“A shallow trough of disillusionment.” Red Flags Less than a year into the AI boom and startups are already grappling with what may become an industry reckoning. Take Jasper, a buzzy AI startup that raised $125 million for a valuation of $1.5 billion last year — before laying off staff with a gloomy note from… Continue reading AI Startups Are Already Running Into Some Serious Problems
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Tesla in Big Trouble Over “Elon Mode” That Turns Off Autopilot Safety Features
“Look ma, no nags.” Elon Mode The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered Tesla to hand over any data it has about a hidden configuration of its Autopilot driver assistance feature dubbed “Elon mode,” which shuts off the alert noises — or “nags” — that prompt drivers to periodically engage the steering wheel… Continue reading Tesla in Big Trouble Over “Elon Mode” That Turns Off Autopilot Safety Features
Smoking Cigarettes Appears to Cause Mental Illness, Scientists Say, But With a Catch
Image by Getty / Futurism The link between smoking cigarettes and mental illness is well-established, but scientists have long pondered which causes which. Now, using health data from more than 350,000 people, geneticists out of Denmark’s Aarhus University have found significant evidence that smoking cigarettes can actually lead to mental disorders — a longstanding point… Continue reading Smoking Cigarettes Appears to Cause Mental Illness, Scientists Say, But With a Catch
Cops Say They Won’t Ticket Elon Musk for Driving While on the Phone
He’s totally going to get away with this, isn’t he? Breaking the Law In spite of flagrantly breaking state law, Elon Musk won’t be fined by local police for his live-streamed self-driving stunt. The captain of the Palo Alto Police Department told The Verge that because none of his officers personally witnessed the incident —… Continue reading Cops Say They Won’t Ticket Elon Musk for Driving While on the Phone
Hellish! Indian Rover Detects Sulfur at Moon’s South Pole
It’s the “first-ever in-situ measurements” near the lunar south pole. Moonos Anomaly Sounds like the Moon’s south pole is just brimstoning with possibilities. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced this week that its Pragyaan lunar lander had discovered sulfur and several other elements including aluminum, iron, calcium, chromium, titanium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon on… Continue reading Hellish! Indian Rover Detects Sulfur at Moon’s South Pole
Doctors Stunned to Find a Live Worm Inside a Patient’s Brain
Image by DeAgostini via Getty Images / Futurism While investigating a mysterious brain lesion, a group of Aussie neurosurgeons got the surprise of their lives when they discovered a live freaking worm inside their patient’s cranium. In an interview with the BBC, a Canberra, Australia brain surgeon described the gruesome scene that unfolded during what would otherwise… Continue reading Doctors Stunned to Find a Live Worm Inside a Patient’s Brain
AI’s Dirty Secret: Poor People in the Developing World Are Doing Most of the Work
Dirty Secret Artificial intelligence has a dirty secret that we’re not talking nearly enough about. It’s that Silicon Valley AI firms are relying on cheap labor overseas, and tasking them with the grueling labor required to make them actually work — and more often than not, their wages and working conditions are poor, the Washington… Continue reading AI’s Dirty Secret: Poor People in the Developing World Are Doing Most of the Work
USA Today Owner Pauses AI Articles After Butchering Sports Coverage
“The Worthington Christian [[WINNING_TEAM_MASCOT]] defeated the Westerville North [[LOSING_TEAM_MASCOT]] 2-1 in an Ohio boys soccer game on Saturday.” Fumble That was fast. The Columbus Dispatch, a newspaper serving the Columbus, Ohio area, has suspended its AI efforts after its AI-powered sports writing bot was caught churning out horrible, robotic articles about local sports, Axios reports.… Continue reading USA Today Owner Pauses AI Articles After Butchering Sports Coverage
Scientists Devise Way to Power Smart Contact Lens With Human Tears
Cry to top up battery. Cry More A team of researchers in Singapore has come up with a tiny, micrometer-thin battery that can store energy from human tears to power smart contact lenses. If inventors ever arrive at a viable prototype, a smart contact lens could allow us to get turn-based directions, see notifications, or… Continue reading Scientists Devise Way to Power Smart Contact Lens With Human Tears
Huge Crowd of Gamers Boos Elon Musk for Ruining Twitter
“Like getting wedgies [from] the anime club.” Shouted Down Elon Musk most certainly has his fanboys — but it appears that he may have lost the gamers. Musk was, as video from a tournament for the first person hero shooter Valorant shows, booed by a giant crowd of angry esports enthusiasts when he made a… Continue reading Huge Crowd of Gamers Boos Elon Musk for Ruining Twitter