Illustrious consulting firm McKinsey is staring down the barrel of AI. All those highly-paid suits are at risk as AI agents, AI models designed to autonomously carry out certain tasks, promise to do what they do with instant results — and without six-figure salary demands. “Do I think that this is existential for our profession?… Continue reading McKinsey Terrified as It Realizes AI Can Do Its Job Perfectly
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Man Falls in Love With an AI Chatbot, Dies After It Asks Him to Meet Up in Person
A man with cognitive impairments died after a Meta chatbot he was romantically involved with over Instagram messages asked to meet him in person. As Reuters reports, Thongbue Wongbandue — or “Bue,” as he was known to family and friends — was a 76-year-old former chef living in New Jersey who had struggled with cognitive… Continue reading Man Falls in Love With an AI Chatbot, Dies After It Asks Him to Meet Up in Person
Scientists Say They’ve Found a Way to Vocalize the “Inner Voices” of People Who Can’t Speak
Image by Getty / Futurism New advances in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology may make speech for those who’ve lost the ability to do so easier than ever before. In a new, groundbreaking study published in the journal Cell, researchers from Stanford University claimed that they have found a way to decode the “inner speech” of those… Continue reading Scientists Say They’ve Found a Way to Vocalize the “Inner Voices” of People Who Can’t Speak
MIT Student Drops Out Because She Says AGI Will Kill Everyone Before She Can Graduate
We’re all probably feeling a little anxious about AI. It’s horrible for the environment, is used as an excuse to fire workers, floods the internet with misinformation and slop, entrenches government surveillance, and appears to be driving people into psychosis. And so, at a time when many college students are dropping out to join AI… Continue reading MIT Student Drops Out Because She Says AGI Will Kill Everyone Before She Can Graduate
There’s a Compelling Theory Why GPT-5 Sucks so Much
The launch of OpenAI’s long-awaited GPT-5 model last week marked an ignominious chapter for the company. While it boasted modest performance upgrades on paper, the actual experience of using it left many fans sorely disappointed. Common criticisms were that its answers were too short and its writing was noticeably worse and devoid of personality. On… Continue reading There’s a Compelling Theory Why GPT-5 Sucks so Much
Trump Rips Up Environmental Rules Protecting Wildlife From Destructive Rocket Launches
Their friendship may be over, but president Donald Trump just handed Elon Musk and his company SpaceX a major boon by brushing aside major environmental regulations. On Wednesday, Trump signed an executive order to accelerate space launches by effectively deregulating the industry. As part of this push, the Federal Aviation Administration is directed to “eliminate… Continue reading Trump Rips Up Environmental Rules Protecting Wildlife From Destructive Rocket Launches
Meta Caught Saying Its OK for Underage Children to Have “Romantic or Sensual” Conversations With AI
In news that should alarm parents everywhere, Reuters just came out with a blockbuster report revealing that Meta’s internal policies allowed underage children to have “conversations that are romantic or sensual” with the company’s AI chatbots. After Reuters asked Meta about the shocking revelation, which was discovered in a 200-page internal document, the social media… Continue reading Meta Caught Saying Its OK for Underage Children to Have “Romantic or Sensual” Conversations With AI
The “Godfather of AI” Has a Bizarre Plan to Save Humanity From Evil AI
Geoffrey Hinton, the pioneering mind behind AI industry-transforming neural networks, who’s often referred to as a “godfather of AI,” says we need to infuse AI with “maternal instincts” to save humanity from rogue AI. Though his work on neural networks helped to usher in the large language models (LLMs) that dominate Silicon Valley today, these days,… Continue reading The “Godfather of AI” Has a Bizarre Plan to Save Humanity From Evil AI
Billion-Dollar AI Company Gives Up on AGI While Desperately Fighting to Stop Bleeding Money
The new CEO of Character.AI — the controversial AI chatbot startup currently fighting a high-profile child welfare lawsuit over the suicide of a 14-year-old user — says the company has abandoned its founding mission of realizing artificial general intelligence, or AGI. In an interview with Wired, recently crowned Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand declared that the company “gave… Continue reading Billion-Dollar AI Company Gives Up on AGI While Desperately Fighting to Stop Bleeding Money
The AI Industry Just Got Some Horrible News
For years now, big tech and its financial backers have been blowing past the warning signs that human-level AI — the theoretical technology with hundreds of billions of dollars riding on it — could turn out to be a pipe-dream, at best. Now, however, Wall Street appears to be yanking its money out of one… Continue reading The AI Industry Just Got Some Horrible News