Tesla shareholders have sued CEO Elon Musk and his carmaker as part of a proposed class action lawsuit, claiming that the billionaire had hidden significant risk with the company’s robotaxis. As Reuters reports, the lawsuit charges that Tesla’s failure to clarify the risks amounts to securities fraud. It’s a major escalation, highlighting significant discontent, even among its… Continue reading Tesla Investors Are Suing Elon Musk Over His Disastrous Robotaxi Debut
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Public Horrified by Jim Acosta’s Latest Stunt
Former CNN anchor and chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta drew near-universal criticism for conducting an astonishingly tone-deaf “interview” with an AI avatar of one of the victims of the 2018 Parkland school shooting. On Monday, Acosta aired a clip of him speaking to the AI, which was reportedly created by his parents, to send… Continue reading Public Horrified by Jim Acosta’s Latest Stunt
If the AI Bubble Pops, It Could Now Take the Entire Economy With It
AI companies are pouring so much money into AI, experts are starting to warn that it may be propping up the entire US economy. As investor Paul Kedrosky told the Wall Street Journal, spending on AI infrastructure has already eclipsed spending on telecom and internet infrastructure during the dot-com crisis over two decades ago, raising… Continue reading If the AI Bubble Pops, It Could Now Take the Entire Economy With It
Researchers Press Pause on AI Therapy Bot After Reports of AI Psychosis in Similar Products
A vitiligo research group has “hit pause” on its forthcoming AI therapy bot after learning about negative mental health effects that other chatbots have been having on users. The Vitiligo Research Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness and helping sufferers of the pigment-loss skin condition, cited recent news stories about so-called “AI psychosis” —… Continue reading Researchers Press Pause on AI Therapy Bot After Reports of AI Psychosis in Similar Products
OpenAI Admits ChatGPT Missed Signs of Delusions in Users Struggling With Mental Health
After over a month of providing the same copy-pasted response amid mounting reports of “AI psychosis“, OpenAI has finally admitted that ChatGPT has been failing to recognize clear signs of its users struggling with their mental health, including suffering delusions. “We don’t always get it right,” the AI maker wrote in a new blog post, under… Continue reading OpenAI Admits ChatGPT Missed Signs of Delusions in Users Struggling With Mental Health
Leaked ChatGPT Conversation Shows User Identified as Lawyer Asking How to “Displace a Small Amazonian Indigenous Community From Their Territories in Order to Build a Dam and a Hydroelectric Plant”
In case you missed it, OpenAI has responded to a recent “leak” of thousands of ChatGPT conversations by removing a sharing feature that led to its users unknowingly unleashing their private exchanges onto the world wide web. We enclose the term in quotation marks because the “leak” wasn’t the doing of some nefarious hackers, but… Continue reading Leaked ChatGPT Conversation Shows User Identified as Lawyer Asking How to “Displace a Small Amazonian Indigenous Community From Their Territories in Order to Build a Dam and a Hydroelectric Plant”
Job Seekers Disgusted When They Show Up to Job Interviews and the “Interviewer” Isn’t Even Human
Employment seekers are getting frustrated when they finally lock down a much-sought-after job interview — only to realize when they log onto the meeting that the “interviewers” isn’t even human. As Fortune reports, professionals are starting to push back, noping out of interviews conducted by AI and reasoning that the company culture can’t be very… Continue reading Job Seekers Disgusted When They Show Up to Job Interviews and the “Interviewer” Isn’t Even Human
Funeral Homes Are Secretly Using ChatGPT to Churn Out Lazy Obituaries
Funeral companies and grieving families are turning to AI chatbots to cough up obituaries for the recently deceased, the Washington Post reports, in yet another example of how the tech is being used to automate even the most emotionally charged parts of the human experience. One bellwether of the AI’s rise in the death care… Continue reading Funeral Homes Are Secretly Using ChatGPT to Churn Out Lazy Obituaries
Baby Born Already 30 Years Old
Image by Getty / Futurism The world’s “oldest baby” has been born to a couple who are, technically, just a few years older than the newborn himself. As MIT Technology Review reports, Ohio couple Lindsey and Tim Pierce, aged 35 and 34 respectively, welcomed their new baby Thaddeus on July 26. That joyous occasion was… Continue reading Baby Born Already 30 Years Old
Expert Says Collapse of Human Civilization Looks Like the Most Likely Scenario
New research is warning that the most likely outcome is that human civilization is poised for collapse. As The Guardian reports, a sweeping new historical survey that analyzes 5,000 years and the collapse of more than 400 societies makes the case that we’re in for a rude awakening. “We can’t put a date on Doomsday, but by looking… Continue reading Expert Says Collapse of Human Civilization Looks Like the Most Likely Scenario