Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Tristar Media / WireImage ; Getty Images Despite his fixation on “making life multiplanetary” and “expanding consciousness to the stars,” Elon Musk still occasionally expresses concern about humans on planet Earth. Which is why he wants to block out the Sun, of course. On Monday, Musk took to… Continue reading Elon Musk Announces Plan to Control Climate by Surrounding Earth in Adjustable Satellites
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Secret Elon Musk Lab Is Collecting Data on Every Human Activity to Train Robots
Stanislav Kogiku / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Elon Musk’s Optimus Robots are currently Looney Tunes slapstick disasters. But there’s a massive effort behind the scenes to make sure they don’t stay clumsy clankers forever. Enter Tesla’s secret lab at its engineering headquarters in Palo Alto, California, where according to a new scoop… Continue reading Secret Elon Musk Lab Is Collecting Data on Every Human Activity to Train Robots
Character.AI Users in Full Meltdown After Minors Banned From Chats
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins. Source: Getty Images Last week, the embattled chatbot platform Character.AI said that it would move to ban minors from conversing with its many thousands of AI companion and roleplay bots. Site users, including self-avowed minors and adults alike, have a lot of thoughts. The policy change, announced last week, comes as… Continue reading Character.AI Users in Full Meltdown After Minors Banned From Chats
Studio Ghibli Demands That OpenAI Stop Ripping Off Its Work
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP via Getty Images After Sora 2 was used to relentlessly churn out depictions of Japanese anime and video game characters, the creators of those characters are striking back. On October 28, a group representing Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, and other major Japanese… Continue reading Studio Ghibli Demands That OpenAI Stop Ripping Off Its Work
Fox News Falls for Racist AI-Generated Videos, Runs Completely False Story That Has to Be Updated With Gigantic Correction
Fox News ran a story treating AI-generated ragebait as if it were real, in order to stir up anger against SNAP recipients. Last week, shared we reported on a huge wave of AI-generated slop videos pedaling misinformation about people who receive Supplemental Nutritional Assistant Program, otherwise known as SNAP or food stamps. One of the… Continue reading Fox News Falls for Racist AI-Generated Videos, Runs Completely False Story That Has to Be Updated With Gigantic Correction
OpenAI’s Browser Avoids Large Part of the Web Like the Plague
Getty / Futurism OpenAI unveiled its AI browser Atlas last month, effectively building a web browsing interface around its blockbuster chatbot ChatGPT. The browser’s “agent mode” has caught most of the attention so far. The feature can navigate the web on behalf of the user, like a human, to carry out tasks like research or… Continue reading OpenAI’s Browser Avoids Large Part of the Web Like the Plague
The Mysterious Interstellar Object Has Unexpectedly Started Brightening, Scientists Say
Getty / Futurism Since it was first spotted in early July, scientists have been fascinated by 3I/ATLAS — the third object in history to have been spotted cruising through our solar system from interstellar space. The visitor, which is generally suspected to be a comet, has been racing through our star system at a blistering… Continue reading The Mysterious Interstellar Object Has Unexpectedly Started Brightening, Scientists Say
Tesla’s “Apocalypse-Proof” Cybertruck Gets Recalled for the 10th Time Because Its Lightbars Are Falling Off
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Elon Musk duped his fans into thinking they were getting an “apocalypse-proof” tank with the Cybertruck, when the reality is that they’re soon-to-be rustbuckets held together by a combination of glue and the driver’s powerful siege mentality against a world gone woke. And nearly two years… Continue reading Tesla’s “Apocalypse-Proof” Cybertruck Gets Recalled for the 10th Time Because Its Lightbars Are Falling Off
Landlords Are Using AI to Make Photos of Nasty Apartments Look Clean and Modern
Mark Valorian via X / Futurism Real estate sites are filling up with glaringly AI-altered images that dress up run-down properties as being in much better shape than they actually are. Landlords are using AI to populate rooms with nonexistent furniture, move walls around, dream up imaginary facades, rooflines, and landscaping, and brighten up rooms… Continue reading Landlords Are Using AI to Make Photos of Nasty Apartments Look Clean and Modern
Billboard Says at Least One AI-Generated “Artist” Is Charting Every Week Now
Hallwood / Futurism AI music is here, whether you like it or not — and it’s quickly becoming a common fixture on Billboard‘s iconic charts of popular new tunes. As the entertainment magazine recently pointed out, at least one AI or AI-assisted artist has charted in each of the past four weeks, a “streak suggesting… Continue reading Billboard Says at Least One AI-Generated “Artist” Is Charting Every Week Now