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Hacking

Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Deploying Ransomware Himself

By Joe Wilkins
Self-Driving Vehicles

Mowing Down Simulated Elephants Could Help Self-Driving Cars Prepare For the Chaos of Real Life Streets

By Frank Landymore
Machine Learning

America Trembles as Transportation Secretary Announces Plans for Air Traffic Controllers to Lean on AI Tools

By Joe Wilkins
Ethics

New Browser Plugin Adds Typos to Your AI-Generated Emails to Make Them Look Real

By Victor Tangermann
Ethics

Experts Warn of AI Swarms Hijacking Democracy With Fake Citizens

By Joe Wilkins

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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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AI Psychosis

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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

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Huge Study of Chats Between Delusional Users and AI Finds Alarming Patterns

“Chatbots seem to encourage, or at least play a role in, delusional spirals that people are experiencing.”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Musk Watch

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Tesla Quietly Buys Mysterious $2 Billion Entity

“Tesla is working on a lot of large, ambitious projects.”

Elon Musk, wearing a black cap and large black sunglasses, is holding a red and silver chainsaw with the words "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" on it at CPAC.

Elon Musk Fans Increasingly Disgusted by His Toxic Outbursts

“At this point, if you are invested in Elon, you are pretty much doing it for the white nationalism.”

By Frank Landymore

During Wednesday's earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reiterated that millions of Tesla cars on the road can't drive themselves.

Elon Musk Admits He Lied to Tesla Customers’ Faces for Years About Self-Driving

It was really expensive snake oil after all.

By Victor Tangermann

The Feed

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Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water

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Unions Attack AI for Menacing Human Jobs

Scientists at NASA revealed plans to test the flammability of materials on the lunar surface, as detailed in a document.

NASA Planning to Set First-Ever Fire on the Surface of the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Baffles Police When it Plows Through Taped Off Crime Scene

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Your Former Employer Is Selling Your Slacks and Emails to Train AI

By Frank Landymore

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The Number of Drones Being Deployed to Surveil Anti-Trump Protestors Is Staggering

Nicolás Maduro is shown being escorted by two officers wearing DEA jackets, one on each side holding his arms. The scene is set against a bright, orange-tinted backdrop.

The US Military Just Arrested One of Its Soldiers for Making Ghoulish Polymarket Bets, and It Shows How Deep the Moral Rot of Prediction Markets Really Goes

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Astronomers Discover Major Clue About 3I/ATLAS’ Origins

By Frank Landymore

According to a new study, patients who were treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists were more, not less, likely to develop cognitive impairment.

GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Cognitive Impairment, Though the Reason Why Probably Isn’t What You Expect

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists say they've come up with a new approach that uses lasers for propulsion, which could cut down the journey to Alpha Centauri.

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out a Way to Get to Alpha Centauri in Just 20 Years

By Victor Tangermann

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Three Years Ago Today, “Avengers” Director Joe Russo Predicted There Would Be a Fully AI-Generated Movie Within Two Years

By Frank Landymore

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Just 11 AI Data Centers Could Belch More Fumes Than Entire Countries

By Frank Landymore

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Artificial Intelligence

Chinese Netflix Competitor Opens Floodgates to AI Slop

By Frank Landymore

A 75-year-old millionaire big game hunter and his guide were trampled to death by a group of five elephants.

Millionaire Big Game Hunter Trampled to Death by Elephants

By Victor Tangermann

Palantir's involvement in war, US deportations, and posting ominous corporate manifestos has current and former employees shaken.

Palantir’s Employees Are in Crisis

By Victor Tangermann

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Tech Companies Are Using Insidious Tactics to Build Data Centers on Indigenous Lands, Activists Say

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