“Probably an F- if that’s possible.” F for Effort OpenAI’s text-generating ChatGPT has made major waves since being made available to the public last month. The AI has spat out everything from usable source code to vaguely believable short stories — and its prowess has even shocked some academics, who were taken by its essay-writing skills and fretted… Continue reading Professors Say ChatGPT Is Writing Terrible Papers That Would Get Failing Grades
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John Carmack Quits Job Building Metaverse, Blasts Facebook
“This is the end of my decade in VR.” Doom and Gloom Facebook VR leader — and Doom creator — John Carmack has quit his advisory position at the company now known as Meta, and took to the social network to unsparingly explain his departure. In a Facebook post, Carmack publicly shared his resignation email,… Continue reading John Carmack Quits Job Building Metaverse, Blasts Facebook
Tesla Semis’ Range May Fall Drastically When Hauling Things Heavier Than Potato Chips
“Dragging a trailer full of chips around is not the most intense, tough ask.” Range Over Five years after showing off its Semi truck to the public, Tesla finally started delivering trucks to its customers this month. But the company has been noticeably quiet about the vehicle since, having yet to reveal the truck’s weight… Continue reading Tesla Semis’ Range May Fall Drastically When Hauling Things Heavier Than Potato Chips
Elon Musk Polled Twitter to Ask If He Should Resign, and the Results Were RESOUNDING
After a disastrous month and a half of leadership over social media network Twitter, CEO Elon Musk may have finally figured out that he may not be right for the job. The no-longer-richest-man-in-the-world polled his 122 million followers Sunday evening if he should step down as CEO, something he already promised to do — eventually… Continue reading Elon Musk Polled Twitter to Ask If He Should Resign, and the Results Were RESOUNDING
The Best Wired Earbuds in 2022
Wireless earbuds are of course popular, but keeping a pair of wired earbuds around can be equally important. You’ll want a pair of comfortable, compatible earbuds when enjoying in-flight entertainment, when you’re trying to record or edit audio without the latency (lag) wireless buds can exhibit, or when you don’t have the means to charge… Continue reading The Best Wired Earbuds in 2022
We’re Deeply Alarmed By This Robodog That Can Climb Up Walls
No escaping one now! Such Great Heights There’s not a lot of burgeoning tech out there that so often vacillates between being cute and absolutely horrifying as robodogs. In a further baffling twist, they’re now able to, uh, climb walls like giant bugs. Yes, you heard that right. Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science… Continue reading We’re Deeply Alarmed By This Robodog That Can Climb Up Walls
Grocery Stores Alarmed by Spinach Giving Dozens of Customers Hallucinogenic Trips
Image by Getty / Futurism Grocery stores have been forced to recall prepackaged salad mixes after tons of people got sick from a baby spinach mix that gave some of them freakin’ hallucinations, man. As Melbourne, Australia’s The Age newspaper reports, at least 47 people have reported symptoms after eating the leafy greens, sold in prepackaged… Continue reading Grocery Stores Alarmed by Spinach Giving Dozens of Customers Hallucinogenic Trips
Shaq Says It’s Not His Fault He Accidentally Shilled for FTX
“I’m all in,” he said in the ad. Big Ballers NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is in damage control mode as attention focuses to a TV ad in which he strongly endorsed the crypto exchange FTX, which collapsed last month along with billions in customers’ money. O’Neal was called out in a recent class-action lawsuit against the… Continue reading Shaq Says It’s Not His Fault He Accidentally Shilled for FTX
Expert Warns of Grim Consequences of New Cosmetic Surgery Trend
Image by Getty / Futurism After actress Lea Michele dropped a couple photos on Instagram of her face looking suspiciously hollower than what people expected, social media — Twitter especially — became alight with speculation that she’d had the surgery known as “buccal fat removal,” which removes a pad of fat from the lower face. All of… Continue reading Expert Warns of Grim Consequences of New Cosmetic Surgery Trend
Best Emergency Power Stations of 2022
Though we may not like to admit it, most of us have come to depend on a small arsenal of personal electronics devices to get us through the day, which is why it can be especially jarring when a power outage or trip to a remote camping site threatens our ability to use these devices.… Continue reading Best Emergency Power Stations of 2022