When it opened in September, an AI-powered “bespoke smoothie shop” dubbed BetterBlends marketed itself as “the most personalized restaurant, ever.” The concept was simple: you, the customer, would input your preferences into an app, and the AI would draft a hyper-personalized recipe that would then be blended by human employees. “We want to part the… Continue reading AI-Powered Smoothie Shop Goes Out of Business Almost Immediately
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Voice Actors Furious at New Videogame Using AI-Generated Speech
A new game seems to have used artificial intelligence text-to-speech instead of human voiceover actors — and man, are the professionals ticked off. The use of AI speech in “The Finals,” a game show-esque first-person shooter created by Embark Studios that’s currently in its third and final open beta testing, was pointed out on Twitter… Continue reading Voice Actors Furious at New Videogame Using AI-Generated Speech
Airline Apologizes for Forcing Disabled Man to Drag Himself Off Plane With No Wheelchair
“I looked stunned at the crewman.” Air Rage Talk about flying the not-so-friendly skies: a disabled man had to literally drag himself off an Air Canada plane because flight attendants didn’t provide him a wheelchair, highlighting airlines’ long-running troubled record on accommodating disabled passengers. The fiasco occurred in August, according to The Guardian, when 49-year-old… Continue reading Airline Apologizes for Forcing Disabled Man to Drag Himself Off Plane With No Wheelchair
Biden Terrified AI Will be Used to Create Bioweapons
New existential night terror unlocked. Bio Bomb In case you were existentially worried about AI-developed bioweapons, your fears may not be entirely unwarranted. Earlier today, President Joe Biden unveiled his much-anticipated executive order on AI — a very long, though not particularly solution-driven, list of AI concerns and risk mitigation suggestions, organized into eight distinct… Continue reading Biden Terrified AI Will be Used to Create Bioweapons
OpenAI Signals That It’ll Destroy Startups Using Its Tech to Build Products
“Many startups just died today.” ChatGPT Wipeout OpenAI has emerged as one of the forerunners in the ongoing AI race, building on the immense popularity of its AI chatbot ChatGPT to gaining a tremendous amount of influence in the burgeoning industry. Now, the company has sent out a clear message to other startups in its ecosystem:… Continue reading OpenAI Signals That It’ll Destroy Startups Using Its Tech to Build Products
Twitter Admits Elon Musk Has Destroyed More Than Half Its Value
For his next magical trick… Hell, Meet Handbasket It’s been a little over a year since Elon Musk bought Twitter, and in that time, the company’s self-proclaimed value has plummeted more than 50 percent. First reported by Fortune, the valuation of the since-renamed X was listed as just $19 billion in its new employee equity plan… Continue reading Twitter Admits Elon Musk Has Destroyed More Than Half Its Value
Behold This Scary Face in the Clouds of Jupiter
Yikes! Space Ghouls Even the ghouls on Jupiter are out for Halloween! Right in time for the spookiest holiday of all, NASA is showing off an eerie photo of Jupiter’s noxious clouds — which are scary enough on their own already, considering that they’re jam-packed with toxic ammonia — taking the shape of a creepy… Continue reading Behold This Scary Face in the Clouds of Jupiter
Elon Musk Promises to Stop Paying People to Post Misinformation on Twitter
What a trainwreck. Red Flagged The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has been flooded with misinformation and outright lies ever since Elon Musk took over the app last year — but its Community Notes, which allows people to provide context or corrections to a post, offered at least a glimmer of hope in… Continue reading Elon Musk Promises to Stop Paying People to Post Misinformation on Twitter
Japanese Researchers Just Grew Mouse Embryos in Space
Image by Teruhiko Wakayama/University of Yamanashi As humans gear up for an era of exploring places like the Moon and Mars, a big question arises: can humans reproduce in space? In many ways, we’re still far out from a definitive answer, and scientists have long pointed out the potential risks involved in having sex and… Continue reading Japanese Researchers Just Grew Mouse Embryos in Space
Joe Biden’s Executive Order on AI Is Expansive, But Vague
President Joe Biden has issued a “landmark” executive order on AI, an expansive ordinance that seeks to balance the advancement of AI technologies with mitigating its many risks. In the order, the White House makes it very clear that it doesn’t want to stop the AI gravy train. Describing AI as “one of the most… Continue reading Joe Biden’s Executive Order on AI Is Expansive, But Vague