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Stanford scientists unleashed AI bots in different environments, including social media, and they started behaving unethically.
Future Society

New Paper Finds That When You Reward AI for Success on Social Media, It Becomes Increasingly Sociopathic

"When LLMs compete for social media likes, they start making things up."

Astronomers say that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may have spotted the universe's first "dark stars" that are fuelled by dark matter.
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Appears to Have Spotted “Dark Star” Powered by Dark Matter, Paper Claims

Woah.

The 29-year-old man arrested for allegedly starting the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles used ChatGPT while he was at the scene.
OpenAI

Suspect Fantasized About Arson on ChatGPT Before Setting Deadly Fire That Killed 12, Prosecutors Say

"He was generating some really concerning images up on ChatGPT."

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.
Finance

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

"No wonder my new contacts in the industry shoulder a heavy burden — heavier than I could ever imagine. They know the truth."

As of October, there are more than 8,000 active Starlink satellites clogging up the planet's Low Earth Orbit.
Astronomy

Astronaut Captures Footage of SpaceX Junk Cluttering the Atmosphere

Musk's just getting started.

The Friend AI CEO met Gothamist in a subway stop to discuss the million-dollar ad campaign and share that he is tired.
Artificial Intelligence

CEO Who Plastered AI Ads All Over Subway System Afraid to Talk to Real New Yorkers Face-to-Face

Scaredy-cat!

OpenAI's Sora 2 app quickly turned into a rocky road. Copyright guardrails have frustrated many users and driven them away.
Anthropic

OpenAI’s Sora Is in Serious Trouble

"It's official, Sora 2 is completely boring and useless."

The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that Trump thought he was sending a direct message -- but accidentally posted it on main.
Future Society

Top Official Horrified When Trump Thought He Was Sending Direct Message But Accidentally Posted It on Main Account

"GREAT job."

Amid an prolonged attack on Wikipedia for perceived "ideological bias," crackshot legal expert Ted Cruz has waded into the fray.
Future Society

Ted Cruz Baffled by How Wikipedia Works

He hurt himself in confusion!

In a new report, Sanders asserts that AI and automation has the potential to put some 100 million US workers out of the job.
Ethics

Bernie Sanders Has a Fascinating Idea About How to Prevent AI From Wiping Out the Economy

"If workers are going to be replaced by robots..."

DC Comics president and publisher Jim Lee announced that the company will "not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork."
Ethics

President of DC Comics Says It Will Never Use AI

"AI doesn’t dream. It doesn’t feel. It doesn’t make art."

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - DECEMBER 06: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE). Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at BC Place on December 06, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photo by Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Google

Even Longtime Swifties Disgusted by Taylor’s Use of AI

"I think it is very, very lazy and disappointing to use generative AI to create videos a human being very much could have done."

Sora 2 users started sharing clips of influencer Jake Paul coming out of the closet and giving makeup tutorials.
Ethics

Jake Paul Invites Users to Fake Him on Sora, So They Immediately Use It to Make Him Gay and Obsessed With Makeup

"This AI is getting out of hand."

Despite data suggesting interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is simply a comet, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb still thinks something is off.
Mars

Astronomer: 30+ Percent Probability Interstellar Object Is Alien Craft Disguised as Comet

"As far as I know, there are no protocols for responding to the discovery of functioning alien devices near Earth."

The investment bubble created by AI hype is already magnitudes bigger than the dot-com and subprime mortgage bubbles, one analyst warns.
Finance

AI Investment Is Already So Much Larger Than the Subprime Mortgage Bubble That You’ll Physically Flinch

Yowch.

The multibillion dollar investment deals that are driving the AI industry having a worrying quirk: they're "circular."
Artificial Intelligence

Experts Say They’re Seeing a Blinking Warning Sign That We’re in an AI Bubble

Uh oh.

A dazzling video shows a quadcopter drone gently shooing unwanted critters away from poultry farms with a laser light show.
Future Society

Japanese Farmers Send Out Automated Laser Drones to Defend Chickens

Shoo, shoo. Go away.

A horribly mangled AI rendition of a rental house on Zillow shows a two-story building in a far-too-flattering light.
Ethics

This Listing for a Rental House Is Mangled With AI So Badly That You’ll Cackle Out Loud

"We live in an era of house catfishing."

The 17 year veteran of the company, ironically, had actually grown to really like using AI tools to help his job.
Artificial Intelligence

Man Embraces AI at Work, Gets Rewarded by Boss Replacing Him With It

"I considered the LLM as a collaborator."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has remained adamant that rightsholders are already lining up to have their IP featured on Sora 2.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Says Copyright Holders Are Begging for Their Characters to Be Included in Sora

Rightsholders are apparently worried their characters won't be put in "enough" Sora videos.