ChatGPT’s fans have developed intense attachments to some of the “personalities” exhibited by the company’s large language models (LLMs) — and as such, many were in a state of panic when the choice to switch between models like GPT-4o, 4.5, and others was abruptly taken away after the release of GPT-5. OpenAI briefly kiboshed the… Continue reading OpenAI Bringing Back More Parasocial Version of ChatGPT After Users Scream and Cry That Their Robot Friend Got Taken Away
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Scientists Find Evidence That Ozempic Can Reverse Aging
Image by Steve Christo / Corbis via Getty / Futurism Scientists have found new evidence that Ozempic-like drugs can help reverse aging — yet another health benefit added to the laundry list of off-label usages for the popular diabetes jab. In a new, not-yet-peer-reviewed paper, research led by scientist Varun Dwaraka of the TruDiagnostic aging… Continue reading Scientists Find Evidence That Ozempic Can Reverse Aging
GPT-5 Launch Demo Plagued With Catastrophically Dumb Errors
OpenAI’s GPT-5 is finally here and already powering ChatGPT, but it hasn’t made a great first impression. In a livestream dedicated to the release, OpenAI tried to show off its newest large language model which CEO Sam Altman called a “significant step along the path to AGI”— but instead turned heads with some catastrophically dumb… Continue reading GPT-5 Launch Demo Plagued With Catastrophically Dumb Errors
AI Industry Nervous About Small Detail: They’re Not Making Any Real Money
Like it or not, it’s safe to assume AI will be a conversation that defines the rest of the 2020s. The recent launch of OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-5, comes as ChatGPT ascends to the fifth most-visited website in the world, ahead of Wikipedia, Reddit, TikTok and Amazon. In just three short years, the software has upended education,… Continue reading AI Industry Nervous About Small Detail: They’re Not Making Any Real Money
Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
The Trump administration’s radical changes to United States fiscal policy, foreign relations, and global strategy—combined with mass firings across the federal government—have created uncertainty around US cybersecurity priorities that was on display this week at two of the country’s most prominent digital security conferences in Las Vegas. “We are not retreating, we’re advancing in a… Continue reading Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate
When I ask the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I view as pretty reasonable advice. “Diversify your sources,” it responds. “Rely on news outlets across the political spectrum, including those from both left-leaning and right-leaning perspectives.” This is advice that the AI itself may not… Continue reading Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate
AI Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Find a Well-Paying Job. Is This the World We Want?
What jobs, exactly, is so-called “artificial intelligence” supposed to revolutionize, and for whose benefit? The answers to those rarely-asked questions have become increasingly clear in recent months, as the looming threat of AI automation appears to be taking a concrete toll on the workforce. The bombshell July jobs report has finally confirmed what many US… Continue reading AI Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Find a Well-Paying Job. Is This the World We Want?
China Shows Off Armed Attack Robots
It’s no secret that China is blazing full-steam into the future, developing technological marvels like levitating bullet trains, robot boxing fights, and a supercomputer network in space. But as geopolitical tensions simmer, the People’s Republic is also using its technological savvy to build cutting-edge weapons tech. The Chinese state broadcaster CCTV recently released a brief… Continue reading China Shows Off Armed Attack Robots
OpenAI Usage Plummets in the Summer, When Students Aren’t Cheating on Homework
For years, teachers have been bashing their heads against the wall as students outsource their homework to large language model (LLM) chatbots like ChatGPT. The time-honored tradition of parenting-by-screen — grossly exacerbated by the rise of LLM chatbots — is now coming to a head with what many have called a “crisis in student literacy,” as… Continue reading OpenAI Usage Plummets in the Summer, When Students Aren’t Cheating on Homework
GPT-5 Users Say It Seriously Sucks
On Thursday, OpenAI released its long-awaited GPT-5 AI model, a free-to-use “reasoning” model that CEO Sam Altman claimed to be the world’s best at coding and writing. But power users have been strikingly underwhelmed with the new tool so far, raising questions about diminishing returns as the industry spends ever-increasing sums on talent and infrastructure. “GPT-5… Continue reading GPT-5 Users Say It Seriously Sucks