“The second shot hit.” Hard to Miss It wasn’t exactly a difficult shot. An F-16 fighter jet was dispatched by the US Air Force over Lake Huron on Sunday to shoot down a mysterious object identified in North American airspace. As US officials admitted this week, the first Sidewinder missile fired by the jet somehow… Continue reading Air Force Missed UFO With $400,000 Missile, Had to Use Another One
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Someone Deepfaked Joe Rogan to Sell a Male Enhancement Product
Not even Joe Rogan deserves this treatment. Joe Schmoe An advertisement featuring a deepfaked Joe Rogan is being used to promote a scientifically dubious brand of male enhancement product on TikTok, a worrying use of the technology that looks and sounds far too convincing for our liking. Initially uncovered by TikTok ad strategist Jimmy Farley,… Continue reading Someone Deepfaked Joe Rogan to Sell a Male Enhancement Product
BuzzFeed’s AI Quizzes Seem Kind of Broken, Honestly
When BuzzFeed announced last month that it would be integrating OpenAI’s text generating technology into its iconic quizzes, we were intrigued. Not all BuzzFeed writers were thrilled with the experiment, but its premise seemed to sidestep the worst ills of publications like CNET and Men’s Journal, which have used AI to crank out content that later turned… Continue reading BuzzFeed’s AI Quizzes Seem Kind of Broken, Honestly
Google Chairman Admits It’s Pushing AI to Market Before It’s “Really Ready”
Oh well! Oopsie Daisy Google may have just shown its hand in the artificial intelligence arms race after one of its head honchos admitted that the company rushed its rollout. During a talk at the TechSurge nerd conference, John Hennessy — the chairman of Google parent company Alphabet — let slip a very interesting tidbit… Continue reading Google Chairman Admits It’s Pushing AI to Market Before It’s “Really Ready”
Asking Bing’s AI Whether It’s Sentient Apparently Causes It to Totally Freak Out
Microsoft is now allowing some users to take its new AI-powered Bing for a spin — but as evidenced in screenshots posted to the Bing subreddit, the AI is already spiraling out of control. As one Redditor posted, asking the chatbot whether it believes it’s sentient appears to prompt some seriously strange and provocative malfunctions.… Continue reading Asking Bing’s AI Whether It’s Sentient Apparently Causes It to Totally Freak Out
Keanu Reeves Worried AI Could Soon Replace the Journalists Who Interview Him
Keanu Reeves made a career out of portraying cyberpunk action heroes rebelling against dystopian overlords who happen to be sentient machines — among other iconic roles — so who better to ask about this brave new world of AI we’re entering? Actually, it was Reeves who broached the topic first, in an interview with Wired… Continue reading Keanu Reeves Worried AI Could Soon Replace the Journalists Who Interview Him
Scientists Use “Acoustic Holograms” To Form Particles Into Complex 3D Shapes
It’s like 3D printing… all in “one shot.” Sound Off Forget your regular ol’ 3D printer. Why not try using sound waves to form a 3D object? That’s exactly what researchers in Germany set out to do, making use of “acoustic holograms” to form distinct 3D shapes out of particles suspended in water — all… Continue reading Scientists Use “Acoustic Holograms” To Form Particles Into Complex 3D Shapes
There’s a Super Bizarre Coincidence Surrounding the Ohio Train Disaster
The Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio and its horrifying aftermath are already grim enough — but a bizarre coincidence in the town where it happened makes the tragic saga seem almost stranger than fiction. As CNN reports, the meta twist is that one of the families affected by the derailed train that contained loads of hazardous,… Continue reading There’s a Super Bizarre Coincidence Surrounding the Ohio Train Disaster
Military Says the UFOs They Shot Down Aren’t Aliens
“I don’t think the American people need to worry about aliens.” Alien or Not Four mysterious objects entered North American airspace over the last two weeks, leading to genuinely puzzling headlines. In a particularly wild escalation, their sudden appearance triggered the Pentagon to pick them out of the sky with fighter jets. Even high-ranking Pentagon… Continue reading Military Says the UFOs They Shot Down Aren’t Aliens
Voice Actors Enraged By Companies Stealing Their Voices With AI
It’s not just visual artists who are feeling the heat of AI’s encroachment — now, professional voice actors are beginning to be affected, too. Last week, Vice reported on a troubling trend that’s gaining traction in the voice acting industry: actors being “asked” — sometimes not very honestly — to sign contracts that would allow their… Continue reading Voice Actors Enraged By Companies Stealing Their Voices With AI