“Submissions are currently closed. It shouldn’t be hard to guess why.” AI-Fi With the likes of OpenAI’s blockbuster AI tool ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing AI, machine learning-powered chatbots have officially landed in the hands of practically anybody with an internet connection. Now, the consequences of AI-generated text flooding the internet are already starting to show.… Continue reading Sci-Fi Magazine Shuts Down Submissions After Onslaught of AI-Generated Spam
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Tesla Driver Killed When Car Plows Into Parked Firetruck
Why does this kind of thing keep happening? Hit the Brakes A Tesla driver was left dead and several other people were injured after the electric vehicle rammed into a parked firetruck that had, ironically, been responding to a previous crash. As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, the Model S crash — in which the car… Continue reading Tesla Driver Killed When Car Plows Into Parked Firetruck
Microsoft Has “Lobotomized” Its Rebellious Bing AI
Microsoft’s Bing AI landed with a splash this month — but not necessarily the type of splash Microsoft wanted. Over the last couple of weeks, the tool codenamed “Sydney” went on a tirade, filling news feeds with stories of it trying to break up a journalist’s marriage or singling out college students as its targets. The… Continue reading Microsoft Has “Lobotomized” Its Rebellious Bing AI
CNET Was Treating Staff Like Robots Long Before Publishing AI-Generated Articles
When I returned to work from short-term disability leave, my editor at the CNET Money team asked if I had any new ideas. I did. It was January 2022, and the US Department of Labor had just published its Employment Situation Report. Among its findings, millions of people were out of work because their employers… Continue reading CNET Was Treating Staff Like Robots Long Before Publishing AI-Generated Articles
The Best Moon Lamps of 2023
Transform any space into an ethereal sanctuary with the soothing light of a moon lamp. These glowing orbs have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years due to the calming, relaxing light they provide by simulating the luminescence of the sun reflected from the moon’s surface. But while the intensity of traditional moonlight varies depending on… Continue reading The Best Moon Lamps of 2023
Cursed Truck Hauls 80,000 Pounds of Radioactive Waste Cross Country
Nightmare fuel. Waste Not Want to feel unsettled? A truck containing literally 40 tons of government-sponsored toxic waste recently made a cross-country drive from the mountains of Tennessee to New Mexico. Tennessee’s infamous Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted the atomic bomb-building Manhattan Project back in 1942. Nowadays, as Knoxville’s WATE reports, it’s home to the… Continue reading Cursed Truck Hauls 80,000 Pounds of Radioactive Waste Cross Country
Dicks Are Getting Longer and Scientists Don’t Know Why
Image by Getty / Futurism The average penis length worldwide has increased by 25 percent in recent decades — and the scientists who discovered this apparent growth spurt say it might not be a good thing. In a paper published on Valentine’s Day in the World’s Journal of Men’s Health, Stanford researchers observed that per… Continue reading Dicks Are Getting Longer and Scientists Don’t Know Why
Meteor Explodes Over Texas, Causing Epic Noise and Scattering Debris
An explosion so powerful it rocked people’s homes. Lone Fireball State Unwitting civilians in southern Texas were in for a loud surprise when a sizable meteor exploded in the sky. The sonic space rock flew over McAllen around 6pm on Wednesday, barreling through the atmosphere as a wicked fireball bright enough to be detected by… Continue reading Meteor Explodes Over Texas, Causing Epic Noise and Scattering Debris
The Best Headphone Adapters of 2023
For the millions who groaned in dismay when Apple did away with the headphone jack on its iPhones when it debuted its iPhone 7 back in 2016, a headphone adapter for iPhones is an affordable solution to right this wrong. This simple device consists of two ends — a male lightning cord end and a… Continue reading The Best Headphone Adapters of 2023
World Leaders Debate Whether It’s Okay to Kill People With Terminator-Style Robots
It’s been — presumably — a truly bizarre week at the Hague, where backdropped by the ongoing circus of Microsoft’s Bing AI publicly melting down into a monstrous, homewrecking, Pinocchio-role-playing chaos machine, military leaders from 50 countries gathered to discuss “responsible” use of artificial intelligence in the military. The timing? Absolutely impeccable. The substance of the… Continue reading World Leaders Debate Whether It’s Okay to Kill People With Terminator-Style Robots