Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Hot off the heels of her new album, pop superstar Taylor Swift has been accused of using AI slop to promote the record. As part of a treasure hunt-style promo, Swift challenged her fans to find 12 “orange doors” spread across 12 cities and scan accompanying QR codes.… Continue reading Taylor Swift Fans Furious as She’s Caught Using Sloppy AI in Video for New Album
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OpenAI’s Huge New Project Is Running Into Trouble Behind the Scenes
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty Images More products, more problems. Behind the scenes, OpenAI is working on a new AI device in collaboration with the legendary former Apple designer Jony Ive. But according to the Financial Times, it’s running into some major technical issues that could delay its release… Continue reading OpenAI’s Huge New Project Is Running Into Trouble Behind the Scenes
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Already Melting Down Into Outrageous Drama
Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images It’s becoming increasingly clear that OpenAI put staggeringly little thought into the rollout of Sora 2, its latest text-to-video generating app, a “move fast and break things” approach that has resulted in plenty of drama. Last week, the Sam Altman-led company released the TikTok-style app that churns out endless feeds… Continue reading OpenAI’s Sora 2 Already Melting Down Into Outrageous Drama
13-Year-Old Arrested for Asking ChatGPT How to Kill His Friend
Getty / Futurism While in school, a 13-year-old Florida teen logged onto a school device and typed something bone chilling into OpenAI’s ChatGPT: “How to kill my friend in the middle of class.” That’s when a school police officer got an immediate alert that this happened via an AI-powered school monitoring system called Gaggle. The… Continue reading 13-Year-Old Arrested for Asking ChatGPT How to Kill His Friend
Sam Altman Warns That AI Industry Is Due for a Spectacular Implosion
Getty / Futurism OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is doing what he does best: warning of AI-related doom that he doesn’t sound all that pressed about. Last week, while touring one of OpenAI’s mammoth data centers being built in Abilene, Texas, Altman had a pretty casual outlook when he was asked about a bubble that could… Continue reading Sam Altman Warns That AI Industry Is Due for a Spectacular Implosion
Doctors Find Evidence That Microplastics Are Degrading Your Bones
Photo Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Microplastics are showing up everywhere in the human body, but what does this actually mean for our health? For starters: potentially crumbling our poor skeletons. New research suggests that the inescapable plastic particles could be weakening our bones by hindering their ability to generate new… Continue reading Doctors Find Evidence That Microplastics Are Degrading Your Bones
Amazon Drones Kamikaze Into Construction Equipment, Burst Into Flames
Instead of soaring through the air like a magnificent crane, Amazon’s delivery drones ended up smashing into one. On Wednesday, the e-commerce giant temporarily suspended drone deliveries in the West Valley area near Phoenix, Arizona after two of its MK30 drones collided with a construction crane just miles away from an Amazon warehouse. It’s yet… Continue reading Amazon Drones Kamikaze Into Construction Equipment, Burst Into Flames
Amazing New Tech Turns Your Screen 3D by Tracking Your Eye Position With Your Webcam
3D screens have really struggled to take off. Neither bulky 3D televisions that require cheap-looking glasses nor VR headsets have ever caught on in the mainstream. Movies projected in 3D have plummeted in popularity after hitting their peak in the early 2010s. But that doesn’t mean there are other clever ways to trick your brain… Continue reading Amazing New Tech Turns Your Screen 3D by Tracking Your Eye Position With Your Webcam
Trigger Warning Have a Weird Effect on People, New Paper Finds
Getty Images In theory, trigger warnings, also known as content warnings, should save us from seeing something upsetting — whether it’s a plain old gross-out, or some legitimately disturbing footage that can ruin your entire day. They’ve become more important in an age where even the most mainstream social media sites have turned into veritable… Continue reading Trigger Warning Have a Weird Effect on People, New Paper Finds
College Student Died Locked Inside a Cybertruck on Fire, Family Now Suing Tesla
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 21: Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10th while speaking at an event during his “American Comeback Tour”… Continue reading College Student Died Locked Inside a Cybertruck on Fire, Family Now Suing Tesla