“I was like, ‘I want to dissect why you’re so stressed about this.’” Matters of the Heart Electronic music artist, generative AI enthusiast and on-off Elon Musk partner Claire “Grimes” Boucher seems to want to build bridges between the tech billionaire and the trans community he’s so alienated so relentlesslly. In a wide-ranging new interview with… Continue reading Grimes Says She Asked Elon Musk Why He’s So Obsessed With Trans People
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Wegovy Trial Shows Incredible Results for Heart Health
Image by Steffen Trumpf via Picture Alliance/Getty Images / Futurism Newly-published results of a large-scale trial found Wegovy, one of the brand names of the controversial weight loss drug semaglutide, appears to have substantial heart health benefits — findings that could finally convince insurers to begin covering the injectable medication. In a press release, Danish… Continue reading Wegovy Trial Shows Incredible Results for Heart Health
AI Startups Are Openly Engaged In Corporate Espionage
“We know people would do crazy things to get ahead.” Hi-Tech Robbery The gold rush into AI has sparked frenzied and at times misguided behavior from companies, from deploying AI to write badly written articles to firing therapists and replacing them with bots that give terrible advice. But perhaps the frenzy is fiercest among AI… Continue reading AI Startups Are Openly Engaged In Corporate Espionage
G/O Tells Staff Not to Worry About Everyone Mocking Their Horrible AI Content
Media conglomerate G/O Media is hellbent on using AI to generate a flood of content that, so far, has been riddled with errors — and it’s now telling staff that they shouldn’t worry about all the negative press its publications have been getting as a result. As The Wrap reports, the company’s editorial director Merrill Brown… Continue reading G/O Tells Staff Not to Worry About Everyone Mocking Their Horrible AI Content
Brutal Dashcam Footage Shows Tesla on Autopilot Smashing Into Police
The injured officers involved in the crash are now suing Tesla. Police Crash The Wall Street Journal has obtained exclusive 2021 dashcam footage of a Tesla Model X crashing into a stopped emergency vehicle with its Autopilot system turned on — a shocking demonstration of the dangerous shortcomings of the carmaker’s driver assistance software. According… Continue reading Brutal Dashcam Footage Shows Tesla on Autopilot Smashing Into Police
Scientists: Mars Is Spinning Faster, For, Uh, Some Reason
Scientists are barely scratching the martian surface of the red planet’s mysteries. Martian Mystery As our closest planetary neighbor in the Solar System, Mars remains an object of fascination and mystery — from the tantalizing traces of liquid water on its surface, to questions about the existence of alien microbes lying in wait in the… Continue reading Scientists: Mars Is Spinning Faster, For, Uh, Some Reason
AI Knows What You’re Typing Just By Hearing It Over a Zoom
Call it a sign of new cybersecurity times. Dangerous Mix A new paper claims: With only Zoom audio to go on, an AI can decode keystroke sounds with a startling 93 percent accuracy. And it can decode what — no, not if, but what — you’re typing. It’s an ominous discovery, and the cybersecurity implications… Continue reading AI Knows What You’re Typing Just By Hearing It Over a Zoom
Immortal Mars Helicopter Still Soars After Emergency Landing, Takes Photo of Its Buddy
“We’re confident that our baby is ready to keep soaring ahead on Mars.” Nevertheless, She Persisted After NASA’s Mars helicopter ghosted for two months and then fell down on the job, we’re pleased to report that Ingenuity is back at it again and snapping photos of its bestie, the Perseverance Rover. In a press release… Continue reading Immortal Mars Helicopter Still Soars After Emergency Landing, Takes Photo of Its Buddy
The Pope Doubles Down on AI Concerns
“Pope Francis calls for an open dialogue on the meaning of these new technologies…” Silicon Vatican Pope Francis has AI on the mind. Just weeks after the release of the Vatican’s official guide to AI ethics — a surprising project developed in collaboration with the very secular folks over at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center… Continue reading The Pope Doubles Down on AI Concerns
Invasion of Food Delivery Robots is Driving People to Vandalism and Theft
“Listen to him scream.” Meals on Wheels Food delivery robots are now a common sight in parts of Los Angeles, where a startup has been testing them since last year — not without incident. Their arrival has also yielded reports of vandalism and theft targeting the machines, according to local broadcaster KTLA 5, along with video of people… Continue reading Invasion of Food Delivery Robots is Driving People to Vandalism and Theft