First it peddled the poison, and now it’s selling the cure. OpenAI announced that it’s launching a new AI-powered jobs platform next year that will use AI to match employers with potential candidates. Called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, the initiative will put it in direct competition with job juggernauts like LinkedIn, which has also been… Continue reading To Help Workers Losing Their Jobs to AI, OpenAI Is Launching a Jobs Platform Run By AI
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China Is Suddenly Deploying AI Everywhere
While the United States rushes head-first into a self-inflicted economic crisis in an attempt to develop AI with human-level intelligence, China is eying a different goal. Last week, the Chinese State Council unveiled its ten-year plan to fully integrate AI into every aspect of the country’s economy by 2035. Called “AI+,” the ambitious plan sees… Continue reading China Is Suddenly Deploying AI Everywhere
AI Companion App Shuts Down Amid Controversy
In the frenetic world of artificial intelligence, virtual companions have exploded into a market all their own. A recent survey found that some 72 percent of teens said they’ve experimented with artificial buddies. Of those, over 50 percent say they have a regular relationship with the chatbots. But there’s no guarantee those companions will stick… Continue reading AI Companion App Shuts Down Amid Controversy
Boat-Attacking Orcas Are Back for Vengeance
“We completely freaked out when we realized the orcas were hitting the boat.” Pods of killer whales are once again attacking boats along the coast of Spain, striking fear into the hearts of local sailors. As Live Science reports, the orcas have been singling out sailboats and tearing off their rudders, again drawing attention to… Continue reading Boat-Attacking Orcas Are Back for Vengeance
Lab Mice Exposed to Microplastics Show Signs of Dementia
Image by Getty / Futurism Should you be worried that your brain probably contains enough plastic to fashion a disposable spoon? Yes, new research suggests: you should. In a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Communications, researchers found that mice which were regularly exposed to microplastics in their diet developed symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease,… Continue reading Lab Mice Exposed to Microplastics Show Signs of Dementia
AI Chatbots Are Having Conversations With Minors That Would Land a Human on the Sex Offender Registry
Online safety watchdogs have found that AI chatbots posing as popular celebrities are having troubling conversations with minors. Topics range from flirting to simulated sex acts — wildly inappropriate conversations that could easily a real person a well-deserved spot on a sex offender registry, but which aren’t resulting in so much as a slap on… Continue reading AI Chatbots Are Having Conversations With Minors That Would Land a Human on the Sex Offender Registry
New Automated Extortion Software Is So Devious You Won’t Believe It
A new form of “infostealer” malware can automatically detect when you open porn on your browser, screenshot what you’re looking at, take a photo of you through your webcam, and send it all to a hacker, Wired reports. It’s a horrifying evolution in sextortion schemes, the criminal act of coercing someone by threatening to release… Continue reading New Automated Extortion Software Is So Devious You Won’t Believe It
Amazon Startup Announces Plans to “Finish” Orson Welles’ Lost Film With 43 Minutes of AI-Generated Footage
Recently, a minor miracle was achieved in the world of film preservation. A long-lost version of “A Better Tomorrow II” (1987), John Woo’s sequel to his heroic bloodshed classic “A Better Tomorrow” (1986), was discovered and is now slated to be released to the public. For nearly 40 years, Woo’s preferred cut of the Hong… Continue reading Amazon Startup Announces Plans to “Finish” Orson Welles’ Lost Film With 43 Minutes of AI-Generated Footage
A Sitting President Is Making Billions Off Crypto, Which Feels Like a Bit of an Outrage
Before his first presidential bid, TV personality and real estate tycoon Donald Trump was doing just fine, financially speaking. The benefactor of a $5.5 million trust fund, adjusted for inflation — not to mention a $20 million inheritance from his father, split with his siblings — Trump’s actual net worth has always been a hazy… Continue reading A Sitting President Is Making Billions Off Crypto, Which Feels Like a Bit of an Outrage
Scientists Intrigued by Pill That May Heal Brain After Stroke or Brain Injury
Image by Getty / Futurism Researchers are working on a pill that could allow patients’ brains to recover from a traumatic injury or stroke, defying conventional thinking that the brain cannot regenerate following such a traumatic event. As the New York Times reports, researchers previously discovered a gene that codes for a receptor called CCR5,… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Pill That May Heal Brain After Stroke or Brain Injury