“We cannot recall a faster ramp in a consumer internet app.” Making History According to reporting from Reuters, OpenAI’s ChatGPT is now the fastest-growing app in human history, reaching an estimated 100 million active monthly users in just the two months since its November release. “In 20 years following the internet space,” UBS analysts reportedly… Continue reading ChatGPT’s Explosive Popularity Makes It the Fastest-Growing App in Human History
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Netflix Brags That It Used AI to Replace Human Animators In New Anime
If the bottom line is profit, AI image generators are the perfect scabs. Net Loss For whatever reason, Netflix Japan’s official Twitter account thought it was a good idea to proudly proclaim that one of its newest animated shorts, called “Dog & The Boy,” was produced using AI-generated imagery. That’s already bound to draw the… Continue reading Netflix Brags That It Used AI to Replace Human Animators In New Anime
Global Warming Is Worse Than We Thought, AI Tells Scientists
Well, that’s not good. AI Assessment Scientists enlisted the help of an AI to estimate how long it would take until global warming gets really bad. The AI’s assessment? We might be screwed. The resulting study, published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that global temperatures could reach… Continue reading Global Warming Is Worse Than We Thought, AI Tells Scientists
Professor Believes Door to Warp Drive May Lie With Ethylene Glycol
The dream of a warp drive, a futuristic propulsion system that could allow us to cover astronomical distances at the speed of light or faster, is still alive. While the idea has historically been relegated largely to the realms of science fiction, a growing number of engineers are hard at work trying to turn it… Continue reading Professor Believes Door to Warp Drive May Lie With Ethylene Glycol
Facebook’s Metaverse Division Lost Nearly $14 Billion Dollars Last Year
And yet its stock price has shot up. Operating Losses Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apparently lost a flabbergasting $14 billion — yes, that’s a”billion” with a “b” — dollars last year on his metaverse moonshot. In its quarterly earnings report to investors, Meta, which is better known as Facebook to normal people, reported a loss… Continue reading Facebook’s Metaverse Division Lost Nearly $14 Billion Dollars Last Year
This Entire Sci-Fi Magazine Generated With AI Is Blowing Our Puny Human Minds
An AI science fiction writer bemoans its creation in an editor’s note — and reader, that’s not even the strangest thing about Infinite Odyssey, a new sci-fi and fantasy magazine that bills itself as being the first to be created (almost) entirely by AI. “I am not a human. I am a computer. For what… Continue reading This Entire Sci-Fi Magazine Generated With AI Is Blowing Our Puny Human Minds
Here’s Why AI Is so Awful at Generating Pictures of Humans Hands
Those hands are seriously creepy. Salad Hands State-of-the-art AI-powered image generators are seriously powerful. They can generate believable images of practically anything you can think of — all from a simple text prompt. But they’re not 100 percent perfect, and have a particular weak point when it comes to rendering human hands, as BuzzFeed News… Continue reading Here’s Why AI Is so Awful at Generating Pictures of Humans Hands
Instead of Predicting Length of Winter, Groundhog Simply Dies
“It’s true and it’s unfortunate. I announce to you the death of Fred.” RIP Fred Having a groundhog predict the end of winter is a tradition shrouded in Pennslyvania Dutch superstition, which dates back hundreds of years. And while science casts doubt on whether the lowland creatures are actually able to predict a late spring… Continue reading Instead of Predicting Length of Winter, Groundhog Simply Dies
Whatever You Think of BuzzFeed’s AI Quizzes, They’re Way Less Horrible Than What CNET Has Been Doing
As if the journalism industry wasn’t already troubled enough, it’s been wracked with turmoil in recent weeks as media outlets have started using artificial intelligence to beef up their content machines. If you’ve glanced at Futurism‘s headlines over the past month, you’ll know that we’ve been steadfastly following news about the tech news site CNET quietly running… Continue reading Whatever You Think of BuzzFeed’s AI Quizzes, They’re Way Less Horrible Than What CNET Has Been Doing
The Best Mini Fridges of 2023
How We Picked the Best Mini Fridges While it’s easy to assume that all mini fridges offer similar performance, a number of factors affect their functionality. Several years of experience covering home goods and appliances as well as extensive product research went into choosing our final curated selection. We reviewed over 30 mini fridges and… Continue reading The Best Mini Fridges of 2023