Elon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademark (futurism.com)
Stanford Scientists Find That Yes, ChatGPT Is Getting Stupider (futurism.com)
While looking into artificial intelligence "behavior," researchers affirmed that yes, OpenAI's GPT-4 appeared to be getting dumber.
Scientists Working on Merging AI With Human Brain Cells (futurism.com)
Researchers just got a $600,000 grant from the Australian government to study ways of merging human brain cells with artificial intelligence.
NFT Bro Laments That Nobody Is Buying Expensive JPGs Anymore (futurism.com)
The Cybertruck Has a Small Issue With Looking Like Complete Garbage (futurism.com)
Tesla has finally showed off the first Cybertruck to roll off the assembly line -- but its fit and finish are looking rough.
AI model output quality decreases when trained with AI models (futurism.com)
“Our primary conclusion across all scenarios is that without enough fresh real data in each generation of an autophagous loop, future generative models are doomed to have their quality (precision) or diversity (recall) progressively decrease,” they added. “We term this condition Model Autophagy Disorder (MAD).”...
Guy Banned by Midjourney for Generating Images of Politicians Cheating (futurism.com)
Someone used Midjourney to AI-generate images of politicians cheating on their spouses — though claims that it was well-intentioned.
Adobe Forbids Using Photoshop’s New AI Features for Nudity (futurism.com)
Adobe's new generative AI tools are here — and they really, really, pretty please doesn't want you to use them to make porn, okay?
The Holographic Universe Principle (futurism.com)
The holographic universe principle suggests that we're living in a simulated reality. Essentially, it claims our physical world is nothing more than a detailed illusion, and while this is unlikely, the idea does have some interesting science supporting it.
SpaceX Satellites Are Ruining Observations With "Unintended" Radiation (futurism.com)
A new study published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics suggests the satellites are emitting “unintended” radiation from the electronics onboard the satellites....
Gizmodo and Kotaku Staff Furious After Owner Announces Move to AI Content (futurism.com)
G/O Media is starting "modest testing" of AI content on its sites....
Reality Is Melting as Lawyers Claim Real Videos Are Deepfakes (futurism.com)
Generative AI-powered tools are making it easy to create deepfakes — and lawyers are trying to seize the moment as an opportunity.
Gizmodo and Kotaku Staff Furious After Owner Announces Move to AI Content (futurism.com)
G/O Media, a major online media company that runs publications including Gizmodo, Kotaku, Quartz, Jezebel, and Deadspin, has announced that it will begin a “modest test” of AI content on its sites....
Kotaku Staff Furious After Owner Announces Move to AI Content (futurism.com)
G/O Media, an online media company that owns Gizmodo and Kotaku has announced that it will begin a "modest test" of AI content on its sites.
Here's What NASA Pays to Be Locked in a Mars Simulator for a Year (futurism.com)
Four individuals have agreed to be locked inside NASA's Mars simulator for just over a year. And they're being paid surprisingly little.
Harvard Scientist Who Studies Dishonesty Accused of Fraud (futurism.com)
A Harvard behavioral scientist, who has extensively studied honest behavior, has been accused of fabricating study results — and yes, the jokes write themselves.
Private Spacecraft Lost in Accident After SpaceX Launch (futurism.com)
"A space tug that launched on a SpaceX rideshare mission on June 12 started spinning uncontrollably after being deployed."...
Scientists Gave a Nazi MDMA and He Renounced Racism (futurism.com)
Mollys for everyone! (Restrictions apply)
OceanGate CEO Bragged About Using Expired Carbon Fiber to Build Doomed Sub (futurism.com)
New evidence strongly suggests that OceanGate’s submersible, which imploded and killed all passengers on its way to the Titanic wreck, was unfit for the journey. The CEO, Stockton Rush, bought discounted carbon fiber past its shelf life from Boeing, which experts say is a terrible choice for a deep-sea vessel. This likely...
BIONIC EYE PATIENTS ARE GOING BLIND AGAIN AFTER MANUFACTURER DECIDES THEY'RE OBSOLETE (1 year old article) (futurism.com)
CEO Who Said Safety Is a “Waste” on Board Lost Submarine (futurism.com)
The CEO of the company whose Titanic-seeking submarine has been missing for nearly two days once said safety was a "pure waste."
People Are Using AI to Automate Responses to Site That Pays Them to Train AI (futurism.com)
An AI Is Inventing Fake Quotes by Real People and Publishing Them Online (futurism.com)
The unholy union of SEO spam and AI-generated muck is here. And at the same time, reality, unfortunately, might be going right out the door.