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The Industrialists

Woman Accuses Biohacker Bryan Johnson of Hypocrisy to His Face

By Joe Wilkins
Fungi

Apocalyptic “Fungal Storms” Are Now Surging Across the US

By Joe Wilkins
Elon Musk

Tesla Insiders Admit Self-Driving Is a Complete Disaster

By Joe Wilkins
Machine Learning

Fans Aghast as New York Jets Say They’re Switching to AI

By Joe Wilkins
Moon

The Blue Moon Is Fake. You Are Being Deceived

By Frank Landymore

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Artificial Intelligence

NBA Commissioner Announces Plans to Let AI Take Over for Lazy Referees

“Those calls will be done by an AI automated system, with cameras lined around the court, and it’ll take all those so-called objective calls out of the hands of the referees.”

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AI Psychosis

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Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds

“There’s no longer an excuse for releasing models that reinforce user delusions so readily.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Woman Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Unleashed a Vicious Stalker Against Her and Did Nothing When She Begged for Help

“His location and plans are something OpenAI could shed light on if they were willing to cooperate.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Paper Finds That Leading AI Chatbots Like ChatGPT and Claude Remain Incredibly Sycophantic, Resulting in Twisted Effects on Users

“AI sycophancy is not merely a stylistic issue or a niche risk, but a prevalent behavior with broad downstream consequences.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Musk Watch

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Man Drives Cybertruck Into Lake to Test Elon Musk’s “Boat” Claims, and It Went About as Well as You’d Guess

“The passengers abandoned the vehicle and the driver was arrested.”

By Jon Christian

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SpaceX Stock May Actually Be a Horrendous Investment

“Bro, have you seen inflation lately? Ketamine is expensive!”

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Elon Musk’s Ex Says He Bragged About 10,000 Lasers in Orbit That Are “Not a Piece They’ll See on the Chess Board”

“First of all, how the f**k do you have real-time data on elections?”

The Feed

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Corporations Reeling From Huge AI Costs With No Clear Benefits

By Victor Tangermann

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Artificial Intelligence

CEO Receives Violent Threats After Kicking Off AI Layoffs

By Frank Landymore

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Anthropic Customers Creeped Out by Its Newest Models

By Victor Tangermann

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Apocalypse Bunker Fails as Wealthy Residents Turn on Each Other

By Victor Tangermann

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Influential Tech Founder Says His Peers Are Suffering From Mass AI Psychosis

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YouTube Announces Plans to Crack Down on AI Slop

By Frank Landymore

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This Summer Is Going to Kill a Lot of People

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AI Firm Trots Out Digitally Resurrected Corpse of Stan Lee You Can Use to Create Mind-Numbing Slop

By Frank Landymore

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The Industrialists

New Website Detects Apocalypse If Billionaire Jets Start Fleeing en Masse

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Debt Collectors Are Being Replaced With AI Agents

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Elon Musk Furious at Starlink Being Used for American Suicide Drones

By Victor Tangermann

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The MyPillow Guy’s Entire Business is Being Held Hostage by Hackers

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Nvidia CEO Begs Execs to Stop Telling Workers They’re Fired Because of AI

By Victor Tangermann

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More Than This Many Hours of Sleep Is Linked to Early Death, Scientists Find

By Frank Landymore

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NASA Releases Sweeping Plans for Moon Base

By Victor Tangermann

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Uber Says Its AI Costs Just Aren’t Worth It

By Victor Tangermann

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