATLAS Appears to Be Erupting in Ice Volcanos