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Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims driverless Robotaxis coming to Austin in 3 weeks

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will remove “safety monitors” from the passenger seats of Tesla’s Robotaxi vehicles in “about three weeks,” which would mean we’d see completely driverless Teslas in the Austin area potentially by the end of the year – if that timeline sticks. Tesla has been working on a system that… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims driverless Robotaxis coming to Austin in 3 weeks

Details Emerge on Sam Altman’s Panic Sweats

Win McNamee/Getty Images OpenAI has long made it its number one goal to realize artificial general intelligence, which it described in a 2023 blog post as “AI systems that are generally smarter than humans,” and which will benefit “all of humanity.” Since then, experts have often accused the company of repeatedly shifting the goalposts, greatly… Continue reading Details Emerge on Sam Altman’s Panic Sweats

Grok, Now Built Into Teslas for Navigation, Says It Would Run Over a Billion Children to Avoid Hitting Elon Musk

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty At least Grok has its priorities straight: it would rather sacrifice droves of children instead of its creator, Elon Musk. On X, where the AI model is allowed to run wild and respond to all kinds of user inquiries, the… Continue reading Grok, Now Built Into Teslas for Navigation, Says It Would Run Over a Billion Children to Avoid Hitting Elon Musk

This Is the Best Razor I’ve Ever Used—Save Big With This Sale

Razors are one of the most heavily and competitively marketed products in American capitalism. Made with steel and plastic that costs a few pennies, but sold for a thousand percent profit, the razor market is the subject of vigorous academic study and debate. The founder of Gillette famously came up with a model of basically… Continue reading This Is the Best Razor I’ve Ever Used—Save Big With This Sale

Intel Takes Major Step in Plan to Acquire Chip Startup SambaNova

Intel has signed a term sheet to acquire the AI chip startup SambaNova Systems, two sources with direct knowledge of the agreement tell WIRED. The details of the term sheet are unknown. The agreement is nonbinding, meaning the deal is not yet finalized and could be dissolved without penalty. It could take weeks or even… Continue reading Intel Takes Major Step in Plan to Acquire Chip Startup SambaNova

Two Self-Driving Waymos Just Crashed Into Each Other, Trapping a Third Waymo

u/ High_Pressure_Toilet via Reddit A stranger-than-fiction incident of robot friendly fire in San Francisco left three Waymos stuck twiddling their proverbial thumbs on a dead end street. Moments before, two of the highly advanced robotaxis apparently meandered down the road and collided into each other, blocking all traffic. A third Waymo, it seemed, had also… Continue reading Two Self-Driving Waymos Just Crashed Into Each Other, Trapping a Third Waymo

McDonald’s Turns Off Comments on AI-Generated Advert After Deluge of Mockery, Then Pulls It Down Entirely

AI Generated Video via McDonald’s Thanks to the rise in popularity of generative AI, mainstream companies like Coca-Cola and Google are jumping to use AI to plop out new advertisements. There’s just one issue: pretty much everybody hates it. This year, McDonald’s decided to get in on the corporate slopfest with a 45-second Christmas spot… Continue reading McDonald’s Turns Off Comments on AI-Generated Advert After Deluge of Mockery, Then Pulls It Down Entirely

Elon Musk’s xAI Says It Can Now Stuff AI-Generated Product Placement Into Any Scene of Your Favorite Movie

Streaming services already cut up their content with annoying and often poorly-timed ads. Now, thanks to new tech, your favorite movies and TV shows could soon be stuffed with AI-generated product placement, too. In an announcement, Elon Musk’s AI company xAI unveiled a new tool called “Halftime” which “dynamically weaves AI-generated ads into the scenes… Continue reading Elon Musk’s xAI Says It Can Now Stuff AI-Generated Product Placement Into Any Scene of Your Favorite Movie

Tech Billionaires Are Starting Private Cities to Escape the United States

Getty / Futurism As economic discontent grows throughout the world, the world’s techno billionaires are heading for the promised land. But first, they’ll have to build it. At the “Network State Conference” held in Singapore earlier in October, former Coinbase chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan shared his vision for the “ultimate exit” by tech industry… Continue reading Tech Billionaires Are Starting Private Cities to Escape the United States