Vanity Fair via YouTube During a new video with Vanity Fair that challenges celebrities to answer probing questions while taking a lie detector test, reality TV star Kim Kardashian admitted that she used ChatGPT for “legal advice” — causing her to fail tests in her ongoing quest to become a Bar-certified attorney. “So, when I… Continue reading Kim Kardashian Says She Screamed at ChatGPT After It “Made” Her Fail Law School Tests
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Physicists Say They’ve Proven Whether We’re Living in a Simulation
Getty / Futurism The idea that we’re living inside a simulation, as popularized by “The Matrix” franchise, has piqued the interest of scientists for decades. In 2003, philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed in a highly influential paper that if a civilization were to become capable of creating simulated universes, it would create so many of them… Continue reading Physicists Say They’ve Proven Whether We’re Living in a Simulation
Researchers “Embodied” an LLM Into a Robot Vacuum and It Suffered an Existential Crisis Thinking About Its Role in the World
Andon Labs A team of researchers at the AI evaluation company Andon Labs put a large language model in charge of controlling a robot vacuum. It didn’t take long for the LLM to experience a full meltdown straight out of a Douglas Adams novel, in what the researchers described as a “doom spiral” including a… Continue reading Researchers “Embodied” an LLM Into a Robot Vacuum and It Suffered an Existential Crisis Thinking About Its Role in the World
Sam Altman Says That in a Few Years, a Whole Company Could Be Run by AI, Including the CEO
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that an era when entire companies are run by AI models is nearly upon us. And if he has it his way, it’ll be OpenAI leading the charge, even if it means losing his job. “Shame on me… Continue reading Sam Altman Says That in a Few Years, a Whole Company Could Be Run by AI, Including the CEO
ChatGPT’s Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say
Getty / Futurism Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. Plaintiffs filed seven lawsuits yesterday against OpenAI, accusing the company’s flagship chatbot ChatGPT… Continue reading ChatGPT’s Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say
OpenAI Exec Says It Could Use Some Financial Support From the Government
Patrick T. FALLON / AFP As investors are growing increasingly concerned over an AI bubble, triggering a major tech selloff earlier this week, OpenAI is still in full-steam-ahead mode. During the Wall Street Journal‘s Tech Live conference on Wednesday, the ChatGPT maker’s chief financial officer Sarah Friar revealed that the company has no plans of… Continue reading OpenAI Exec Says It Could Use Some Financial Support From the Government
Elon Musk’s Brain Crashes When Asked Why He Thinks Zohran Mamdani Is a Liar
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Joe Rogan Experience Noted deep thinker Elon Musk suffered a cerebral blue screen of death when he was asked to explain why he thought Zohran Mamdani was a liar. On an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience uploaded days before Mumdani’s victory, Musk launched into a snippy rant… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Brain Crashes When Asked Why He Thinks Zohran Mamdani Is a Liar
Elon Musk Reportedly Obsessed With AI Girlfriend
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins. Source: Paul Harris / Getty Images Elon Musk has long made a habit of hyper-focusing on a specific project, forcing an entire team to attend to his every whim while letting his other responsibilities fall by the wayside — whether it’s his obsession with Robotaxis impacting Tesla or his weird procreation… Continue reading Elon Musk Reportedly Obsessed With AI Girlfriend
You Will Le Cringe When You Hear the Louvre Video Surveillance System’s Actual Password
Kiran Ridley/Getty Images On October 19, criminals used a truck-mounted ladder to pull off an astonishing heist, gaining access to the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in Paris to steal diamond and sapphire-encrusted jewelry that once belonged to royalty. The robbery drew widespread disbelief, especially considering the thieves’ low-tech approach. How did a mechanical lift allow them… Continue reading You Will Le Cringe When You Hear the Louvre Video Surveillance System’s Actual Password
The AI Industry Can’t Profit Unless It Replaces Human Jobs, Warns Man Who Helped Create It
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If you thought AI’s endgame was a fully automated utopia where everyone finally lives in harmony, think again. According to Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton — often called “the godfather of AI” for his contributions to the tech — the future for AI in its current form… Continue reading The AI Industry Can’t Profit Unless It Replaces Human Jobs, Warns Man Who Helped Create It