“This is a mental health war, and I really feel like we are losing.” OpenAI is finally putting in parental controls on ChatGPT after parents of teenagers who killed themselves after using AI chatbots testified in front of Congress this week. In a company blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that parents will be able… Continue reading Sam Altman Addresses Wave of ChatGPT Deaths
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Tesla’s Robotaxis Have Already Gotten Into Numerous Accidents
Tesla has been caught hiding details of three separate robotaxi accidents that happened since the launch of the service. As Electrek reports, the Elon Musk-led company reported the three crashes, which occurred in the early days of its pilot robotaxi service in Austin, to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA.) At the time, the… Continue reading Tesla’s Robotaxis Have Already Gotten Into Numerous Accidents
New Poll Finds That Americans Loathe AI
A new poll by the Pew Research Center has found that Americans are getting extremely fed up with artificial intelligence in their daily lives. A whopping 53 percent of just over 5,000 US adults polled in June think that AI will “worsen people’s ability to think creatively.” Fifty percent say AI will deteriorate our ability… Continue reading New Poll Finds That Americans Loathe AI
ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners
A husband and wife, together nearly 15 years, had reached a breaking point. And in the middle of their latest fight, they received a heartbreaking text. “Our son heard us arguing,” the husband told Futurism. “He’s 10, and he sent us a message from his phone saying, ‘please don’t get a divorce.’” What his wife… Continue reading ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners
Two Teens Allegedly Killed by AI Wrote the Same Eerie Phrase in Their Diaries Over and Over
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. The families of three teens have filed lawsuits alleging that chatbots hosted by the company Character.AI… Continue reading Two Teens Allegedly Killed by AI Wrote the Same Eerie Phrase in Their Diaries Over and Over
CEO of DeepMind Points Out the Obvious: OpenAI Is Lying About Having “PhD Level” AI
British researcher and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, a luminary of AI research who won a Nobel prize last year, is throwing cold water on his peers’ claim that AI has achieved “PhD-level” intelligence. During a recent appearance at a summit put on by the “All-In” podcast, Hassabis was asked about what was holding us… Continue reading CEO of DeepMind Points Out the Obvious: OpenAI Is Lying About Having “PhD Level” AI
Nvidia Just Suffered a Huge Blow in China
For years, the Chinese tech industry has been dependent on the US and its allies for the advanced semiconductors — colloquially known as “chips” — that undergird the AI industry. As the “AI race” has heated up to a fever pitch, chips have become its chief commodity — and bottleneck, as companies compete to build out… Continue reading Nvidia Just Suffered a Huge Blow in China
Madman Sets Up Entire Server on Disposable Vape, Hosts Its Own Website
“Vibe” coding? Try vape coding. Either the most sober — or the most nicotine-addled — individual of all time has done the improbable: hosting an entire website on a single disposable e-cigarette. According to programmer Bogdan Ionescu, it’s a stunt that’s meant to demonstrate just how ridiculously tricked out even one-and-done vapes have become, he… Continue reading Madman Sets Up Entire Server on Disposable Vape, Hosts Its Own Website
Scientists Intrigued by Cream Designed to Make Old Scars Disappear
Image by Getty / Futurism People spend a bundle on hiding or removing old scars, from heavy makeup to laser skin-resurfacing treatments that cost thousands of dollars. They can use topical creams, too, but many products available over the counter don’t do anything to lessen bumpy scars like keloids. Intriguingly, though, a team of Australian… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Cream Designed to Make Old Scars Disappear
Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find
The Sun — usually so predictable — is exhibiting some surprising behavior and that has scientists very intrigued. Astronomers had predicted that our host star was entering a period of relative quiet back in 2008, but NASA scientists have published a new study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters that found that the Sun has instead defied… Continue reading Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find