That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works! Mumm’s The Word It’s clear that academia is having a normal one in the wake of ChatGPT. As Rolling Stone reports, one such normal-brained professor at Texas A&M University says he asked the OpenAI chatbot whether his students had used it to cheat on… Continue reading Professor Falsely Accuses Students of Cheating Because ChatGPT Told Him To
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Experts Alarmed by Tech That Identifies Human DNA Floating in Air
Image by Getty / Futurism It sounds like science fiction, but researchers are getting better and better at retrieving tiny traces of human genetic material called environmental DNA — or eDNA — that we leave floating in the air or water, and mining it for genetic info. The technique has technically been around for a… Continue reading Experts Alarmed by Tech That Identifies Human DNA Floating in Air
Facial Recognition Used to Evict Single Mother for Taking Night Classes
Local officials across the US are using surveillance cameras equipped with facial recognition technology to “punish and evict public housing residents” — often for minor or even trivial offenses — The Washington Post reports. Per the paper’s reporting, the cameras have overwhelmingly been purchased through US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) crime-fighting grants… Continue reading Facial Recognition Used to Evict Single Mother for Taking Night Classes
OpenAI CEO to Congress: Please Regulate Me, Daddy
He’s practically begging for it. Holding the Line OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is practically begging for government regulation of AI — before it’s too late. As the Financial Times reports, Altman told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that regulators should create “guidelines about what’s expected in terms of disclosure” for companies like OpenAI. Altman also… Continue reading OpenAI CEO to Congress: Please Regulate Me, Daddy
Newspaper Apologizes for Accidentally Running Deranged AI-Generated Article
Goodbye, reality. Whoopsie The influential, 150-year-old newspaper The Irish Times just apologized for accidentally publishing an AI-generated hoax article — bylined by an entirely fake AI-generated “journalist,” no less — in its Opinion section. In a statement published Sunday, editor Ruadhán Mac Cormaic apologized for the incident, which he described the incident as a “deliberate and coordinated… Continue reading Newspaper Apologizes for Accidentally Running Deranged AI-Generated Article
Company Giving Away TVs With Second Screen That Shows Constant Ads
A startup called Telly is planning to give away a whopping half million 55-inch TVs to consumers — but with one huge catch. As if annoying commercial breaks on cable weren’t enough, the sleek TV set will come with a second screen that will show you a nonstop stream of ads while you’re catching up… Continue reading Company Giving Away TVs With Second Screen That Shows Constant Ads
Elon Musk Subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit
Not a great look for Elon. Subpoena Envy Welp, it finally happened. As court documents reveal, Elon Musk and Tesla have been subpoenaed by the US Virgin Islands in a lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of “knowingly” benefitting from — and perhaps even facilitating — Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking. “JP Morgan knowingly facilitated, sustained,… Continue reading Elon Musk Subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit
Trump Shares AI Voice-Cloned Fake Video of Anderson Cooper
Cooper 180 Former President Donald Trump is once again making it quite clear that in the run-up to the 2024 election, he won’t be shying away from synthetic content. In the wake of his controversial CNN town hall appearance last Wednesday night, Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social on Friday morning to share… Continue reading Trump Shares AI Voice-Cloned Fake Video of Anderson Cooper
OpenAI CEO Raising $100 Million to Scan Every Eyeball on Earth
Stare into the Orb. Eye Opener Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, apparently has more up his sleeve than bringing about the AI apocalypse. As the Financial Times reports, Altman is in advanced talks to secure around $100 million for Worldcoin, another of his ventures. Worldcoin’s promise is hazy at best, but seems to involve scanning everybody’s… Continue reading OpenAI CEO Raising $100 Million to Scan Every Eyeball on Earth
A Guy Strapped a Camera to His Cat and It’s the Best Thing We’ve Ever Seen
His little paws!! OnlyCats There’s nothing the internet loves more than cat videos — but what about videos filmed from a cat’s perspective? While strapping an action cam to one’s pet isn’t exactly a new concept, technological improvements mean that they’re now small enough not to disturb the famously-irritable feline. Using one of these sleek… Continue reading A Guy Strapped a Camera to His Cat and It’s the Best Thing We’ve Ever Seen