The US economy seems to be doing gangbusters lately, largely thanks to incredible booms in the tech sector. The stock market is booming — the S&P 500 hit 15 record closing highs so far this year, while the Nasdaq Composite boasts 17. The country’s GDP is growing better than expected. Microsoft just became the second… Continue reading Beneath the AI Bubble, the Economy Looks Bleak
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A Bunch of Incredibly Sleazy AI Apps Are Claiming to Be Jesus Christ Himself
As ChatGPT really started to take off back in 2023, an Austin pastor made minor headlines when he used the large language model (LLM) chatbot to lead a 15-minute “shotgun sermon.” The stunt was largely meant to spark a conversation about how we define “what is sacred,” the pastor said at the time. Since that… Continue reading A Bunch of Incredibly Sleazy AI Apps Are Claiming to Be Jesus Christ Himself
Computer Science Grads Are Being Forced to Work Fast Food Jobs as AI Tanks Their Career
Until very recently, studying computer science — or some variation thereof — was considered among the best bets an incoming college freshman could make. Now, as the New York Times reports based on interviews with experts and recent CS graduates alike, those who did are struggling to find work in fast food, nevermind as entry-level coders, amid massive… Continue reading Computer Science Grads Are Being Forced to Work Fast Food Jobs as AI Tanks Their Career
AI Industry Warns That New Lawsuit Could Destroy It Entirely
Last month, a federal judge ruled that potentially millions of writers can join a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the AI startup Anthropic. The suit, filed by three authors, accused the Claude chatbot maker of using pirated books downloaded from “shadow libraries” such as LibGen to train its large language models. Upping the ante through… Continue reading AI Industry Warns That New Lawsuit Could Destroy It Entirely
Grok Is So Deeply Antisemitic That Showing It a Picture of Some Random Clouds in the Sky Prompts an Outrageously Offensive Answer
It’s been just over a month since Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI’s Grok chatbot had a mind-bogglingly antisemitic meltdown, celebrating itself as “MechaHitler” and targeting people with Jewish surnames with hatred-filled accusations. While xAI quickly apologized, vowing to address the situation and “actively working to remove the inappropriate posts,” it looks like it hasn’t… Continue reading Grok Is So Deeply Antisemitic That Showing It a Picture of Some Random Clouds in the Sky Prompts an Outrageously Offensive Answer
Users Were So Addicted to GPT-4o That They Immediately Cajoled OpenAI Into Bringing It Back After It Got Killed
Last week, OpenAI startled the world by announcing that its long-awaited GPT-5 would replace all of its previous models, The move sparked outrage. Apart from being severely underwhelmed by the performance of OpenAI’s newest offering, power users immediately started to beg CEO Sam Altman to bring back preceding models, often for a reason that had little… Continue reading Users Were So Addicted to GPT-4o That They Immediately Cajoled OpenAI Into Bringing It Back After It Got Killed
Scientists Just Figured Out Exactly How People Judge Your Body Count
Image by Getty / Futurism It’s no surprise that prospective partners judge us for how many people we’ve had sex with — but new research suggests that there are key factors that may impact just how judgmental they may be. Published in the journal Sciences Advances, a new paper out of Wales’ Swansea University found that… Continue reading Scientists Just Figured Out Exactly How People Judge Your Body Count
Gooners Say Their Brains Are Becoming Hopelessly Hijacked by AI Smut
Though it’s still pretty niche, AI-generated adult content is already becoming a huge problem for some men — and they’re imploring others to avoid it at all costs. In an interview with Wired, a 26-year-old man referred to only by his first name, Kyle, said he began to go down the rabbit hole of AI… Continue reading Gooners Say Their Brains Are Becoming Hopelessly Hijacked by AI Smut
Google Puzzled as Its AI Keeps Melting Down in Despondent Self-Loathing
Users are finding that Google’s Gemini AI keeps having disturbing psychological episodes, melting down in despondent self-loathing reminiscent of Marvin the Paranoid Android from Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” As Business Insider reports, users have encountered the odd behavior for months. “The core of the problem has been my repeated failure to… Continue reading Google Puzzled as Its AI Keeps Melting Down in Despondent Self-Loathing
Dark Rumors Swirl as Boar’s Head Plans to Reopen Notoriously Disgusting Meat Processing Plant
Over a year after a deadly bacterial outbreak forced a Boar’s Head deli meat factory in Virginia to shutter indefinitely, the facility is reportedly set to reopen — but that doesn’t mean they’ve cleaned up their act. Starting in May of last year, a number of people throughout the middle- and eastern-US began falling ill… Continue reading Dark Rumors Swirl as Boar’s Head Plans to Reopen Notoriously Disgusting Meat Processing Plant