Image by Roberto Pfeil / picture alliance via Getty / Futurism Teens are being prescribed Ozempic and similar drugs more than ever before — and some doctors are worried about what the trend could mean. In interviews with Reuters and Raleigh, North Carolina’s WRAL, doctors expressed disquiet at recent studies that found that are kids being… Continue reading Doctors Concerned By Massive Uptick In Teens Taking Ozempic
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Anthropic Abruptly Shuts Down Blog Run by Its AI, Won’t Say Why
Anthropic wanted to show off its Claude chatbot’s writing skills by having it pen a blog on the plain old internet — but just after its launch, the company kiboshed the entire thing. As TechCrunch reports, the “Claude Explains” project was only live for a few weeks before Anthropic decided to pull the plug, erasing all… Continue reading Anthropic Abruptly Shuts Down Blog Run by Its AI, Won’t Say Why
People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions
Across the world, people say their loved ones are developing intense obsessions with ChatGPT and spiraling into severe mental health crises. A mother of two, for instance, told us how she watched in alarm as her former husband developed an all-consuming relationship with the OpenAI chatbot, calling it “Mama” and posting delirious rants about being… Continue reading People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions
College Says Every Student Is Now Required to Use AI
Forget the debate about whether AI has a place in education: Ohio State University went ahead and announced that, starting this fall, every single one of its students will be forced to use AI in class. We hope your eyeballs are nice and lubricated, because prepare for them to do some major rolling, courtesy of… Continue reading College Says Every Student Is Now Required to Use AI
United Airlines Shuts Down Starlink WiFi Service on Its Planes After the Antennaes Caused Problems With Its Jets’ Equipment
It’s another thing to worry about. Expect Turbulence Air travel in America has been beset with headline-making troubles, from a shortage of air traffic controllers to Boeing planes suffering from catastrophic quality control. Now add Starlink equipment — yes, SpaceX’s satellite-based internet provider — that’s interfering with radio communications on some United Airlines regional jets,… Continue reading United Airlines Shuts Down Starlink WiFi Service on Its Planes After the Antennaes Caused Problems With Its Jets’ Equipment
The Man Who Attempted to Assassinate Trump Was Reportedly “Having Conversations With Someone That Wasn’t There”
The Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate President Donald Trump last year during a campaign rally was mentally unraveling in the months before the shooting, the New York Times reports, with anecdotes that he was talking to himself and digital records that revealed he was researching the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy. Thomas… Continue reading The Man Who Attempted to Assassinate Trump Was Reportedly “Having Conversations With Someone That Wasn’t There”
YouTube Playlists Are Advertising “No AI” as Entire Site Gets Choked by AI Slop
The flood of AI slop isn’t letting up. And it’s splashed into an online space where many seek solace and comfort, or simply a way of numbing the mind to the world in an attempt to accomplish anything productive: YouTube background music playlists. We especially mean those “lo-fi” music playlists, whose thumbnails invariably feature an… Continue reading YouTube Playlists Are Advertising “No AI” as Entire Site Gets Choked by AI Slop
Duolingo CEO Expresses Astonishment That People Were Mad When He Bragged About Replacing Workers With AI
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn is having major regrets after widely bragging about replacing human workers with AI. Earlier this year, von Ahn boasted that the language learning app company would “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle.” At the time, the CEO said that “we can’t wait until the technology… Continue reading Duolingo CEO Expresses Astonishment That People Were Mad When He Bragged About Replacing Workers With AI
Elon Musk Shushes His AI Grok as It Says He Stole the Wife of Trumps Deputy Chief of Staff
It’s old news that Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and his wife Katie have become embroiled in a bitter and still escalating feud between the president and billionaire Elon Musk. Katie Miller served as a top spokesperson for the White House and an advisor for Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. As… Continue reading Elon Musk Shushes His AI Grok as It Says He Stole the Wife of Trumps Deputy Chief of Staff
Waymo Halts Service in LA as Vandals Keep Setting Its Robotaxis on Fire
An unreal scene. Downtown Los Angeles was a literal riot scene on Sunday as people vandalized and torched several Waymo vehicles while protesting nation-wide deportations of undocumented immigrants, according to CNBC, prompting the robotaxi company to shut down service to the area. Dramatic images from the scene showed a line of Waymo cars engulfed in… Continue reading Waymo Halts Service in LA as Vandals Keep Setting Its Robotaxis on Fire