Getty / Futurism As dark clouds continue to gather over the stock market, and with fears of a ready-to-burst AI bubble growing, some investors are furious that anybody would even question the industry’s enormous valuations, astronomical spending sprees, and severely lacking financial model. Many industry leaders have acknowledged that there’s likely a bubble. But as… Continue reading AI Investors Furious at Suggestion That There’s an AI Bubble
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Judge Horrified as Lawyers Submit Evidence in Court That Was Faked With AI
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Lawyers across the country have been landing themselves in hot water for submitting botched court documents written with the help of AI, in blunders that were clear signs of the tech’s rapid inroads into the courtroom. But it was only a matter of time before AI… Continue reading Judge Horrified as Lawyers Submit Evidence in Court That Was Faked With AI
Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Space With No Return Vehicle
Last week, news emerged that the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft docked to China’s Tiangong space station had sustained serious damage, likely due to space debris. The capsule was meant to allow a crew of three astronauts to return to Earth on November 5, but thanks to “tiny cracks” in the “return capsule’s viewport window,” the Shenzhou-20 crew… Continue reading Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Space With No Return Vehicle
Tesla’s Robotaxi Crashes Four Times In a Single Month
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Tesla’s Robotaxis, which CEO Elon Musk promised there will be millions of roaming the streets by next year, have now crashed four times in a single month. According to updated filings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration spotted by Electrek, Tesla has reported three more… Continue reading Tesla’s Robotaxi Crashes Four Times In a Single Month
Amazon Still Selling Multiple OpenAI-Powered Teddy Bears, Even After They Were Pulled Off the Market
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Ebloma ; Getty Images Last week, OpenAI said it cut off the toymaker FoloToy’s access to its AI models after the AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma,” which ran GPT-4o, was found giving responses that were wildly inappropriate for children — including discussing sexual fetishes, and giving instructions on how… Continue reading Amazon Still Selling Multiple OpenAI-Powered Teddy Bears, Even After They Were Pulled Off the Market
The “Sober” RFK Jr. Has Allegedly Been Smoking DMT
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Alex Wroblewski / AFP via Getty Images Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has made a long series of controversial movies in that role, from attacking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to shutting down promising vaccine studies that could have led to a… Continue reading The “Sober” RFK Jr. Has Allegedly Been Smoking DMT
Town’s Huge Christmas Mural Was Generated Using AI, Resulting in Ghastly Chthonic Horrors
EpsteinDidntKil via Reddit An enormous new mural near London, depicting a crowded Christmas scene, has drawn outrage and mockery from passersby. The issue is that the mural, which is prominently displayed above the Côte Brasserie restaurant on Kingston upon Thames’ Riverside Walk, a popular stretch lined with local businesses, appears to have been hastily generated… Continue reading Town’s Huge Christmas Mural Was Generated Using AI, Resulting in Ghastly Chthonic Horrors
Passenger Alarmed When Tesla Robotaxi “Safety” Driver Falls Completely Asleep at the Wheel
u/ohmichael via r/sanfrancisco subreddit Tesla’s Robotaxis have been involved in numerous crashes since CEO Elon Musk jumpstarted the service this summer in Texas, raising concerns that the self-driving taxicabs aren’t quite road ready. Adding to those concerns, it’s not entirely clear that the company’s “safety” drivers, who sit in the car ready to take over… Continue reading Passenger Alarmed When Tesla Robotaxi “Safety” Driver Falls Completely Asleep at the Wheel
Google Pulls Down AI Chatbot After It Accuses Senator of Terrible Crime
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Anna Moneymakey / Getty Images We’re well into the AI boom, and AI chatbots still suffer from the small problem of being serial liars. Public figures are still finding that out the hard way. Late last month, Republican senator Marsha Blackburn tore into Google after its AI model,… Continue reading Google Pulls Down AI Chatbot After It Accuses Senator of Terrible Crime
The Whole Financial World Is Terrified of Nvidia’s Earnings Call
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The stock market has taken another beating this week, continuing a weeks-long tech selloff that ignited over fears of a growing AI bubble. The S&P 500 is down almost 3.5 percent over the last five days alone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has slid more than a full percent on Tuesday alone.… Continue reading The Whole Financial World Is Terrified of Nvidia’s Earnings Call