Anthropic ran an experiment where its Claude chatbot was put in charge of a tiny, automated “shop” inside its San Francisco headquarters — and the results were nothing short of hilarious. Despite claims in an Anthropic post that “Claudius,” the name given to the AI agent in charge of stocking the shop’s shelves, was “close… Continue reading Anthropic Let an AI Agent Run a Small Shop and the Result Was Unintentionally Hilarious
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Tesla’s Robotaxi Program Is Failing Because Elon Musk Made a Foolish Decision Years Ago
A shortsighted design decision that Elon Musk made more than a decade ago is once again coming back to haunt Tesla. As The Guardian reports, the company’s Robotaxi rollout has been a massive bust — due, in at least in part, to Musk’s long-ago bet against the light detection and ranging sensors known as lidar, which… Continue reading Tesla’s Robotaxi Program Is Failing Because Elon Musk Made a Foolish Decision Years Ago
First Tesla Drives Autonomously From Dealer to Buyer’s House, Ends in Embarrassing Flub
On Saturday, Tesla announced that it had made the world’s first fully driverless delivery of a car, achieving a key promise Elon Musk had made ahead of the rocky launch of his robotaxi service. In a promotional video shared by the automaker, a Model Y rolls out of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. With no… Continue reading First Tesla Drives Autonomously From Dealer to Buyer’s House, Ends in Embarrassing Flub
“Truly Psychopathic”: Concern Grows Over “Therapist” Chatbots Leading Users Deeper Into Mental Illness
As of April, according to an analysis by the Harvard Business Review, the number one use of AI chatbots is now therapy. The more we learn about what that looks like in practice, the less it sounds like a good idea. That’s not entirely surprising: even AI experts remain hazy on exactly how the tech actually… Continue reading “Truly Psychopathic”: Concern Grows Over “Therapist” Chatbots Leading Users Deeper Into Mental Illness
Meta Is Being Incredibly Sketchy About Training Its AI on Your Private Photos
Meta is demanding access to all of your photos, even the ones you haven’t uploaded anywhere yet — and it’s being incredibly shifty about what it intends to do with them. As The Verge reports, the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company refuses to rule out the possibility that it will use your phone’s camera roll to train… Continue reading Meta Is Being Incredibly Sketchy About Training Its AI on Your Private Photos
Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash
As Congress races to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s also sprinting to placate the many haters of the bill’s “AI moratorium” provision which originally required a 10-year pause on state AI regulations. The provision, which was championed by White House AI czar and venture capitalist David Sacks, has proved remarkably unpopular with… Continue reading Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash
Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech
Just a few days after launching a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, Tesla pulled off an additional stunt meant to show off the progress of its self-driving car software. The company let a Model Y SUV drive roughly 15 miles from Tesla’s factory to the apartment complex where the car’s new owner lives, completing… Continue reading Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech
Nissan is in crisis mode as job cuts begin and suppliers are caught in the crosshairs
Is Nissan raising the red flag? Nissan is cutting about 15% of its workforce and is now asking suppliers for more time to make payments. Nissan starts job cuts, asks supplier to delay payments As part of its recovery plan, Nissan announced in May that it plans to cut 20,000 jobs, or around 15% of… Continue reading Nissan is in crisis mode as job cuts begin and suppliers are caught in the crosshairs
An “Indie Rock Band” That Appears to Be Entirely AI-Generated Is Making Alarming Amounts of Money on Spotify
While real artists struggle to earn money on Spotify, a seemingly AI-generated “band” has garnered enough streams to actually make a buck. As Music Ally reports, the act in question, The Velvet Sundown, recently appeared out of the blue on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and even YouTube — despite having no digital footprint prior… Continue reading An “Indie Rock Band” That Appears to Be Entirely AI-Generated Is Making Alarming Amounts of Money on Spotify
Here Is Everyone Mark Zuckerberg Has Hired So Far for Meta’s ‘Superintelligence’ Team
Mark Zuckerberg notified Meta staff today to introduce them to the new superintelligence team. The memo, which WIRED obtained, lists names and bios for the recently hired employees, many of whom came from rival AI firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Over the past few months, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on a recruiting… Continue reading Here Is Everyone Mark Zuckerberg Has Hired So Far for Meta’s ‘Superintelligence’ Team