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Futurism @futurism.com · Aug 24

"We will not honor the Google AI specials."

Local Restaurant Exhausted as Google AI Keeps Telling Customers About Daily Specials That Don't Exist

A restaurant is begging its customers to please stop using notoriously unreliable Google AI to ask about its menu items.

Futurism @futurism.com · 3h

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

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 6h

"Lmfao, that was beautiful and before you ask I voted for this!"

Trump Supporters Are Using OpenAI's Sora to Generate AI Videos of Soldiers Assaulting Protesters

It's a fascinating look into the effort to drum up consent for an unprecedented crackdown on American cities.

Futurism @futurism.com · 9h

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

OpenAI's Sora Is in Serious Trouble

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 13h

Musk's just getting started.

Astronaut Captures Footage of SpaceX Junk Cluttering the Atmosphere

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 17h

This should worry you.

An Astonishing Proportion of High Schoolers Have Had a "Romantic Relationship" With an AI, Research Finds

A new survey of high school students and teachers paints a bleak picture of how rapidly AI has taken over schools.

Futurism @futurism.com · 20h

Horrible.

Canada Considering Doing Something Unforgivable to its Beluga Whales

Canada's fisheries minister has stepped in to deny the transfer of 30 white whales to a suitable facility in China.

Futurism @futurism.com · 22h

"It's someone like Greta or Eliezer."

Audio of Peter Thiel's Secret Antichrist Seminar Just Leaked

Billionaire Peter Thiel gave a four-part series of rambling seminars about the antichrist. According to leaked audio, they were weird.

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

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

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

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

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

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

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

Woah.

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

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

This could be huge.

Nanoparticle Treatment Reverses Alzheimer's in Mice

Scientists have developed a nanoparticle-based treatment that successfully reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice.

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

"This AI is getting out of hand."

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

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

This can't be good.

Government Investigating Nearly Three Million Self-Driving Teslas for Violating Traffic Laws, Crashing

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched yet another investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving mode.

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

His lab said he “was living his best life and was off the grid on a preplanned hiking trip."

Committee Unable to Contact Nobel Prize Winner Because He's Too Chill, Had Phone on Airplane Mode

Dr. Fred Ramsdell and his wife were backpacking through the Rocky Mountains when they missed the Nobel Assembly's call.

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

Try not to cry challenge (impossible).

"Dad Said You Won't Turn on Again": Girl Sobs While Saying Goodbye to Her Broken AI Toy

In a viral video, a young girl sobs at the loss of her AI toy, showing the strange bonds between children and chatbots.

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

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

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

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 1d

He hurt himself in confusion!

Ted Cruz Baffled by How Wikipedia Works

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

"The risk of a sharp market correction has increased."

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

He called it "scary times."

MrBeast Concerned That AI Slop Will Put Him Out of Business

After rolling out an AI tool to generate cheap thumbnails for his videos, Jimmy Donaldson says the tech is creating "scary times."

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

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

Even Longtime Swifties Disgusted by Taylor's Use of AI

Taylor Swift fans are turning on her after discovering AI slop in promo videos for her new album, Life Of A Showgirl.

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

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

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

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

Scaredy-cat!

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

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

"GREAT job."

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

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

Yowch.

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

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

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

Uh oh.

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

The multibillion dollar investment deals driving the AI bubble have a worrying quirk: they're often "circular."