Cofounder of Roomba Maker Says Elon Musk Is in for a Terrible Surprise With Humanoid Robots

Tesla / Futurism Tesla CEO Elon Musk has bet his EV maker on selling millions of humanoid robots, prognosticating earlier this month that the initiative could eventually make up a whopping 80 percent of Tesla’s value. He’s promised that the company’s Optimus robot could generate over $10 trillion in revenue in the long term, orders… Continue reading Cofounder of Roomba Maker Says Elon Musk Is in for a Terrible Surprise With Humanoid Robots

Accenture CEO Says It’s Sacking Employees Who Won’t Embrace AI

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images As we roll into October, we’re just weeks away from the three year anniversary of the first smash hit AI chatbot model, OpenAI’s ChatGPT. With no sign of a slowdown on AI spending, one would expect us to be in the midst of an AI revolution,… Continue reading Accenture CEO Says It’s Sacking Employees Who Won’t Embrace AI

New Data Shows Waymos Are So Safe That It’s Almost Comical

JasonDoiy/Getty Images/Futurism Last month, Waymo released new safety statistics, boasting that its fleet of vehicles had covered 96 million miles as of June. And the results from all those miles traveled are, on their face, staggering. The company claims that its driverless vehicles are 91 percent less likely to be involved in crashes resulting in… Continue reading New Data Shows Waymos Are So Safe That It’s Almost Comical

Producer Announces New Movie Will Be Directed by an AI Entity

Andrea Iervolino Shortly after the announcement of an “AI actor” dubbed Tilly Norwood drew overwhelming criticism, Italian movie producer Andrea Iervolino has announced plans to take the trend to its logical conclusion. As Deadline reports, Iervolino unveiled what he claims will be the first film directed entirely by an AI entity, titled “The Sweet Idleness.”… Continue reading Producer Announces New Movie Will Be Directed by an AI Entity

White House Investigates Whether to Chop Space Shuttle Discovery Into Pieces

KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages On October 11, 2012, NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery embarked on its arduous, 12-mile journey from an airplane hangar to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The iconic spacecraft had just survived its final “flight” while strapped to the roof of a Boeing 747. Officials went to extreme efforts to prevent the Shuttle… Continue reading White House Investigates Whether to Chop Space Shuttle Discovery Into Pieces

Peloton Announces Pivot to AI, Jacks Up Price

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images In an attempt to climb back up the leaderboard, Peloton just announced a flashy pivot to AI. To set the scene, the in-home fitness company hit its personal record in 2020 when its valuation skyrocketed from about $8 billion to nearly $50 billion.… Continue reading Peloton Announces Pivot to AI, Jacks Up Price

Sora 2 Is Generating Videos That Brutally Mock Sam Altman

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: AI Generated Video via Sora / Screenshots OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is getting a taste of his own medicine — or maybe he just enjoys being the butt of the joke. With the release of the company’s latest video generator Sora 2 this week, Altman’s fans have rushed… Continue reading Sora 2 Is Generating Videos That Brutally Mock Sam Altman

Cuomo’s AI-Generated Ad Roasted by Mamdani

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: AI Generated Footage Screenshot via YouTube / Cuomo for NYC Disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo just doesn’t get it. After numerous sexual harassment claims, he was forced to resign from his post in August 2021. Then, after running a hopelessly out of date comeback campaign, he lost New… Continue reading Cuomo’s AI-Generated Ad Roasted by Mamdani

Police Pull Over Waymo to Check for Drunk Driving

Photo Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images A few months ago, the San Francisco Chronicle documented a subtle shift in how Waymo robotaxis were navigating the roads: they were driving more like humans. Their behavior was more “assertive,” honking at drivers that cut them off, and getting a rolling start while waiting… Continue reading Police Pull Over Waymo to Check for Drunk Driving

Creator of “AI Actress” Responds to Near-Universal Backlash

Particle6 Productions Are moviegoers ever going to accept films created using AI? And just as importantly, will the creatives who work in the industry be cool with letting the tech play a heavy role in the filmmaking process? The bitter response to a new “AI actress” suggests that the answer to both questions, at least… Continue reading Creator of “AI Actress” Responds to Near-Universal Backlash