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Pollution

Iran Says It’s Ready to Destroy the Global Economy

“Get ready for the oil barrel to be at $200.”

By Frank Landymore

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AI Psychosis

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OpenAI

OpenAI Says It Will Let Users Add Trusted Contacts to Alert If They Experience a Mental Health Crisis While Using ChatGPT

Interesting.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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

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.
OpenAI

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

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Musk Watch

Experts remain highly skeptical, questioning the financial feasibility and the technological limitations of running orbital data centers.
Elon Musk

Data Centers in Space Are Even More Cursed Than Previously Believed

“Orbital data centers are many years, perhaps decades, away.”

By Victor Tangermann

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Elon Musk

Government Insiders Concerned by Musk’s Erratic and Sycophantic Grok Being Deployed for Incredibly Sensitive Purposes

Beggars can’t be choosers.

By Joe Wilkins

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Elon Musk

Man Bet Entire Life Savings of $342,195.63 That Elon Musk Would Fail

Here’s what happened.

By Joe Wilkins

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The Feed

According to a new national survey conducted by NBC News, AI is viewed even more negatively than the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Anthropic

People Really, Really Despise AI — Even More Than ICE, Poll Finds

By Victor Tangermann

A high-ranking retired US Air Force major general who once served as the commander of a lab at a UFO theorists-associated base went missing.
Future Society

Retired Air Force Major General With UFO Connections Disappears in New Mexico

By Victor Tangermann

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Cryptocurrency

Sad! Trump’s Meme Coin Has Turned Into a Total Disaster

By Frank Landymore

Grammarly failed to mention in its apology that the company wasn't just dealing with hundreds of furious writers — it was facing litigation.
Ethics

Grammarly Forgot to Mention Something in Its Giant Apology That Changes the Whole Story

By Victor Tangermann

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Ethics

AI Is Forcing Employees to Work Harder Than Ever

By Frank Landymore

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Artificial Intelligence

Character.AI Still Hasn’t Fixed Its School Shooter Problem We Identified in 2024

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Finance

CEOs Say Yeah, AI Might Be a Bubble, But They’re Gonna Keep Shoveling Money Into the Furnace Because All Their Friends Are

By Joe Wilkins

Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Grammarly's owner Superhuman has announced that the company is "disabling" a feature that impersonated journalists.
Ethics

Grammarly Is Pulling Down Its Explosively Controversial Feature That Impersonates Writers Without Their Permission

By Victor Tangermann

A new music video featuring AI "actress" Tilly Norwood is one of the dingiest and depressing things we've ever seen.
Ethics

The AI-Generated Tilly Norwood Just Dropped the Worst Music Video We’ve Ever Seen

By Victor Tangermann

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Military

US Military Tested Havana Syndrome Weapon on Large Mammals, Whistleblowers Says

By Joe Wilkins

US officials confirmed that the US was responsible for the bloodbath at an Iranian school. It's still investigating whether AI was involved.
Anthropic

US Military Investigating Whether AI Was Involved in Bombing Elementary School in Iran

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers found that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was teeming with an unusually large amount of methanol, a type of alcohol.
James Webb Space Telescope

Please Resist the Urge to Drink the Melted Sludge From 3I/ATLAS

By Victor Tangermann

Anthropic released its latest findings about the "labor market impacts of AI," listing the occupations that are "most exposed."
Anthropic

Anthropic Announces Jobs Most at Risk From AI

By Victor Tangermann

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Ethics

Mother Sues OpenAI for Not Telling Police About Mass Shooter Before Deadly Rampage

By Frank Landymore

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Admits Extensive AI Use Is Wreaking Havoc on Its Core Business

By Frank Landymore

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymos Are a Huge Drain on Public Resources, Government Data Shows

By Joe Wilkins

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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

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Support Group Launches for People Suffering “AI Psychosis”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into “ChatGPT Psychosis”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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