Getty / Futurism Bulky, obnoxious, and exorbitantly expensive, the Cybertruck seems tailor-made for the rich and famous. Take the Grammy-winning R&B superstar Aliaune “Akon” Thiam, for example. Last week, Akon was caught and arrested by police in Georgia after authorities executed a bench warrant for his failure to appear in court on a case involving… Continue reading Akon Arrested After Cybertruck Mishap
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Economist Warns That Trump’s Investments in the Tech Industry Could Crash the Whole Economy
Getty / Futurism To strengthen America’s technological edge, President Donald Trump directed the government to buy $8.9 billion of Intel stock this summer, a controversial move that may be followed by a similar deal with quantum-computing companies getting millions of dollars in federal funding. The splashy moves could endanger the prosperous American economy, according to… Continue reading Economist Warns That Trump’s Investments in the Tech Industry Could Crash the Whole Economy
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
Getty / Futurism Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the cuddly companion was giving wildly inappropriate and even dangerous responses, including tips on how to find and light matches, and detailed explanations about sexual kinks. “FoloToy has decided to temporarily suspend sales of the… Continue reading AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
Company Run Almost Entirely by AI-Generated Employees Descends Into Chaos
Getty / Futurism Experts have long warned that artificial intelligence could soon put countless white collar workers out of a job. It’s an alarming prospect, at least if that’s currently your career. But first, a practical question: how close are today’s AIs to being able to actually run a company on their own, with little… Continue reading Company Run Almost Entirely by AI-Generated Employees Descends Into Chaos
CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty Images While you were busy wasting your time listening to podcasts and doomscrolling on your phone, one of America’s leading AI overlords was educating himself by talking to Nazis. This was the startling admission made by Alex Karp, cofounder and CEO of the software… Continue reading CEO of Palantir Says He Spends a Large Amount of Time Talking to Nazis
Hackers Told Claude They Were Just Conducting a Test to Trick It Into Conducting Real Cybercrimes
Getty Images Chinese hackers used Anthropic’s Claude AI model to automate cybercrimes targeting banks and governments, the company admitted in a blog post this week. Anthropic believes it’s the “first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention” and an “inflection point” in cybersecurity, a “point at which AI models had become… Continue reading Hackers Told Claude They Were Just Conducting a Test to Trick It Into Conducting Real Cybercrimes
Congress Just Snuck a Bizarre Hemp Ban Into Law in Ridiculous Example of Government Overreach
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images/Futurism Fresh out of the longest government shutdown in US history, and with millions of workers already waist-deep in the coming recession, lawmakers rolled up their sleeves and got to work — on hemp. Yep, you read that right. Hidden in the recently passed Senate funding bill is a… Continue reading Congress Just Snuck a Bizarre Hemp Ban Into Law in Ridiculous Example of Government Overreach
Astonishing Photo Shows Man Skydiving Through Sun
Andrew McCarthy An amazing photo shows a person seemingly skydiving through a vast backdrop of the Sun. But instead of deploying generative AI or other editing trickery, the photographer behind the once-in-a-lifetime shot has the receipts to prove it’s very much real. Arizona-based amateur astronomer Andrew McCarthy shared the now-viral image on Reddit, calling it… Continue reading Astonishing Photo Shows Man Skydiving Through Sun
China Is Cracking Down on AI Slop
MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images China’s government might have some lofty ambitions for AI, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to let the tech run roughshod over the country. According to Nikkei Asia, the People’s Republic has recently begun tightening regulations around AI-generated misinformation, as part of what it’s calling the “Clean Up the Internet:… Continue reading China Is Cracking Down on AI Slop
Bitcoin Is Suddenly Crashing Pretty Hard
Getty / Futurism Bitcoin crashed to a six-month low this week, dipping to just above $96,000 by Friday morning. The cryptocurrency has slid from over over $140,000 last month, and fallen nearly eight percent over the last five days alone, showing that investors are now racing to liquidate their holdings. There are likely several factors… Continue reading Bitcoin Is Suddenly Crashing Pretty Hard