Getty / Futurism ChatGPT maker OpenAI has released a new evaluation, dubbed GDPval, to measure how well its AIs perform on “economically valuable, real-world tasks across 44 occupations.” “People often speculate about AI’s broader impact on society, but the clearest way to understand its potential is by looking at what models are already capable of… Continue reading OpenAI Releases List of Work Tasks It Says ChatGPT Can Already Replace
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Experts Alarmed as Jellyfish Spawn in Freshwater Lakes
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images As the world’s oceans undergo a dramatic rise in temperature, jellyfish blooms have become a regular occurrence, threatening both beachgoing tourists and coastal infrastructure around the world. But experts are also scrambling to explain a rise in reporting of jellyfish blooms in one of the last… Continue reading Experts Alarmed as Jellyfish Spawn in Freshwater Lakes
Nvidia Is Quaking in Its Boots
Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images The chip manufacturer Nvidia might be one of the most valuable companies in history for now, but that could change in a heartbeat. In a recent appearance on the podcast “BG2,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang agonized that China is now “nanoseconds behind” US chipmakers, the companies building the hardware… Continue reading Nvidia Is Quaking in Its Boots
Huge Proportion of Young Americans Report Serious Cognitive Issues
Image via Getty / Futurism If you don’t feel as mentally sharp as before, you’re not alone. People from the ages of 18 to 39 have experienced a significant increase in cognitive issues such as “serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions” in the span of about a decade, according to a startling new study… Continue reading Huge Proportion of Young Americans Report Serious Cognitive Issues
Waymo Says There’s a Perfect Reasonable Explanation for Its Car Roaming a Golf Course
FuddyCap via Reddi A video of one of Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing vehicles driving over the carefully groomed lawn of a golf course has gone viral on social media. “Waymo spotted on golf course, late for tee time?” a user wrote on subreddit dedicated to the company’s self-driving efforts. “Wonder what happened with this one.” While… Continue reading Waymo Says There’s a Perfect Reasonable Explanation for Its Car Roaming a Golf Course
Trump’s Grip on Reality Questioned After He Shares and Then Deletes Bizarre AI-Generated Video
Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump shared a bizarre and clearly AI-generated video in a late Saturday evening Truth Social post. The post, which was mysteriously deleted hours later, but can be accessed via an archived version, shows a fake Fox News clip featuring Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump. In the clip, an AI-generated version of… Continue reading Trump’s Grip on Reality Questioned After He Shares and Then Deletes Bizarre AI-Generated Video
YouTube Removes Disturbing AI Slop YouTube Channel Filled With Videos of Women Being Murdered
Image via Getty / Futurism A disturbing YouTube channel was dedicated entirely to showing AI-generated videos of women being shot in the head, 404 Media reports. Named “Woman Shot AI,” the channel racked up more than 175,000 views since starting on June 20, 2025, the outlet’s investigation found. After 404 sent YouTube a request for… Continue reading YouTube Removes Disturbing AI Slop YouTube Channel Filled With Videos of Women Being Murdered
NBA Coach JJ Redick Says He Spends Hours Talking to His “Friend” ChatGPT
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: David Bearding / Getty Images They say champions are made in the offseason, in the quiet moments when nobody’s watching. For rookie Lakers coach JJ Redick, the offseason is for yucking it up with ChatGPT. In a pre-season press conference held on Thursday, Lakers President of Basketball Operations… Continue reading NBA Coach JJ Redick Says He Spends Hours Talking to His “Friend” ChatGPT
Neuroscientist Says We’re All Wrong About Root of Consciousness in Our Brains
Photo Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If you don’t know anything about neuroscience, that’s okay — one researcher’s striking theory might send us all back to the start anyway. Peter Coppola is a visiting neuroscience researcher at the University of Cambridge, where he recently finished a review of over 100 years… Continue reading Neuroscientist Says We’re All Wrong About Root of Consciousness in Our Brains
OpenAI’s New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says
OpenAI/Futurism Earlier this week, OpenAI announced a “strategic partnership” with AI chipmaker Nvidia in which the duo of tech giants will build and deploy upwards of 10 gigawatts of AI data centers. Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in the project, an enormous project that could end up requiring an astronomical amount of electricity… Continue reading OpenAI’s New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says