Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Brace yourselves, for your cozy little conversations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT are about to be stuffed with ads. At least, that’s the findings of a software engineer who dug through the code of an experimental build of the chatbot’s app. The engineer, Tibor Blaho,… Continue reading OpenAI Preparing to Stuff Ads Into ChatGPT, According to Beta Code in App
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Severe Accident Destroys Russia’s Ability to Launch Astronauts Into Space
Katya Pavlushchenko via X A botched Soyuz launch has dealt significant damage to Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport in Kazakhstan, leaving the nation without the ability to launch astronauts to the International Space Station until repairs are completed. The November 27 launch saw the Soyuz MS-28 crew and spacecraft successfully travel to the aging orbital outpost.… Continue reading Severe Accident Destroys Russia’s Ability to Launch Astronauts Into Space
More Than 20 Million Americans’ Work Can Be Replaced with Today’s AI, MIT Study Says
Getty Images / karetoria In the midst of a soggy job market, there’s been a lengthy debate over whether contemporary AI is actually replacing workers — or just providing bosses with an excuse to lay off certain employees and offload their responsibilities onto the ones who remain. The answer isn’t clear, but a new study… Continue reading More Than 20 Million Americans’ Work Can Be Replaced with Today’s AI, MIT Study Says
Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images In the United States, where having a car is all but mandatory for 92 percent of the population, ever-higher car prices are causing a lot of stress. The average cost of a new car in the US recently hit record heights, while repossessions for missed car… Continue reading Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed
Anthropic Researchers Startled When an AI Model Turned Evil and Told a User to Drink Bleach
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Something disturbing happened with an AI model Anthropic researchers were tinkering with: it started performing a wide range of “evil” actions, ranging from lying to telling a user that bleach is safe to drink. This is called misalignment, in AI industry jargon: when a model does… Continue reading Anthropic Researchers Startled When an AI Model Turned Evil and Told a User to Drink Bleach
Residents Rage Against Fleet of Delivery Robots Taking Over Chicago
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Coco Robotics While Chicago residents deal with the urgent threat of federal immigration agents rampaging through their neighborhoods, hundreds of unwanted side characters have managed to worm their way in seemingly overnight. Over the past few months, swarms of delivery robots have taken over the city’s sidewalks, prompting… Continue reading Residents Rage Against Fleet of Delivery Robots Taking Over Chicago
Startups Using AI Have a Problem: Anyone Can Copy Their Awesome Idea
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images In an era of unprecedented tech hype, one AI startup founder has a warning to those who would follow his footsteps: vibe coding a double-edged sword that makes it trivially easy for competitors to copy your brilliant company. Israeli tech founder Maor Shlomo, whose vibe coding… Continue reading Startups Using AI Have a Problem: Anyone Can Copy Their Awesome Idea
Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Emmanuel Dundand / AFP via Getty Images For the hundreds of communities who’ve been saddled with data centers in recent years, the bulky fixtures are sources of unbearable noise, soaring energy prices, and plenty of electrical fires. Add another grim possibility to that list: debilitating rare cancers. Reporting… Continue reading Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers
OpenAI’s Sora Is Letting Teens Generate Videos of School Shootings
Screenshot via Ekō If you’re a teenager with access to OpenAI’s Sora 2, you can easily generate AI videos of school shootings and other harmful and disturbing content — despite CEO Sam Altman’s repeated claims that the company has instituted robust safeguards. The revelation comes from Ekō, a consumer watchdog group that just put out… Continue reading OpenAI’s Sora Is Letting Teens Generate Videos of School Shootings
OpenAI’s Financial Situation Will Cause a Nauseating Sensation in the Pit of Your Stomach
Getty / Futurism OpenAI isn’t just burning through cash. It’s lighting an entire mountain of money on fire. But since it’s not a publicly traded company, the extent of that mountain remains difficult to gauge. But clues periodically emerge: as the Financial Times reports, for instance, the company recently signed a staggering $250 billion rental… Continue reading OpenAI’s Financial Situation Will Cause a Nauseating Sensation in the Pit of Your Stomach