Facebook’s Chief AI Scientist Says LLMs Are Just a Passing Fad

He might want to talk to his boss about this. Chatbot Mania Facebook’s AI guru and machine learning pioneer Yann Lecun is coming for the artificial intelligence chatbot craze — and it may put him at odds with his own employer. As Fortune reports, Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann Lecun admitted during a talk in… Continue reading Facebook’s Chief AI Scientist Says LLMs Are Just a Passing Fad

Scientists Extremely Intrigued to Find Ingredients for Life on Enceladus

“The next step is to figure out if indeed it is inhabited…” Herbs and Spices A breakthrough new study appears to confirm that Enceladus — an icy, 300 miles-in-diameter moon that orbits Saturn — contains all of the six major ingredients for life, leading scientists to believe that the intriguing Saturnine satellite might indeed be habitable.… Continue reading Scientists Extremely Intrigued to Find Ingredients for Life on Enceladus

Cybertruck With Camouflage Pattern Spotted at In-N-Out Drive-Thru

“Good thing we used camo lol.” Camo Shorts Onlookers have spotted a mysterious Tesla Cybertruck on the streets of Palo Alto, California, sporting an unusual camouflage wrap. A video shows the troubled pickup drive through an In-N-Out Burger drive-thru, a key testing ground before the truck goes on sale in the US sometime next year. “Good… Continue reading Cybertruck With Camouflage Pattern Spotted at In-N-Out Drive-Thru

Harvard’s Morgue Manager Accused of Selling Stolen Body Parts

Image by Getty / Futurism The morgue manager at Harvard Medical School has been accused of selling stolen human body parts online, according to a federal indictment. Prosecutors allege that the employee, Cedric Lodge, along with his wife and several other traffickers, sold everything from human heads and brains, to faces, skins, hearts, and even… Continue reading Harvard’s Morgue Manager Accused of Selling Stolen Body Parts

If Betelgeuse Explodes, It’ll Be So Bright You Could See It During the Day For a Year

It would even be visible to the naked eye. Stellar Spectacle What happens when a nearby star explodes? That’s been a pressing question on astronomers’ minds for several months now, as the erratic behavior of Betelgeuse, which is only 500 light years away, has many wondering if it’s primed to go supernova. Over the past few… Continue reading If Betelgeuse Explodes, It’ll Be So Bright You Could See It During the Day For a Year

FDA Approves First Erectile Dysfunction Gel That Doesn’t Require a Prescription

Image by Getty / Futurism Those looking for a good time — but having a harder time downstairs — may finally have a solution that doesn’t require a prescription: the suggestively named Eroxon, a topical erectile dysfunction gel that has just been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter use. Futura Medical, the… Continue reading FDA Approves First Erectile Dysfunction Gel That Doesn’t Require a Prescription

Drone Footage Shows Swimmers Often Have No Idea There Are Giant Sharks Right Nearby

Just don’t look down. Shark Parking Researchers have found that sharks — including juvenile great white sharks — like to hang out far closer to swimmers and surfers than you might think. In a new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, a team of California researchers studied 700 hours of footage taken during over 1,600… Continue reading Drone Footage Shows Swimmers Often Have No Idea There Are Giant Sharks Right Nearby

Owner of Gaming Sites Fires Writers, Hires for “AI Editor” to Churn Out Hundreds of Articles Per Week

“The future of written gaming content is here!” Outrageous Output With a brutal round of layoffs in March, a media outfit called Gamurs that owns several popular gaming sites including Dot Esports and Destructoid culled the jobs of at least 50 humans — annihilating, by some estimates, around 40 percent of its workforce. Now, just months… Continue reading Owner of Gaming Sites Fires Writers, Hires for “AI Editor” to Churn Out Hundreds of Articles Per Week

Jack Dorsey Says VR Will Turn Us Into the Blob People From “WALL-E”

“That’s the future we’re driving towards — with everyone in the floating chairs, drinking their food out of straws, and constant 24/7 entertainment.” VR Dystopia Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey isn’t very optimistic about our near future. In a recent interview with YouTube news channel Breaking Points, Dorsey said that he’s worried we’ll all turn… Continue reading Jack Dorsey Says VR Will Turn Us Into the Blob People From “WALL-E”

This Clickbait Site Is Even Generating Images Using AI and the Results Are Unintentionally Hilarious

Sure, AI-generated content might be transforming the internet into an error-ridden, incomprehensible garbage heap. But if it’s any consolation, at least we can laugh at the AI-generated trash fire in the meantime. Introducing: The Enlightened Mindset, a website that claims to be “Exploring the World of Knowledge and Understanding” through clickbaity articles that appear to be AI-generated… Continue reading This Clickbait Site Is Even Generating Images Using AI and the Results Are Unintentionally Hilarious