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AI Psychosis

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

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.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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

Musk Watch

Recent sightings of an early Tesla Cybercab prototype in Chicago suggest the company is adding a rear-facing camera washer.

Tesla Cybercab Spotted Dripping Liquid

At least there’s a good reason why.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested Tesla is ready to move on from the EV and is looking to capitalize on the next big hype cycle.

Elon Musk Says His Optimus Robot Is So Dope That People Will Forget Tesla Ever Made Cars

“Probably true.”

By Victor Tangermann

Ashley St. Clair, an influencer who had a child with Musk, is now suing xAI, accusing it of allowing users to generate lewd pictures of her.

Mother of Elon Musk’s Child Sues xAI Over Grok Abuse

“She lives in fear that nude and sexual images of herself, including of her as a child.”

By Victor Tangermann

The Feed

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned about the risk of an AI bubble while hedging some of the industry's promises for the tech.

Artificial Intelligence

The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About AI

By Frank Landymore

Four astronauts were airlifted to a hospital in San Diego via helicopter after the International Space Station's first medical evacuation.

International Space Station

Astronauts Helicoptered to Hospital After Mystery Evacuation From Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

The University of Austin has now become the very thing it was build to oppose: a haven for cancel culture and academic censorship.

A College Dedicated to Fighting Cancel Culture Is Failing for the Funniest Possible Reason

A Microsoft update prevented some Windows PCs from shutting down, adding to the perception that it's forgetting the basics in favor of AI.

Artificial Intelligence

As Microsoft Stuffs Windows With AI, New Update Prevents Users From Turning Off Their PCs

By Frank Landymore

With mountains of money on the line, concern is growing that the AI industry could hit a wall and precipitate a financial crash.

Artificial Intelligence

Experts Concerned That AI Progress Could Be Speeding Toward a Sudden Wall

By Frank Landymore

Today's tech founders are obsessed with building their companies, leaving little room for relationships or even one-time flings.

The Industrialists

Young Tech Bros Are Embracing Celibacy in Favor of the All-Consuming Drive for Wealth

The inventor of the controversial "Sarco" suicide pod wants to use AI to administer a test before you use the chamber to kill yourself.

Artificial Intelligence

Inventor Building AI-Powered Suicide Chamber

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Artemis II rocket has been moved to its launchpad, where it will undergo final testing before blasting astronauts to the Moon.

NASA Moves Giant Artemis II Rocket to Launchpad to Blast Astronauts to Moon

By Frank Landymore

The Tesla Cybertruck is once again setting all the wrong kinds of records in regards to its dismal sales figures.

Cybertruck Sales Show Stomach-Churning Drop

By Frank Landymore

An Amazon fulfillment center in Texas became a murder scene after a shooting left one man dead and two others implicated in his murder.

Arrests Made for Murder at Amazon Facility

By Sharon Adarlo

As the Greenland ice sheet melts, it's uncovering troves of minerals, which may explain the Trump administration's fixation with the island.

There’s a Particularly Sinister Explanation for Why Trump Wants to Seize Greenland

A paper proposes a theory that outer space acts like viscous fluid, which if true explains discrepancies in what we observe in the universe.

Outer Space Is a Viscous Fluid, New Paper Claims

By Sharon Adarlo

$A historian is calling tech companies' ruthless war for control over our attention spans "human fracking."$

Tech Corporations Engaging in “Human Fracking”

By Frank Landymore

A nuclear bunker is hanging off the edge of a crumbling cliff face that's been eroded by the constant assault of the sea.

Nuclear Bunker Falling Into Ocean

By Frank Landymore

Researchers found that common containers, including disposable coffee cups, could be releasing vast amounts of microplastics as they heat up.

Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You’ve Been Slurping

By Victor Tangermann

Schools deploying AI surveillance systems are traumatizing kids in states with zero-tolerance laws for violent rhetoric online.

AI Surveillance Systems Are Causing a Staggering Number of Wrongful Arrests

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