Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images The arbiter of “fake news” himself has gotten duped. On Sunday, president Donald Trump posted an image claiming that his predecessor Barack Obama had been collecting millions in taxpayer dollars from “royalties linked to Obamacare.” Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency,… Continue reading Trump Posts Claim About Health Care System Cited to “Dunning-Kruger Times,” a Website Making Fun of Stupid People
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Scientists Just Found Something Fascinating About How Women Dirty Talk
A new study shows how women refer to their genitals is linked to their self image and overall sexual pleasure. The way you talk about yourself shapes not only how others perceive you, but also how you see and feel about yourself. Now, new research suggests that the same principle applies to how women talk… Continue reading Scientists Just Found Something Fascinating About How Women Dirty Talk
Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out a Way to Reprogram the Pancreas to Produce GLP-1s Without Ozempic
Getty / Futurism Scientists say they’ve come up with a way for the body to produce its own store of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). GLP-1 is the naturally produced hormone whose function is being mimicked by drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide, the active ingredients in popular and highly effective weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. As… Continue reading Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out a Way to Reprogram the Pancreas to Produce GLP-1s Without Ozempic
Genius Exec Says There Are Only Two Possibilities for AI: It’ll Collapse the Economy, or Make Everyone’s Job Obsolete
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images The amount of money being spent on artificial intelligence is astronomical. Investors have lavished the top tech companies and startups alike with hundreds of billions of dollars — so much so, in fact, that an estimated 92 percent of US GDP growth now comes from AI.… Continue reading Genius Exec Says There Are Only Two Possibilities for AI: It’ll Collapse the Economy, or Make Everyone’s Job Obsolete
Scientists Say Their AI System Can Scan Your Face to Detect Whether a Company Should Hire You
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If you thought your credit score was invasive, just wait until companies are judging you based on your mug alone. A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, flagged by The Economist, sought to answer the question: can AI detect trustworthy people just by… Continue reading Scientists Say Their AI System Can Scan Your Face to Detect Whether a Company Should Hire You
Malware Is Now Using AI to Rewrite Its Own Code to Avoid Detection
Getty / Futurism Researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have discovered that hackers are creating malware that can harness the power of large language models (LLMs) to rewrite itself on the fly. An experimental malware family dubbed PROMPTFLUX, identified by GTIG in a recent blog post, can rewrite its own code to avoid detection.… Continue reading Malware Is Now Using AI to Rewrite Its Own Code to Avoid Detection
Sam Altman Gets Served Subpoena Live Onstage
@tombibbys via X Sam Altman just got served. On Tuesday, the OpenAI CEO was abruptly issued a subpoena while giving a talk in San Francisco with basketball coach Steve Kerr. Footage of the incident, which took place at the Sydney Goldstein Theater, shows a man climb onto the stage and declare that he has a… Continue reading Sam Altman Gets Served Subpoena Live Onstage
University Accidentally Sends Emergency Alerts for Tornado, School Shooter and Toxic Spill Simultaneously
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images The world hasn’t ended yet. But for a brief moment for students at an Alabama institution this Thursday, it probably felt like it was about to. Early that afternoon, the alert system at Auburn University blasted out three emergency alerts making extraordinary claims: that there had… Continue reading University Accidentally Sends Emergency Alerts for Tornado, School Shooter and Toxic Spill Simultaneously
Robotics Company Builds Straight-Up Terminator
XRoboHub via YouTube Automation is getting a little out of control these days. Recent advances in the world of robotics have unleashed autonomous bodegas, sock-puppet style robo-servants, and even AI-powered dinosaurs. For the most part, robotics developers have kept their projects on the lighter side, even if they occasionally creep us out. But that might… Continue reading Robotics Company Builds Straight-Up Terminator
Judge Blasts Lawyer Caught Using ChatGPT in Divorce Court, Orders Him to Take Remedial Law Classes
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Artificial intelligence is here, and it’s wreaking havoc on court rooms throughout the US. The latest AI law blunder comes from the Maryland appellate court, where a family lawyer representing a mother in a custody battle was caught filing court briefs cooked up with ChatGPT. The… Continue reading Judge Blasts Lawyer Caught Using ChatGPT in Divorce Court, Orders Him to Take Remedial Law Classes