Getty / Futurism Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. Plaintiffs filed seven lawsuits yesterday against OpenAI, accusing the company’s flagship chatbot ChatGPT… Continue reading ChatGPT’s Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say
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OpenAI Exec Says It Could Use Some Financial Support From the Government
Patrick T. FALLON / AFP As investors are growing increasingly concerned over an AI bubble, triggering a major tech selloff earlier this week, OpenAI is still in full-steam-ahead mode. During the Wall Street Journal‘s Tech Live conference on Wednesday, the ChatGPT maker’s chief financial officer Sarah Friar revealed that the company has no plans of… Continue reading OpenAI Exec Says It Could Use Some Financial Support From the Government
Elon Musk’s Brain Crashes When Asked Why He Thinks Zohran Mamdani Is a Liar
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Joe Rogan Experience Noted deep thinker Elon Musk suffered a cerebral blue screen of death when he was asked to explain why he thought Zohran Mamdani was a liar. On an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience uploaded days before Mumdani’s victory, Musk launched into a snippy rant… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Brain Crashes When Asked Why He Thinks Zohran Mamdani Is a Liar
Elon Musk Reportedly Obsessed With AI Girlfriend
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins. Source: Paul Harris / Getty Images Elon Musk has long made a habit of hyper-focusing on a specific project, forcing an entire team to attend to his every whim while letting his other responsibilities fall by the wayside — whether it’s his obsession with Robotaxis impacting Tesla or his weird procreation… Continue reading Elon Musk Reportedly Obsessed With AI Girlfriend
You Will Le Cringe When You Hear the Louvre Video Surveillance System’s Actual Password
Kiran Ridley/Getty Images On October 19, criminals used a truck-mounted ladder to pull off an astonishing heist, gaining access to the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in Paris to steal diamond and sapphire-encrusted jewelry that once belonged to royalty. The robbery drew widespread disbelief, especially considering the thieves’ low-tech approach. How did a mechanical lift allow them… Continue reading You Will Le Cringe When You Hear the Louvre Video Surveillance System’s Actual Password
The AI Industry Can’t Profit Unless It Replaces Human Jobs, Warns Man Who Helped Create It
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If you thought AI’s endgame was a fully automated utopia where everyone finally lives in harmony, think again. According to Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton — often called “the godfather of AI” for his contributions to the tech — the future for AI in its current form… Continue reading The AI Industry Can’t Profit Unless It Replaces Human Jobs, Warns Man Who Helped Create It
Trump Strikes Deal to Offer Americans GLP-1 Drugs for Much Cheaper
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images With Donald Trump reaping his lowest approval rating of all-time, it’s only natural he’d scramble to throw voters a bone. Apparently, that came in the form of a huge government-mediated discount on the blockbuster weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s, like Wegovy and Zepbound. As reported by the Washington Post… Continue reading Trump Strikes Deal to Offer Americans GLP-1 Drugs for Much Cheaper
People Are Using Sora to Create Unbelievably Cursed Gender Reveals
AI Generated Images (Screenshots) via Sora2 If you thought traditional gender reveals were bad for the environment, wait until you get a load of the ones powered by OpenAI’s Sora 2. Ever since its release in late September, lifelike AI gender reveal clips have been popping up like weeds on social media. A compilation reel… Continue reading People Are Using Sora to Create Unbelievably Cursed Gender Reveals
Mysterious Interstellar Object Showing Signs of “Non-Gravitational Acceleration”
Getty / Futurism In early July, astronomers spotted a mysterious object, later dubbed 3I/ATLAS after it was confirmed to be the third-ever interstellar visitor cruising through our solar system. Last week, the object, which is now generally believed to be a comet, reached its closest point to the Sun, or its perihelion, brightening up at… Continue reading Mysterious Interstellar Object Showing Signs of “Non-Gravitational Acceleration”
Authorities Baffled as They Genuinely Can’t Figure Out Arrested Man’s Actual Identity
Getty / Futurism A man charged with an elaborate real estate scheme in New York City is not who he claims to be. Initially, investigators at the Queens district attorney’s office charged him as Carl Avinger. But in March, they got a call from a man who had seen the case in the news saying… Continue reading Authorities Baffled as They Genuinely Can’t Figure Out Arrested Man’s Actual Identity