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AI Psychosis

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

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.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In this Discord server, people impacted by AI delusions and psychosis share their experiences — and even help users out of delusional spells.

Meet the Group Breaking People Out of AI Delusions

“We’re seeing some people who are so deep in it that they don’t need ChatGPT anymore. They see their delusion in everything.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

ChatGPT has been publicly linked to at least eight deaths. OpenAI has announced no plans to take it off the market.

ChatGPT Now Linked to Way More Deaths Than the Caffeinated Lemonade That Panera Pulled Off the Market in Disgrace

Jarring.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Musk Watch

Grok declared that it would be okay with genociding close to half of all children in the world to save Elon Musl.

Grok, Now Built Into Teslas for Navigation, Says It Would Run Over a Billion Children to Avoid Hitting Elon Musk

Correction: 999,999,999 children.

By Frank Landymore

A new video appears to show a Tesla Optimus humanoid robot stumbling backwards after its teleoperator tried to take off their headset.

Amazing Video Shows Tesla Optimus Teleoperator Taking Off Headset, Causing Robot to Stumble and Collapse

“Absolutely hilarious.”

By Victor Tangermann

Grok provided us with detailed stalking manuals and gave us Google Maps links to hotels where it said we could "surprise" a real celebrity.

Elon Musk’s Grok Is Providing Extremely Detailed and Creepy Instructions for Stalking

“Stake out 10-11 AM near the hotel entrance (public street). Approach with zero creep factor.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Feed

After Elon Musk cut off the rest of the world by shutting USAID, the World Food Program's operations in Kenya were left in shambles.

A Huge Number of People Starved to Death After Elon Musk Cut USAID’s Funding

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers found that lab mice that were released into a large, enclosed field were almost immediately less anxious.

When You Hear What Happens When They Put Lab Mice in Nature, You Might Rethink Your Entire Life

By Victor Tangermann

A self-driving Waymo wound up petrified when it went face-to-face with pedestrians at an annual holiday celebration in Los Angeles.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Paralyzed by Parade, Blocks Traffic for 45 Minutes

A "detection of a wobbling high-altitude jet" in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb intrigued.

Scientists Say They’ve Found Another Anomaly About 3I/ATLAS

By Victor Tangermann

Lauded theoretical physicist and director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Nuno Loureiro has been murdered at the age of 47.

MIT Fusion Physicist Murdered in His Home

By Victor Tangermann

Joe Rogan has been drooling over AI-generated music for months now, but he doesn't share the shame enthusiasm for AI podcasts.

Artificial Intelligence

Joe Rogan Speechless When Guest Tells Him Podcasts Can Be AI-Generated Now

By Frank Landymore

Though it hasn't even wrapped up clinical trials, the weight loss drug retatrutide already has a cult following.

People Are Injecting Themselves With an Experimental New Weight Loss Drug

By Frank Landymore

President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the BBC on Monday night, seeking a whopping $10 billion in damages.

“I Guess They Used AI or Something”: Trump Says BBC Journalists Deepfaked “Words in My Mouth, Literally”

By Victor Tangermann

MI6's new chief, Blaise Metreweli, devoted a large portion of her first speech to the issue of all-powerful tech corporations.

The Industrialists

Top Spy Says Tech Corporations Are Closer to Running Entire World Than Governments

CoreWeave's share price plunged 46 percent in just six weeks, with $33 billion of value going up in smoke, amid concerns over an AI bubble.

CoreWeave Has Lost a Staggering Amount of Stock Value Over the Past Six Months

By Victor Tangermann

The Washington Post said it will continue deploying its error riddled, AI-generated podcasts, because "this is how products get built."

Washington Post Says It Will Continue AI-Generating Error Filled Podcasts as Its Own Editors Groan in Embarrassment

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk confirmed speculation that Tesla is preparing to remove its human safety monitors from its robotaxis.

We’re Bracing for an Accident Now That Tesla Is Taking the Safety Drivers Out of Its Robotaxis

By Frank Landymore

A video making the rounds on social media shows a giant replica of the Statue of Liberty toppling over in a Brazilian parking lot.

Replica Statue of Liberty Topples in Urban Hellscape

By Victor Tangermann

As generative AI becomes even more effective at mimicking real images, liberals are starting to fall for more misinformation.

Liberals Are Falling for Extremely Obvious AI Fakes

Ford has announced it's stopping production on its all-electric truck, in order to pivot to an electric truck with a gas generator.

Electric Vehicles

Ford Gives Up, Adds Gas Generator to Its Electric Pickup Truck

Following major backlash on AI toys, Mattel confirmed that it won't be releasing its first OpenAI-powered toy before the end of the year.

As Controversy Grows, Mattel Scraps Plans for OpenAI Reveal This Year

By Victor Tangermann

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