Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Billionaire tech CEOs have often insisted that AI is ushering in an era of plenty, in which automation will provide unthinkable abundance even among the poorest in society. Not everyone takes their word for it. As economist Dean Baker explains in a new essay for the… Continue reading Tech CEOs Say AI Is Ushering in an Age of Abundance, But Instead the Evidence Shows That It’s Pushing Down Wages
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Fans Furious at What Andrew Huberman Just Admitted
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Chance Yeh / Getty Images for Hubspot The neuroscientist, health guru, and controversial podcaster Andrew Huberman just revealed something that has his fans fuming — but also not all that surprised. During a nearly three-hour interview with British bodybuilding legend Dorian Yates, Huberman asked the six-time Mr. Olympia… Continue reading Fans Furious at What Andrew Huberman Just Admitted
Major AI Companies Aren’t Even Pretending to Make Money
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images In a way, Silicon Valley has always asked investors to suspend disbelief to fund pie-in-the-sky projects, but the AI boom calls for something closer to a full break from financial reality. It’s 2026. Last year, investors lavished $80 billion on foundation AI companies — the ones… Continue reading Major AI Companies Aren’t Even Pretending to Make Money
Chinese Adults Taking Strange AI Devices to Bed With Them
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images China is a country defined by major contradictions. The nation is governed by a communist party that has carefully embraced market forces as part of a long transition away from capitalism. Against this backdrop of ideological tension, it’s no surprise that smaller contradictions abound. Among them… Continue reading Chinese Adults Taking Strange AI Devices to Bed With Them
You Will Laugh Out Loud When You Hear What the Tech Industry Is Spending a Swimming Pool’s Worth of Money to Convince the Public
The AI industry has been pouring untold resources into building out enormous data centers across the world. The plants are immensely resource-hungry, sucking up huge amounts of fresh water to cool ripping-hot computer hardware. They’re turning into a massive strain on the electric grid, forcing some utility operators to enact rolling blackouts during heat waves… Continue reading You Will Laugh Out Loud When You Hear What the Tech Industry Is Spending a Swimming Pool’s Worth of Money to Convince the Public
The Amount of New Solar Power Production Capacity China Is Manufacturing Is Legitimately Mind-Blowing
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Last year, a viral drone video from China’s Guizhou province revealed an entire mountain range blanketed in solar panels stretching to the horizon. It’s a stunning visual, but it doesn’t even begin to capture the staggering amount of solar power being produced by the People’s Republic.… Continue reading The Amount of New Solar Power Production Capacity China Is Manufacturing Is Legitimately Mind-Blowing
Intriguing New Machine Turns Air Into Gasoline You Can Put Straight Into Your Car
For many years, engineers have suggested sucking up the excess carbon dioxide in our planet’s atmosphere to battle climate change, a moonshot idea that has as many supporters as it does skeptics. A value proposition that could make the idea far more grounded: what if the captured carbon dioxide could be converted into a different… Continue reading Intriguing New Machine Turns Air Into Gasoline You Can Put Straight Into Your Car
It’s Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Well before “AI” had entered the lexicon of evening newscasters, the university model of higher-education was in trouble. Between 2010 and 2022 — the year ChatGPT came out — university enrollment dropped nearly 15 percent throughout the US. State funding cuts pushed already exorbitant tuition costs… Continue reading It’s Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College
Scientists Testing Controversial Human Rejuvenation Compound Called ER-100
During the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Elon Musk called human aging a “very solvable” problem. “When we figure out what causes aging, I think we’ll find it’s incredibly obvious,” the billionaire claimed during a conversation with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. “It’s not a subtle thing.” For many years now, youth-obsessed billionaires have… Continue reading Scientists Testing Controversial Human Rejuvenation Compound Called ER-100
The United States Is Suffering Stomach-Churning Brain Drain
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images As Donald Trump has taken an axe to US federal spending, thousands of highly educated experts in scientific fields have left the government. In an astonishing reversal, the country which has historically benefited from the “brain drain” phenomenon is now experiencing… Continue reading The United States Is Suffering Stomach-Churning Brain Drain