Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins /Futurism. Source: Getty Images As teachers and professors reel over how generative AI is ruining education, one expert is suggesting that the true technological menace in the classroom has been staring us in the face for decades: laptops. It would explain, writes psychology professor at San Diego State University Jean M.… Continue reading Here’s an Interesting Theory About Why Kids’ Test Results Have Fallen to Their Lowest Point in Two Decades
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Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Orb Startup Made a Cult-Like Demand of Its Employees
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images If you thought tales of OpenAI’s nonexistent work-life balance were bad, wait until you get a load of Sam Altman’s blockchain company. The startup, aptly named “Tools for Humanity,” bills itself as a global… Continue reading Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Orb Startup Made a Cult-Like Demand of Its Employees
College Students Furious When Their Course Is Taught by AI Instead of a Professor
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images When it comes to cheaping out on social programs, the UK government might be a world leader. Once a shining example of what social spending can bring to a country, the UK has spent the past few decades gutting government programs, leading to a crumbling rail… Continue reading College Students Furious When Their Course Is Taught by AI Instead of a Professor
Giant Chinese Orb Detects “Ghost Particles” While Buried Under Mountain
Jin Liwang / Xinhua via Getty Images For decades, scientists have scavenged for mysterious the “ghost particles” known as neutrinos, which are subatomic particles with no mass and almost no electrical charge. Despite their elusive nature, ghost particles are theorized to be the most common matter particles in the universe, with trillions of the buggers… Continue reading Giant Chinese Orb Detects “Ghost Particles” While Buried Under Mountain
Scientists Discover Universal Jailbreak for Nearly Every AI, and the Way It Works Will Hurt Your Brain
Getty / Futurism Even the tech industry’s top AI models, created with billions of dollars in funding, are astonishingly easy to “jailbreak,” or trick into producing dangerous responses they’re prohibited from giving — like explaining how to build bombs, for example. But some methods are both so ludicrous and simple that you have to wonder… Continue reading Scientists Discover Universal Jailbreak for Nearly Every AI, and the Way It Works Will Hurt Your Brain
President of Iran Says It’s Forced to Move Its Entire Capital City
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: John Lamparski / Getty Images If you’re looking for a temperature check on the state of the planet’s ecological decline, this is it. On Thursday, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian went on the record to announce that the country “no longer has a choice,” and must move its capital… Continue reading President of Iran Says It’s Forced to Move Its Entire Capital City
Gaming Exec Says That “Gen Z Loves AI Slop”
Roblox / Futurism A video game executive has sparked a fierce debate surrounding the widespread use of generative AI in the industry by claiming that “Gen Z loves AI slop.” In a recent tweet, interactive video game company Genvid CEO and former Square Enix director Jacob Navok said that “for all the anti-AI sentiment we’re… Continue reading Gaming Exec Says That “Gen Z Loves AI Slop”
Scientists Say Huge Structures Inside Earth Are Related to the Origin of Life
Sebastian Noe/ETH Zurich Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth’s mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades, defying reigning theories of how our planet came to be. In a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, a team of researchers led by Rutgers University geodynamicist Yoshinori Miyazaki has… Continue reading Scientists Say Huge Structures Inside Earth Are Related to the Origin of Life
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Caught Hiding Toxic Waste Pond in Vegas
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Chesnot / Getty Images After deploying one of the world’s most inefficient “transit systems” in Las Vegas, Elon Musk’s Boring Company has a gift for the local populace: a large waterfeature in the form of a pond, free of charge. There’s just one little hitch, namely, that Elon… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company Caught Hiding Toxic Waste Pond in Vegas
New Startup Harvests Bacon Without Killing Pig
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Pork might be cheap, fatty, and flavorful, but pig farming isn’t without its downsides. For starters, pigs are highly social creatures — capable of displaying distinct personality traits as well as emotions like stress and fear — and considered the fifth most intelligent animal in the… Continue reading New Startup Harvests Bacon Without Killing Pig