He’s got a point. Bill’s Bad List Whether he’s been comparing AI to nuclear weapons or declaring that the tech could decimate existing search engines, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has made it clear: AI is poised to change the world as we know it, and we need to start readying ourselves for that not-so-distant future.… Continue reading Bill Gates Says AI Could “Undermine Elections and Democracy”
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Elon Musk Launches AI Company, Promises to Unlock Secrets of Reality
It’s giving intro-level philosophy course. xAI Years after leaving OpenAI on what was rumored to be poor terms, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has officially launched a new AI company. It’s called xAI, and Musk says it was formed “to understand reality.” Yes, he really said that. And no, as far as we can… Continue reading Elon Musk Launches AI Company, Promises to Unlock Secrets of Reality
Mischievous Sea Otter Keeps Stealing Surfboards
“The otter was shredding, caught a couple of nice waves.” Grand Theft Otter A vexatious female sea otter has garnered a reputation for harassing surfers in Santa Cruz, California — and even jacking their surfboards to hang ten. Things have gone so out of hand, the New York Times reports, that a team from the… Continue reading Mischievous Sea Otter Keeps Stealing Surfboards
AI Loses Its Mind After Being Trained on AI-Generated Data
AI’s kryptonite might just be… AI. In a fascinating new paper, scientists at Rice and Stanford University found that feeding AI-generated content to AI models seems to cause their output quality to erode. Train generative AI models — large language models and image generators both included — enough AI-spun stuff, it seems, and this ouroboros-like self-consumption… Continue reading AI Loses Its Mind After Being Trained on AI-Generated Data
Remember Bored Apes? They’re Almost Worthless Now
RIP. Bored of Apes Bored Ape NFTs have absolutely plummeted in value, dropping to multi-year lows this month. The value of this once-booming collection of JPGs of lethargic simians, which sold for millions of dollars just a couple years ago, has cratered, selling for as little as $52,000 worth of Ethereum this month, Decrypt reports.… Continue reading Remember Bored Apes? They’re Almost Worthless Now
Yacht Broker Attempting to Sell Leftover OceanGate Submersible
Any takers for $795,000? Oh Hell No Would you buy a submersible that was owned by the same company that recently sent five people to a watery grave at the Titanic wreck? If the answer is yes, you’re in luck. Insider reports that a yacht broker has been trying to sell off a sub previously… Continue reading Yacht Broker Attempting to Sell Leftover OceanGate Submersible
CEO Fires 90 Percent of Support Staff, Saying AI Outperforms Them
He’s getting absolutely roasted. Tough But Necessary Suumit Shah, a 31-year-old CEO of an e-commerce platform called Dukaan based in India, is getting torn to shreds online for firing 90 percent of the company’s customer support staff after arguing that an AI chatbot had outperformed them. It was an unusually callous announcement that clearly didn’t… Continue reading CEO Fires 90 Percent of Support Staff, Saying AI Outperforms Them
Tesla Working on Strange, Transparent Structure
Is Elon Musk building himself a literal glass house? Glass Houses Tesla appears to be building a massive glass structure on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, close to the automaker’s gigafactory. At first glance, that doesn’t seem like the biggest deal. But as The Wall Street Journal reports, the nature of the structure has drawn… Continue reading Tesla Working on Strange, Transparent Structure
OceanGate CEO Used Legal Threats to Silence His Critics Before Dying in Sub
It’s a common tactic. SLAPP House It’s been two weeks since OceanGate’s Titan submersible catastrophically imploded on the way to visit the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five passengers on board. Since then, new details surrounding CEO Stockton Rush, who was on board during the tragedy, and his controversial disregard for safety have continued… Continue reading OceanGate CEO Used Legal Threats to Silence His Critics Before Dying in Sub
Scientists Say 1.3 Billion People Will Have Diabetes by 2050
Image by Getty Images Researchers are projecting that 1.3 billion people will have diabetes by 2050 worldwide, The Washington Post reports, which would be more than double the current number — a looming epidemic that would mean increased societal and health costs as the chronic condition leads to heart issues, kidney failure, and a whole host… Continue reading Scientists Say 1.3 Billion People Will Have Diabetes by 2050