Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images They may be responsible for creating the AI tech that many fear will wipe out jobs — if not the entire human race — but at least they feel just as paranoid and miserable about where this is all going as the rest of us. At… Continue reading AI Industry Insiders Living in Fear of What They’re Creating
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The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images New research is pulling back the curtain on how large numbers of kids are using AI companion apps — and what it found is troubling. A new report conducted by the digital security company Aura found that a significant percentage of kids who turn to AI for… Continue reading The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying
Amazon Deletes AI-Generated Recap of “Fallout” Season 1 After It’s Called Out for Being Full of Errors
Earlier this month, Amazon revealed a new feature that aims to use AI to recap its Prime Video shows. The tool, now deployed in beta form, generates everything from narration, dialogue, and music to summarize key plot points, allowing fans to quickly catch up on their favorite shows. At least, that was the idea. Perhaps… Continue reading Amazon Deletes AI-Generated Recap of “Fallout” Season 1 After It’s Called Out for Being Full of Errors
3I/ATLAS Still Showing Strange Protrusion as It Approaches Earth
NASA / Futurism The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest approach to Earth mere days from now, coming within just 167 million miles — a significant gulf, but a mere stone’s throw on the cosmic scale. It’s an exciting moment that’ll give astronomers an unprecedented chance to point both ground- and space-based… Continue reading 3I/ATLAS Still Showing Strange Protrusion as It Approaches Earth
Grok Is Making Wildly Contradictory Claims About Rob Reiner’s Death
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Images Grok is giving some wildly contradictory takes on the tragic deaths of the legendary film director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in what’s the latest example of AI models bungling breaking news stories. On Sunday, the Reiner couple… Continue reading Grok Is Making Wildly Contradictory Claims About Rob Reiner’s Death
Fox News Instructs Viewers to Buy Plastic Christmas Trees So the Real Ones Can Be Sacrificed to Feed the Insatiable Hunger of AI Data Centers
Getty / Futurism The Grinch comes in many forms: greedy businessman, bosses that won’t give you the holidays off, and even Fox News hosts. Dagen McDowell, a co-host of the “The Big Money Show” on Fox Business, recently flaunted her zeal for AI — and her distaste for holiday cheer — by declaring that a… Continue reading Fox News Instructs Viewers to Buy Plastic Christmas Trees So the Real Ones Can Be Sacrificed to Feed the Insatiable Hunger of AI Data Centers
The Washington Post Deployed Its Disastrous AI-Generated Podcasts Even After Internal Tests Showed It Was Failing Miserably
Getty / Futurism Last week, when the Washington Post announced a new service that uses AI to generate podcasts, we immediately warned readers to brace for disaster. Just as expected, the service — dubbed “Your Personal Podcast” — turned out to be an error-laden disaster right from the jump. As Semafor reported on Friday, many staffers… Continue reading The Washington Post Deployed Its Disastrous AI-Generated Podcasts Even After Internal Tests Showed It Was Failing Miserably
Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App
Getty / Futurism These days, startups are trying just about everything. Some of them are wacky, if harmless, like the company turning your loved ones’ remains into stones for you to display. Others fall into the “why did you do that” category — like the startup selling an AI-powered toilet camera to analyze your stool.… Continue reading Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App
Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot
IShowSpeed via YouTube Earlier this year, a cowboy hat-toting bipedal robot dubbed “Jake the Rizzbot” burst onto the scene, baffling residents in Austin, Texas, with its flashy cowboy hat, chain necklace — and strong preference for gen alpha slang. Just weeks later, the four-foot-tall Unitree G1 robot moved to California and seemingly came out as… Continue reading Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot
Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes
Christophe Gateau / picture alliance via Getty / Futurism The idyllic countryside of a Bay Area winery was rudely disrupted this weekend when a man allegedly tried to start a fire, got into a fight with staff, and deliberately crashed his Tesla into two other parked cars, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. The most curious… Continue reading Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes