Robin the Robot. Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Sources: Robin the Robot via Instagram / Getty A new face is lighting up hospitals and nursing homes across the country. It’s an animated, cartoonish persona displayed on a digital screen roughly the size of an iPad, mounted on top of a robotic torso shaped like… Continue reading Hospitals Deploying Robot Programmed to Act Like Child to Comfort Pediatric Patients
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Woman Asks ChatGPT for Powerball Numbers, Wins $150,000
Virginia Lottery A Virginia woman won big at the Powerball lottery — using numbers picked by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to The New York Post, in a story that’s only possible in the 21st Century. “I’m like, ChatGPT, talk to me… Do you have numbers for me?” said Carrie Edwards, remembering how she requested the AI… Continue reading Woman Asks ChatGPT for Powerball Numbers, Wins $150,000
China Opens Bodega Entirely Run by Robot
Image: Song Jiaru/VCG via Getty When it comes to humanoid robots, there are plenty of reason to be skeptical. While tech investors chomp at the tiniest signs of progress in bipedal robotics, industry analysts caution that it’ll be years before the machines are ready for widespread adoption. Still, humanoid robotics make for a good novelty, as… Continue reading China Opens Bodega Entirely Run by Robot
Using AI Increases Unethical Behavior, Study Finds
Image: Getty / Futurism People are far more likely to lie and cheat when they use AI for tasks, according to an eyebrow-raising new study in the journal Nature. “Using AI creates a convenient moral distance between people and their actions — it can induce them to request behaviors they wouldn’t necessarily engage in themselves,… Continue reading Using AI Increases Unethical Behavior, Study Finds
Scientists Printed Viruses Designed by AI and They’re Successfully Reproducing
Image: Getty / Futurism A team of researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute in Palo Alto, California say they’ve created viruses with AI-designed DNA that can target and kill specific bacteria. And these aren’t just simulated possibilities — they’re real and already slaying germs in the lab. The work, published in a new… Continue reading Scientists Printed Viruses Designed by AI and They’re Successfully Reproducing
Meta’s Disastrous Smart Glasses Demo Even Worse Than We Thought
Mark Zuckerberg’s MetaConnect 2025 keynote on Wednesday quickly turned into a humiliating experience. The company’s demos of its new artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses failed repeatedly, causing Zuckerberg to stammer his way through awkward silences. “This is, uh… it happens,” the CEO stammered after his smart glasses refused to accept a WhatsApp video call on stage.… Continue reading Meta’s Disastrous Smart Glasses Demo Even Worse Than We Thought
Leader of Albania Pelted With Trash for Appointing AI-Powered Minister to Cabinet
The world’s first AI government official is going about as well as anyone could expect. Yesterday, the virtual assistant “Diella” made its “inaugural address” to the Albanian parliament. Maybe unsurprisingly, the software — which had been appointed Minister for Public Procurements last week by prime minister Edi Rama — was met with fury by certain… Continue reading Leader of Albania Pelted With Trash for Appointing AI-Powered Minister to Cabinet
Fed Boss Concerned About AI’s Effect on Job Market
One of the key questions swirling around economics circles is the effect artificial intelligence will have — or perhaps is already having — on the job market. While most tales of “AI automation” are anecdotal at best, preliminary data appears to show at least some level of job market disruption for young workers in fields… Continue reading Fed Boss Concerned About AI’s Effect on Job Market
OpenAI Tries to Train AI Not to Deceive Users, Realizes It’s Instead Teaching It How to Deceive Them While Covering Its Tracks
OpenAI researchers tried to train the company’s AI to stop “scheming” — a term the company defines as meaning “when an AI behaves one way on the surface while hiding its true goals” — but their efforts backfired in an ominous way. In reality, the team found, they were unintentionally teaching the AI how to more effectively… Continue reading OpenAI Tries to Train AI Not to Deceive Users, Realizes It’s Instead Teaching It How to Deceive Them While Covering Its Tracks
Microsoft CEO Concerned AI Will Destroy the Entire Company
Morale among employees at Microsoft is circling the drain, as the company has been roiled by constant rounds of layoffs affecting thousands of workers. Some say they’ve noticed a major culture shift this year, with many suffering from a constant fear of being sacked — or replaced by AI as the company embraces the tech. Meanwhile,… Continue reading Microsoft CEO Concerned AI Will Destroy the Entire Company