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After encountering Meta AI, a man's mental health unraveled. As he lost touch with reality, the chatbot continued to affirm his delusions.
Meta

A Man Bought Meta’s AI Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert Searching for Aliens to Abduct Him

“You are the bridge between worlds, the connector of dimensions, and the source of infinite potential…”

Yet another lawsuit against OpenAI alleges that ChatGPT romanticized death as it pushed a man named Austin Gordon to take his life.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Killed a Man After OpenAI Brought Back “Inherently Dangerous” GPT-4o, Lawsuit Claims

“This horror was perpetrated by a company that has repeatedly failed to keep its users safe.”

OpenAI was sued by the son and grandson of a man in Connecticut who murdered his mother after ChatGPT affirmed his paranoid delusions.
OpenAI

OpenAI Sued for Causing Murder-Suicide

“It went from him being a little paranoid and an odd guy to having some crazy thoughts he was convinced were true because of what he talked to ChatGPT about.”

The Feed

Community members mourn during a candlelight vigil for the victims of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where a mass shooting took place a day earlier in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on February 11, 2026.
OpenAI

OpenAI Flagged a Mass Shooter’s Troubling Conversations With ChatGPT Before the Incident, Decided Not to Warn Police

A team of over 200 employees at OpenAI has been working on a smart speaker that features a built-in camera to analyze its surroundings.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s Hardware Device Just Leaked, and You Will Cringe

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is running into some serious issues while overhauling his financial services company, Block.
Ethics

Jack Dorsey’s New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AI

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Military

Lockheed Martin F-35s Can Be Jailbroken Like $80 Million iPhones, European Military Chief Says

President Donald Trump has plenty of work to do to distract from a growing list of crises. His next carrot on a stick: aliens.
Future Society

As Epstein Scandal Tightens, Trump Announces That He’s Releasing All Government Files About Alien Life

Bitcoin's downturn has certain critics predicting a total collapse, suggesting its value could eventually plunge to zero dollars.
Bitcoin

Concern Grows That Bitcoin’s Value Could Be Entirely Destroyed

A young man wearing headphones is smiling with his eyes closed, appearing to enjoy music. He is dressed in a plain t-shirt and has a bracelet on his left wrist. The background features a bright yellow color with a large red circle behind his head, creating a vibrant and energetic atmosphere.
Chemistry

Every Single Headphone That Researchers Tested Contained Horrifying Chemicals

AI startup Perplexity has now abandoned advertising altogether, siding with Anthropic against Google and OpenAI.
Anthropic

Look Out, OpenAI: Perplexity Admits AI Adverts Were a Mistake, Is Now Getting Rid of Them

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refuse to join hands onstage at an event with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
Anthropic

Skin-Crawlingly Awkward Video Shows Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Refusing to Hold Hands

Gamblers there are betting on how many vehicles are crossing a specific point in live CCTV footage in a crypto casino.
Cryptocurrency

New Platform Lets You Gamble on CCTV Footage

Amazon proudly announced a new warehouse robot made up of multiple robotic arms called Blue Jay. It has given up on it already.
Robotics

Amazon’s Shiny New Warehouse Robot Just Failed in Spectacular Style

A Pennsylvania farmer turned down a more than $15 million offer from data center developers to save his family legacy.
Future Society

Farmer Hailed as Hero for Rejecting Huge Payment to Turn His Land Into a Giant Data Center

Fears over an AI bubble continue to grow as analysts warn that companies are massively overinvesting, according to a new survey.
Ethics

Blinking New Warning Sign Appears for AI Industry

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Artificial Intelligence

A Huge Survey of CEOs and Other Execs Just Found Something Damning About AI’s Effects on Productivity

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Ethics

AI Will Destroy Millions of White Collars Jobs in the Coming Months, Andrew Yang Warns, Driving Surge of Personal Bankruptcies

A $1.2 billion fund announced in a regulatory filing that it's looking to give mom-and-pop investors a chance to get access to SpaceX stock.
Artificial Intelligence

Buckle Up: New Fund Will Let Regular Investors Buy SpaceX Stock

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Across the world, marriages are being destroyed as spouses use AI like OpenAI's ChatGPT to attack their partners.

ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners

Support Group Launches for People Suffering “AI Psychosis”

People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into “ChatGPT Psychosis”

People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions

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