Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are replacing the search engine. Instead of letting you suffer the laborious task of looking up sources of information, these powerful large language models will simply concoct an answer for you, with the minor risk that it might be totally made… Continue reading Something Disturbing Happens When You “Learn” Something With ChatGPT
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Driver Dies After Tesla Crashes and Bursts into Flames
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Christophe Gateau / picture alliance via Getty Images A driver died in the city of Buckeye, Arizona after the Tesla they were driving crashed and burst into flames, according to local station Fox10 Phoenix — a horrific accident that again mars the already dubious safety record of CEO… Continue reading Driver Dies After Tesla Crashes and Bursts into Flames
CEO of Roblox Says Child Predators on the Platform Are an “Opportunity”
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Jerod Harris / Getty Images for Vox Media Though the children’s gaming platform Roblox has notched over 200 million daily users at its peak, they’re not all there for fun and games. Active since 2006, the extremely popular online game has become a haven for bad actors, like… Continue reading CEO of Roblox Says Child Predators on the Platform Are an “Opportunity”
The Way Billionaires Are Using AI May Cause Concern They Have Actual Brain Damage
Getty / Futurism If you had all the money in the world at your disposal, would you still be using ChatGPT? As part of a recent report, first spotted by Inc. Magazine, financial holdings company JPMorgan asked 111 billionaire clients how they make use of artificial intelligence. Their answers range from down-to-earth to absolutely absurd,… Continue reading The Way Billionaires Are Using AI May Cause Concern They Have Actual Brain Damage
Elon Musk Is Not Beating the Allegations: Grokipedia Cites a Hardcore Nazi Website 42 Times
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk has vigorously denied being a Nazi ever since he performed two straight-armed salutes that were widely interpreted as Sieg Heils earlier this year. Since then, he hasn’t given critics much reason to give him the benefit of the doubt.… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Not Beating the Allegations: Grokipedia Cites a Hardcore Nazi Website 42 Times
Top Economist Warns That AI Data Center Investments Are “Digital Lettuce” That’s Already Starting to Wilt
Getty / Futurism AI chipmaker Nvidia beat Wall Street expectations this week, announcing soaring revenues while downplaying growing fears of an AI bubble. The company’s chips have been at the center of the ongoing AI boom, with AI companies’ valuations soaring to astronomical levels while their revenues continue to lag far behind. Despite plenty of… Continue reading Top Economist Warns That AI Data Center Investments Are “Digital Lettuce” That’s Already Starting to Wilt
While Grok Calls Him a Genius, Elon’s New Rocket Explodes While Just Sitting There
LabPadre Space Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok experienced its latest meltdown this week, telling users that the mercurial CEO is more athletic than basketball superstar LeBron James and rivals Leonardo da Vinci in intelligence. But when it comes to launching rockets, the entrepreneur is struggling to live up to Grok’s outrageous flattery. Right on the… Continue reading While Grok Calls Him a Genius, Elon’s New Rocket Explodes While Just Sitting There
Corporation Pumping Soothing Gas Into New York Subway Station
Getty / Futurism You know that nose-wrinkling experience of walking into a Sephora? Now, imagine if your morning commute was suffused with a similar barrage. In what it’s calling an “aroma ad,” home goods and fragrance corporation Bath & Body Works is pumping vanilla and fresh pine scent from diffusers attached to steel girders in… Continue reading Corporation Pumping Soothing Gas Into New York Subway Station
Twitter Use Has Stagnated Pathetically Under Elon Musk
Elon Musk via X / Getty Images Despite his vast fortunes, Elon Musk has an incredible ability to turn an enterprise into radioactive waste. Tesla, for example, has suffered unprecedented brand damage owing to Musk’s rampage through the federal government, while the Boring Company is becoming a nearly $1 billion disaster. Another looming case in… Continue reading Twitter Use Has Stagnated Pathetically Under Elon Musk
Giant AI-Generated Christmas Decoration Being Torn Down After Residents Noticed Grotesque Horrors Hidden in It
Bluesky / Reddit / Futurism Earlier this week, locals in Kingston upon Thames, a small borough south-west of London, were perturbed by “scenes of Lovecraftian horror” in the form of two enormous murals that appear to have been sloppily generated by AI to celebrate the holiday season. The murals showed horrifyingly disfigured people, animals and… Continue reading Giant AI-Generated Christmas Decoration Being Torn Down After Residents Noticed Grotesque Horrors Hidden in It