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AI Psychosis

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Was This the Moment That AI Psychosis Began?

One event seems to have kicked off a wave of AI psychosis: memory that persists across chat sessions, letting the bot weave tapestries of delusions about users’ lives.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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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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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

Musk Watch

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The More Data We See About SpaceX’s IPO, the More We’re Wincing

Investors could easily get fleeced.

By Victor Tangermann

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The Math on SpaceX’s IPO Is Virtually Impossible

Investors will need to drink a lot of Kool-Aid.

By Victor Tangermann

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It’s Possible That SpaceX Could Collapse Spectacularly

“Musk’s real genius lies in mythmaking.”

By Victor Tangermann

The Feed

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Nike’s AI-Inspired World Cup Jerseys Are So Messed Up That They’re Turning Into a Scandal

By Victor Tangermann

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Extremely Unflattering Statue of Elon Musk Appears in Times Square, Complete With Horrifying Slogan

By Victor Tangermann

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Temperatures Soaring So High That Trump’s UFC Fighters May Just Collapse in the Heat

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Bill Gates Offers Bizarre Excuse About Epstein

By Victor Tangermann

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Teardown of Trump Phone Reveals Incredibly Embarrassing Secret

By Victor Tangermann

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These Logs of ChatGPT Allegedly Driving a Suicidal Woman to Her Death Are Deeply Disturbing

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Furious Judge Cancels Entire Trial After Finding Out Lawyers on Both Sides Used AI

By Victor Tangermann

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Anthropic Was So Concerned About Its New Mythos-Based Model’s Power That It Lobotomized Its Ability to Improve Itself

By Victor Tangermann

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New York Accuses Company of Smuggling Injectable Substance Made From Cadavers

By Frank Landymore

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Palantir, World’s Weepiest Eye of Sauron, Sues Mayor of London After Losing a Contract

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Solar Just Produced More Electricity Than Coal for the First Time in the History of the United States

By Victor Tangermann

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Trump Moves to Deeply Censor the Entire Internet

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Google DeepMind Partner Posts Video of Fake Humanoid Robot

By Victor Tangermann

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Humanoid Robot Kicks Soccer Ball So Hard It Smashes Hole in Wall

By Frank Landymore

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Scientists Discover Fearsome Wind That Destroys Entire Galaxies

By Frank Landymore

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Artificial Intelligence

Deodorant Strictly Forbidden at Intel’s AI Chip Facility

By Victor Tangermann

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