Image by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Futurism Fresh off his family’s dip in Washington, DC’s sewage-contaminated Rock Creek, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is reminding us that he is no expert when it comes to healthcare — the thing he was nominated to run. When speaking to the House of Representatives — his first appearance before Congress since… Continue reading Trump’s Crackpot Secretary of Health Admits That Literally Nobody Should Be Taking Medical Advice from Him
Author: Futurism_Magazine Online News
Doomsday Preppers Say the Cybertruck Is a Horrible Choice for the End of the World
Prior to its release, Elon Musk touted Tesla’s futuristic-looking Cybertruck as “apocalypse-proof” — but the reality, according to those who are prepping for the actual end times, falls far from that mark. As The Guardian reports, survivalist types have grown concerned that Musk’s supposedly indestructible, fully electric truck is not only easy to damage, but also… Continue reading Doomsday Preppers Say the Cybertruck Is a Horrible Choice for the End of the World
There’s Apparently Some Serious Drama Brewing Between Elon Musk’s DOGE and Trump’s MAGA
Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s firing of the United States’ top copyright official was seen as a boon for the Big Tech agenda — but as it turns out, the new guys are not so sensitive to the industry’s needs. As The Verge reports, most everyone presumed Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its anti-regulation… Continue reading There’s Apparently Some Serious Drama Brewing Between Elon Musk’s DOGE and Trump’s MAGA
Even Audiobooks Aren’t Safe From AI Slop
Audible, one of the world’s largest audiobook platforms, is opening the floodgates to AI slop. On Tuesday, the Amazon-owned service announced its new “integrated AI narration technology” that’ll allow selected publishers to rapidly churn out audiobooks using a wide range of AI-generated voices. It’s Audible’s biggest foray into AI yet, and will be a major… Continue reading Even Audiobooks Aren’t Safe From AI Slop
Elon Musk’s Unhinged Grok AI Is Rambling About “White Genocide” in Completely Unrelated Tweets
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has gone absolutely bonkers and is flooding X-formerly-Twitter with bizarre posts about “white genocide” in response to completely unrelated tweets. The issue was flagged online by Aric Toler, a visual investigative journalist for The New York Times, and first reported by Gizmodo. Ask Grok abut anything, it seems — HBO Max’s latest… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Unhinged Grok AI Is Rambling About “White Genocide” in Completely Unrelated Tweets
Tesla Is Seriously Struggling With Its Robotaxi Service
During Tesla’s earnings call last month, CEO Elon Musk admitted that the carmaker’s much-lauded self-driving robotaxi service would be relying on safety drivers. As The Information reports, the company is already woefully behind schedule and hasn’t even started testing its autonomous vehicles without a safety driver as of April. And the company is quickly running… Continue reading Tesla Is Seriously Struggling With Its Robotaxi Service
SoundCloud Backtracks on AI and Changes Policies After Artist Outrage
SoundCloud has altered its platform policies to require opt-ins for training generative AI models with artists’ music following widespread user backlash, the company announced today in a letter from its CEO. On Friday, Futurism broke the story that SoundCloud had quietly updated its Terms of Use (TOU) in February 2024 with language allowing it to… Continue reading SoundCloud Backtracks on AI and Changes Policies After Artist Outrage
Student Livid After Catching Her Professor Using ChatGPT, Asks For Her Money Back
Many students aren’t allowed to use artificial intelligence to do their assignments — and when they catch their teachers doing so, they’re often peeved. In an interview with the New York Times, one such student — Northeastern’s Ella Stapleton — was shocked earlier this year when she began to suspect that her business professor had generated lecture… Continue reading Student Livid After Catching Her Professor Using ChatGPT, Asks For Her Money Back
As Sales Continue to Plummet, Tesla Is Considering a Massive Payday for Elon Musk
As car sales plunge and its brand image goes up in flames, Tesla’s board has formed a special committee of exactly two people to review CEO Elon Musk’s compensation — including potentially offering him a brand new pay package in stock options, the Financial Times reports. The two committee members are Tesla’s chair, Robyn Denholm,… Continue reading As Sales Continue to Plummet, Tesla Is Considering a Massive Payday for Elon Musk
Colorado Has a Massive Home-Grown Crypto Crime Problem
A Chinese crypto service called Xinbi Guarantee, an online marketplace for laundering money, for-hire harassment, hacking rings, and sex trafficking, was hiding in plain sight in Colorado — until crypto-tracking group Elliptic caught wind of the operation. According to the firm’s latest report, Xinbi’s business was mostly conducted through the freewheeling messaging site Telegram, where… Continue reading Colorado Has a Massive Home-Grown Crypto Crime Problem