Nikodem Bartnik via YouTube / Getty Images As philosophers go, Aristotle was no angel. Sure, he established the first formal system of logic, and yeah, his theories dominated Western science for thousands of years. Yet he was also an avowed defender of slavery — laying out ideas which were used to oppress people for centuries… Continue reading Terrifying-Looking Robot Powers Up, Immediately Declares Humanity Is a “Resource” to Be “Manipulated or Eliminated”
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After Attempting to Short the AI Bubble, the “Big Short” Guy Suddenly Closes Up Shop
Getty / Futurism Earlier this month, news emerged that Michael Burry, who famously shorted the US housing market before its collapse in 2008, had placed bets worth over $1 billion against the share prices of AI chipmaker Nvidia and software company Palantir. The reveal compounded existing concerns that the AI industry was growing into an… Continue reading After Attempting to Short the AI Bubble, the “Big Short” Guy Suddenly Closes Up Shop
Disney+ Will Allow Users to Generate Their Own “Frozen 3” Using AI
Disney / Futurism Disney is planning to flood its streaming service, Disney+, with user-generated AI slop. During the company’s recent earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the streaming service is “in the midst of rolling out the biggest and the most significant changes” since its inception six years ago, as quoted by The… Continue reading Disney+ Will Allow Users to Generate Their Own “Frozen 3” Using AI
Sora Is Being Used to Brutally Mock Fat People
AI Generated Video (Screenshots). Source: Instagram; TikTok; YouTube Earlier this year, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos bragged that generative AI is going to open the way for a paradigm shift in the way humans create art. “We’re confident that AI is going to help us and help our creative partners tell stories better, faster and in… Continue reading Sora Is Being Used to Brutally Mock Fat People
Founder Admits His “AI Transcription” Startup Was Just Him Joining People’s Meetings and Taking Notes by Hand
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images In 18th century Vienna, the Hungarian engineer and debutant Wolfgang von Kempelen shocked court patrons with a bizarre contraption: a great mechanical box which could seemingly play and even win chess games without any input from a human. Called the “Mechanical Turk,” Kempelen’s device became the… Continue reading Founder Admits His “AI Transcription” Startup Was Just Him Joining People’s Meetings and Taking Notes by Hand
Dark Clouds Suddenly Gathering Over AI Industry
Getty / Futurism A major tech selloff is shaking up Wall Street as the enormous gulf between AI company valuations and their lagging revenues continues to grow. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the stock market has been showing marked signs of “fragility,” with Nvidia slipping seven percent last week. Despite signs of an end… Continue reading Dark Clouds Suddenly Gathering Over AI Industry
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images AI chatbots have conquered the world, so it was only a matter of time before companies started stuffing them into toys for children, even as questions swirled over the tech’s safety and the alarming effects they can have on users’ mental health. Now, new research shows… Continue reading AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
Billboard’s Top Country Song Is Currently AI Slop
Aubierre Rivaldo Taylor An AI-generated country song has topped Billboard‘s “Country Digital Song Sales” chart in the United States — once again highlighting how ubiquitous algorithmically generated music is becoming. The song, titled “Walk My Walk,” by a fictional group called Breaking Rust, tells an incredibly generic story about a man who has “been beat… Continue reading Billboard’s Top Country Song Is Currently AI Slop
Robotics Company Explains Why Its Terminator-Style Robot Features Prominent Bazongas
Chinese automotive company XPeng has been making a major splash with its Terminator-like humanoid robot, dubbed Iron. Footage of the company’s announcement showed the robot sauntering across the stage with an incredibly lifelike gait. The CEO even peeled it open to show there wasn’t a human inside — hijinx previously pulled by Elon Musk’s Tesla… Continue reading Robotics Company Explains Why Its Terminator-Style Robot Features Prominent Bazongas
Russia’s Humanoid Robot Falls on Face During Big Reveal on Stage
Moscow Agency via YouTube Russia unveiled a humanoid robot, dubbed AIdol, during a flashy showcase in Moscow — only for it to fall on its face, both figuratively and literally. Footage of the event, which went viral this week, shows the bipedal robot stumbling onto the stage, taking small and hesitant steps as it attempted… Continue reading Russia’s Humanoid Robot Falls on Face During Big Reveal on Stage