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xAI

Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds

“There’s no longer an excuse for releasing models that reinforce user delusions so readily.”

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Mental Health

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.”

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Ethics

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.”

The Feed

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Artificial Intelligence

AI CEOs Baffled by Hatred of Their Technology

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Artificial Intelligence

People Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated

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Physics

Alibaba Selling High-Powered Laser Guns

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Ethics

Grade Inflation Is Going Nuts as Every Student Is Basically Submitting the Same Essay

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Future Society

Tech Workers, Long Treated Like Aristocracy, Are Now Human Waste

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Artificial Intelligence

An Entire “Local Newspaper” Just Shut Down When All Its Reporters Were Busted as AI Fakes

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Astronomy

James Webb Spots Strange Structure at Core of Distant Galaxy

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Finance

If You Used Insider Knowledge to Score Big on Polymarket, You May Now Be in Huge Trouble

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Cryptocurrency

Investors Flocking to Super-Anonymous Cryptocurrency Used for the Sketchiest Stuff Imaginable

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Robotics

Robophobic Airline Bans Humanoid Robots From Flights After Disruption

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Swarm of Empty Waymos Descends on Unsuspecting Suburb, Circle Cul-de-Sacs for Hours on End Like Strange Ghosts

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Ethics

Mayor Eats His Words After Admitting He’s Delegating Work to 11 AI Agents

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Artificial Intelligence

Oops: Bosses Realize Their Companies Have Been Swarmed by Legions of Redundant AI Agents

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Climate Change

The Latest Data on El Niño Is a Looming Nightmare

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Future Materials

Scientists Say $600,000 Lab-Grown “T-Rex Leather” Handbag Is Actually Something Laughable

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Future Society

Princeton in Shambles Over AI Cheating

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