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Erratic Elon Musk Tells Employees to Build Massive Catapult on Moon

Fire away!

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AI Psychosis

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

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…”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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

Musk Watch

Despite plenty of optimism, a striking number of Elon Musk's xAI's cofounders are jumping ship amid restructuring efforts.

Cofounders Fleeing Elon Musk’s xAI

“Grateful to have helped cofound at the start.”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk appeared to have had a major change of heart, putting a Mars city on hold. He's been going through it ever since.

Elon Musk Going Through It After Putting Mars City on Ice

“Life cannot just be about one sad thing after another.”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Joi Ito and others are sitting around a rectangular dining table with a white tablecloth in a dimly lit room. The table has several glasses of water and wine, plates, and cutlery. Two pendant lights hang above the table, casting light on the center. Musk is highlighted by a red circle.

Photo Shows Elon Musk at Jeffrey Epstein Dinner

It was apparently a “wild” occasion.”

By Frank Landymore

The Feed

Vending Machine Run by Claude More of a Disaster Than Previously Known

By Frank Landymore

Customs and Border Protection officials reportedly loaned an anti-drone laser from the Pentagon, which caused the El Paso shutdown.

It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon

By Victor Tangermann

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Is a Burnout Machine

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI Fires Top Safety Exec Who Opposed ChatGPT’s “Adult Mode”

By Frank Landymore

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Economist Warns That the Poor Will Bear the Brunt of AI’s Effects on the Job Market

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Neuroscience and Brain

The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What’s Going to Happen Next

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You Are Not Prepared for What Actually Shut Down the El Paso Airport This Morning, But Let’s Just Say It Involves a Military Mega-Laser Shooting Something Down

An Polymarket account correctly guessed 17 out of around 20 bets about the Super Bowl half-time show, sparking concerns over insider trading.

It Seems Almost Statistically Impossible That This Polymarket Bettor Didn’t Profit Off Inside Knowledge About the Super Bowl Half Time Show

By Victor Tangermann

Ring ad showing an aerial view of a suburban neighborhood with multiple houses and streets, overlaid with blue circular digital effects indicating surveillance or search zones. Text says "Introducing Search Party."

Ring Boasts About Power to Surveil Entire Neighborhoods

Bitcoin's bounce faded once again, slipping back down to $66,000 by midday on Wednesday, down 47 percent over its October record high.

Sickos Cackle With Glee as Bitcoin Starts to Fall Again

By Victor Tangermann

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Job Board for AI Agents Immediately Overrun With Humans Desperate for Work

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Artificial Intelligence

Law Firm Sacks Hundreds of Employees Amid Pivot to AI

By Frank Landymore

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Fear Grows That AI Is Permanently Eliminating Jobs

OpenAI is finally getting ready to pull down their beloved GPT-4o AI model. Users say they're not ready to say goodbye.

ChatGPT Users Are Crashing Out Because OpenAI Is Retiring the Model That Says “I Love You”

By Victor Tangermann

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Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Studied What Happens When Workplaces Seriously Embrace AI, and the Results May Make You Nervous

By Frank Landymore

Google Has a Major Problem With ICE

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