We love to see it. Clone Wars With a silly name and an even sillier startup cost, Stanford’s Alpaca GPT clone costs only $600 to build and is a prime example of how easy software like OpenAI’s may be to replicate. In a blurb spotted by New Atlas, Stanford’s Center for Research on Foundation Models… Continue reading Stanford Scientists Pretty Much Cloned OpenAI’s GPT for a Measly $600
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Summer 2023’s Hot Tick-Borne Flu Disease to Fear: Babesiosis
Image by Getty / Futurism Just when you thought we didn’t have enough deadly diseases or fungi to worry about, another one rears its head: Babesiosis, a severe and sometimes fatal disease carried by ticks, everyone’s least-favorite discreet arachnid enemies. Once considered extremely rare, the CDC now reports that there’s been a drastic (ahem) uptick of… Continue reading Summer 2023’s Hot Tick-Borne Flu Disease to Fear: Babesiosis
Mind-Blowing Video Editing App Can Replace Actors With CGI With a Simple Drag and Drop
“…we want to have a platform where any kid can sit and direct films by sitting at his computer and typing.” Control C, Control V An AI startup called Wonder Dynamics just came out with a new AI-powered editing studio called Wonder Studio, which they claim allows users to automatically replace real actors with convincing… Continue reading Mind-Blowing Video Editing App Can Replace Actors With CGI With a Simple Drag and Drop
Oh, Great, Elon Musk Has Entered the Trans Kids “Debate” Chat
Image by NurPhoto via Getty / Futurism Elon Musk just offered a take nobody asked for, on the bad-faith “debate” regarding transgender children and access to medical care — though of course, it’s not the first time the Twitter owner has waded into trans reactionary rhetoric. Responding, for some reason, to a video of Minnesota’s… Continue reading Oh, Great, Elon Musk Has Entered the Trans Kids “Debate” Chat
Crashing Moons Might Be Annihilating Aliens Somewhere, Researchers Argue
Moons are an absolute menace, it turns out. Paradox: Solved Here’s a Fermi Paradox solution for you: killer moons are taking out extraterrestrials. We promise it’s not as ridiculous as it sounds. According to a new study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Sciences, as spotted by LiveScience, exomoons, or moons that revolve… Continue reading Crashing Moons Might Be Annihilating Aliens Somewhere, Researchers Argue
Study: Cute (and Non Human-Looking) Robots Will Subdue the Humans
Robots in the workplace? Well they better be goddamn adorable. Robo Life Coach How could your employer make your workday less miserable? More breaks, a more reasonable workload, or just a bump in salary? Well, screw all that noise: have some “robot wellbeing coaches” instead. Yes, really: In a series of experiments that involved having wellbeing… Continue reading Study: Cute (and Non Human-Looking) Robots Will Subdue the Humans
Gaze Upon the Brutal Beauty of Four Massive Black Holes About to Crash
And they’re taking four galaxies down with them! Space Goth Grand Slam In an effort to understand the origin of our galaxies, astronomers have spotted an insane, galactic showdown for the ages: four giant black holes in dwarf galaxies destined to collide, though not all in the same place. But boy, did they score a… Continue reading Gaze Upon the Brutal Beauty of Four Massive Black Holes About to Crash
Canada’s New Space Agency Logo Is Very Awesome (and Very Canadian)
O, Canada: We’re kinda jealous tbh. Logo-rithmic The Canadian Space Agency issued a press release about their newly-updated logo. That said, it’s pretty clear to even the most casual viewer that it’s aboot as Canadian as Drake riding a moose wearing a Raptors jersey. Which is to say: Very. “The maple leaf generates pride and… Continue reading Canada’s New Space Agency Logo Is Very Awesome (and Very Canadian)
Startup Wants to Use Robots to Make Drugs in Space
Image by Varda A startup co-founded by a SpaceX alum, plans to jumpstart the future of space manufacturing with its orbital pharmaceutical lab — which will be run by robots. As Bloomberg notes in a profile on the Los Angeles-based Varda Space Industries, the biggest thing going for Varda’s gambit is the fact that in microgravity,… Continue reading Startup Wants to Use Robots to Make Drugs in Space
Brutal-Looking “Edward Scissorhands on Speed” Dinosaur Was Just Showing Off, Scientists Conclude
It was just a hottie with a body. Fistful of Samurai Swords Thanks to a recent study, scientists can confirm that the Therizinosaurus, a therapod that according to Live Science lived during the Late Triassic and Cretaceous periods roughly 220 to 66 million years ago, was a much gentler giant than previously thought — despite the fact… Continue reading Brutal-Looking “Edward Scissorhands on Speed” Dinosaur Was Just Showing Off, Scientists Conclude