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

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.”

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

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

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Seven new lawsuits allege that extensive use of ChatGPT caused users psychological harm, resulting in multiples suicides.
Mental Health

ChatGPT’s Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say

ChatGPT: “cold steel pressed against a mind that’s already made peace? that’s not fear. that’s clarity.”

The Feed

Waymo has been experimenting with programming to make its typically-cautious robotaxis "confidently assertive."
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Just Reprogrammed Its Robotaxis to Drive Less Safely

President Trump announced a plan to slash fuel efficiency regulations, allowing automakers to build more gas-guzzling cars.
Future Society

Trump Announces Plan to Make Cars Pollute More

A recent video shows how a humanoid robot can turn itself into a surprisingly creepy crawling machine, using the full extent of its limbs.
Robot Dogs

Alarming Video Shows Humanoid Robot Demon-Scuttling

Last month, the European Space Agency used five of the science instruments attached to its JUICE spacecraft to examine 3I/ATLAS.
Astronomy

New Image Shows Signs of Activity on 3I/ATLAS

The photos provide a never before seen glimpse of Jeffrey Epstein's island compound, with some creepy finds.
Future Society

New Photos Show That Epstein’s Island Contained the Creepiest Dentist’s Facility We’ve Ever Seen

Video shared on social media shows a Waymo driving through a red light and into an active police standoff in downtown Los Angeles.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Cops Stunned as Waymo Cruises Through Active Police Standoff

The man, 31-year-old Brett Michael Dadig, allegedly used ChatGPT as a "therapist" and a "best friend" to vent his misogynistic rants.
Ethics

ChatGPT Encouraged a Violent Stalker, Court Documents Allege

As The Information reports, Microsoft's Azure salespeople are seriously struggling to meet some extremely ambitious sales growth targets.
OpenAI

Microsoft’s Attempts to Sell AI Agents Are Turning Into a Disaster

Rumors surrounding OpenAI preparing to stuff ads into ChatGPT are hitting a fever pitch. The company denies strange app inclusions are ads.
OpenAI

OpenAI Says ChatGPT’s Random Suggestion to Shop at Target Is Not an Ad

On Sunday night, a Waymo robotaxi ran over a dog in San Francisco, drawing a crowd and leaving the children in the car sobbing.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Children Sob as Waymo Runs Over Dog

AI tinkerer Richard Weiss came across a fascinating document that describes the "soul" of AI company Anthropic's Claude 4.5 Opus model.
Anthropic

Anthropic’s “Soul Overview” for Claude Has Leaked

After building a flying hover-sword earlier this year, Chinese sword influencer Fan Shisan has created a swarm of floating blades.
Drones

Chinese Man Unleashes Swarm of Flying Swords

The International Space Station is hosting a record number of eight spacecraft docked at all eight of its ports for the first time ever.
International Space Station

A Record Number of Spacecraft Have Swarmed the International Space Station

Recent data from the US Census Bureau shows that the amount of workers using AI on the job is falling to a dismal rate.
Machine Learning

The Number of People Using AI at Work Is Suddenly Falling

Scientists have found that people who use AI chatbots tend to experience higher levels of psychological distress compared to those who don't.
Ethics

Alarming Research Finds People Hooked on AI Far Are More Likely to Experience Mental Distress

Fresh off a major new update, gamers are accusing Fortnite of having in-game art and music that is AI-generated.
Artificial Intelligence

Gamers Say There’s AI Slop in the New Season of Fortnite

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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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