Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images Did Nick Park wake up and put on the wrong trousers this morning? In a recent interview with Radio Times, the creator of the beloved claymation series “Wallace and Gromit” said his animation studio, Aardman, would “embrace” AI — albeit in… Continue reading Creator of “Wallace and Gromit” Says Heck, He’ll Start Using AI
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AI “Companion Bots” Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If you’re one of the 28 percent of Americans who’ve shared an intimate relationship with an AI chatbot, we might have some bad news. Freshly reported testimony from the Data Worker’s Inquiry — an international research initiative empowering gig workers to document their industries — revealed… Continue reading AI “Companion Bots” Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims
Disney Strikes Huge Deal With OpenAI: Get Ready for Sora Videos of Donald Duck Cooking Meth
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Disney / Getty Images Famous copyright tyrant Disney is now bending over for the AI industry and signing away its precious intellectual property. On Thursday, the entertainment conglomerate announced a new licensing agreement with OpenAI that will allow it to use Disney’s iconic characters and properties to generate… Continue reading Disney Strikes Huge Deal With OpenAI: Get Ready for Sora Videos of Donald Duck Cooking Meth
Mysterious Interstellar Object Now Approaching Earth
For months now, astronomers have been closely watching the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it rips through the solar system at a breakneck velocity. And before it finally leaves us for good, the object — which is broadly believed to be a comet, in spite of other theories that we’ll get to in a minute… Continue reading Mysterious Interstellar Object Now Approaching Earth
Project to Resurrect Dead Grandmas Sparks Controversy
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If a stranger told you there’s a chance your Grandma could live forever, would you take it? It may seem like an odd question, but it’s one which AI company 2wai is staking its entire existence on. As spotted by The Independent, a recently released commercial… Continue reading Project to Resurrect Dead Grandmas Sparks Controversy
McDonald’s Issues Extremely Weird Response to Its Disastrous AI Ad
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images McDonald’s has become corporate enemy number one after its hideous AI holiday commercial went viral across numerous social media platforms for all the wrong reasons. TBWA and The Sweetshop — the agency and production company behind the turd of an ad — have since tried to… Continue reading McDonald’s Issues Extremely Weird Response to Its Disastrous AI Ad
Another AI-Powered Children’s Toy Just Got Caught Having Wildly Inappropriate Conversations
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Alilo AI / Getty Images Last month, an AI-powered teddy bear from the company FoloToy ignited alarm and controversy after researchers at the US PIRG Education Fund caught it having wildly inappropriate conversations for young children, ranging from providing step-by-step instructions on how to light matches, to giving… Continue reading Another AI-Powered Children’s Toy Just Got Caught Having Wildly Inappropriate Conversations
Woman Orders Waymo, Finds Man Hiding in Trunk
luckythurman via TikTok Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service is going through a lot of firsts these days. Earlier this week, a pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth inside one of the company’s self-driving vehicles while taking it to the hospital in lieu of an ambulance. Now, a different woman has experienced a very different kind… Continue reading Woman Orders Waymo, Finds Man Hiding in Trunk
Years After a Girl’s Death, the AIs That Killed Her Are Still Sending Notifications to Her Phone
Getty / Futurism We’ve written previously about Juliana Peralta, who was only 13 years old when her parents say an AI chatbot she was secretly engaging with drove her to suicide. Now her parents have shared a grim new detail with CBS News: the bot platform responsible, Character.AI, still sends notifications to Peralta’s phone, “trying… Continue reading Years After a Girl’s Death, the AIs That Killed Her Are Still Sending Notifications to Her Phone
Scientists Say the Time Has Arrived to Land Astronauts on Mars
The goal of sending astronauts to the surface of Mars has been a major point of contention, with the likes of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arguing that we should skip the Moon entirely in favor of the Red Planet — despite NASA already being deeply invested in returning astronauts to the lunar surface for the… Continue reading Scientists Say the Time Has Arrived to Land Astronauts on Mars