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Fire Breaks Out at UN Climate Summit
Photo by AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by -/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images The United Nations global climate summit, COP30, only delivered modest progress on its campaign to slow global warming. The unintentional symbolism, though, was extraordinary: on Thursday, the convention location itself had to be evacuated after a massive fire broke out. The event, hosted in… Continue reading Fire Breaks Out at UN Climate Summit
Elon Musk’s Autobiography Will Definitely Be a Reliable, Trustworthy Document
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk is now teasing the idea of writing an autobiography, which will surely provide an unvarnished and truthful account of the life of one of the most brilliant minds ever to indulge a ketamine habit on planet Earth. The potential… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Autobiography Will Definitely Be a Reliable, Trustworthy Document
Scientists Find Evidence That Humans Made Out With Non-Human Creatures
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Sebastian Willnow / DDP / AFP via Getty Images When writer Jean M. Auel first published her now bestselling novel, “The Clan of the Cave Bear,” back in 1980, she made what seemed a questionable conceit at the center of her story: that our distant ancestors had mated… Continue reading Scientists Find Evidence That Humans Made Out With Non-Human Creatures
Here’s an Interesting Theory About Why Kids’ Test Results Have Fallen to Their Lowest Point in Two Decades
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins /Futurism. Source: Getty Images As teachers and professors reel over how generative AI is ruining education, one expert is suggesting that the true technological menace in the classroom has been staring us in the face for decades: laptops. It would explain, writes psychology professor at San Diego State University Jean M.… Continue reading Here’s an Interesting Theory About Why Kids’ Test Results Have Fallen to Their Lowest Point in Two Decades
Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Orb Startup Made a Cult-Like Demand of Its Employees
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images If you thought tales of OpenAI’s nonexistent work-life balance were bad, wait until you get a load of Sam Altman’s blockchain company. The startup, aptly named “Tools for Humanity,” bills itself as a global… Continue reading Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Orb Startup Made a Cult-Like Demand of Its Employees
College Students Furious When Their Course Is Taught by AI Instead of a Professor
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images When it comes to cheaping out on social programs, the UK government might be a world leader. Once a shining example of what social spending can bring to a country, the UK has spent the past few decades gutting government programs, leading to a crumbling rail… Continue reading College Students Furious When Their Course Is Taught by AI Instead of a Professor
Giant Chinese Orb Detects “Ghost Particles” While Buried Under Mountain
Jin Liwang / Xinhua via Getty Images For decades, scientists have scavenged for mysterious the “ghost particles” known as neutrinos, which are subatomic particles with no mass and almost no electrical charge. Despite their elusive nature, ghost particles are theorized to be the most common matter particles in the universe, with trillions of the buggers… Continue reading Giant Chinese Orb Detects “Ghost Particles” While Buried Under Mountain
Scientists Discover Universal Jailbreak for Nearly Every AI, and the Way It Works Will Hurt Your Brain
Getty / Futurism Even the tech industry’s top AI models, created with billions of dollars in funding, are astonishingly easy to “jailbreak,” or trick into producing dangerous responses they’re prohibited from giving — like explaining how to build bombs, for example. But some methods are both so ludicrous and simple that you have to wonder… Continue reading Scientists Discover Universal Jailbreak for Nearly Every AI, and the Way It Works Will Hurt Your Brain
President of Iran Says It’s Forced to Move Its Entire Capital City
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: John Lamparski / Getty Images If you’re looking for a temperature check on the state of the planet’s ecological decline, this is it. On Thursday, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian went on the record to announce that the country “no longer has a choice,” and must move its capital… Continue reading President of Iran Says It’s Forced to Move Its Entire Capital City