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This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If the board keeps going past the glass, as if it weren’t there, are they surprised? Many 6-month-olds… Continue reading This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works

AI Is Mangling Police Radio Chatter, Posting It Online as Ridiculous Misinformation

Getty / Futurism Law enforcement has embraced artificial intelligence tech to make the lives of officers a little easier. Yet the same tech is already turning into a considerable headache both for its own operations and members of the communities where they work. From kids sending their parents AI-manipulated pictures of them welcoming homeless men… Continue reading AI Is Mangling Police Radio Chatter, Posting It Online as Ridiculous Misinformation

Google’s AI Deletes User’s Entire Hard Drive, Issues Groveling Apology: “I Cannot Express How Sorry I Am”

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images You kind of have to sympathize with some of these so-called AI agents. They’re apologetic screw-ups that can’t get anything right, while their cruel human masters insist on making them carry out important work anyway. Inevitably this goes wrong, and the AI model must beg for… Continue reading Google’s AI Deletes User’s Entire Hard Drive, Issues Groveling Apology: “I Cannot Express How Sorry I Am”

Bitcoin Miners on the Run After Stealing $1.1 Billion in Electricity

Getty / Futurism Traditionally, thieves usually targeted some form of tangible good — whether it’s physical or digital currency, jewelry, or a car. But when it comes to mining cryptocurrencies, things get a little stranger. As Bloomberg reports, local law enforcement is hunting down about 14,000 illegal Bitcoin mining operations in Malaysia, which they say… Continue reading Bitcoin Miners on the Run After Stealing $1.1 Billion in Electricity

Scientists Impressed by “Fire Amoeba” That Can Survive Incredible Temperatures

Getty Images / H. Beryl Rappaport et al./bioRxiv Parts of the Lassen Volcanic National Park in California’s Cascade Range resemble the gateway to a hellish underworld, with pools of boiling water and bubbling mud where almost nothing can live, due to scalding temperatures that can reach a blistering 464 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s enough to kill… Continue reading Scientists Impressed by “Fire Amoeba” That Can Survive Incredible Temperatures

Startup Building “Air Traffic Control” to Help Self-Driving Cars Get Through Chick-fil-A

Getty / Futurism Let’s face it: American roads aren’t friendly places for pedestrians. They often feature ungodly numbers of extra-wide lanes, infinite parking lots, and tons of active driveways for cars to access chain stores and restaurants. As it turns out, American roads aren’t too friendly to self-driving cars, either. At least not yet, according… Continue reading Startup Building “Air Traffic Control” to Help Self-Driving Cars Get Through Chick-fil-A

AI ‘creators’ might just crash the influencer economy

Entertainment On the slop-filled internet, Jeremy Carrasco uses his platforms to spread AI literacy. by Terrence O’Brien Dec 6, 2025, 2:30 PM UTC Entertainment On the slop-filled internet, Jeremy Carrasco uses his platforms to spread AI literacy. by Terrence O’Brien Dec 6, 2025, 2:30 PM UTC Terrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has… Continue reading AI ‘creators’ might just crash the influencer economy

AI-Powered Browsers Are Failing Badly

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Do AI browsers represent the future of perusing the world wide web? The AI industry certainly wants you to believe that they do, just as it promised autonomous AI “agents” could automate tasks on your computer. But at present, they don’t seem to be all that… Continue reading AI-Powered Browsers Are Failing Badly

Prisoners Alarmed to Discover That a Startup Is Training an AI Based on Their Phone Calls

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images For years, a US telecommunications company has been building proprietary AI models using phone and video calls placed by inmates in US prisons as building blocks. According to MIT Technology Review, the private equity-backed Securus Technologies has been developing its AI products since 2023, but it… Continue reading Prisoners Alarmed to Discover That a Startup Is Training an AI Based on Their Phone Calls

Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft’s Embrace of AI Slop

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Earlier this year, Microsoft officially yanked the cord on Windows 10, ending support for an operating system that had been superseded by Windows 11 four years earlier. But the tech giant’s controversial attempts to shoehorn AI into every aspect of the software appear to have turned… Continue reading Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft’s Embrace of AI Slop