Futurism | Science and Technology News

The consequences to his neighbors will be devastating, but it's a small price to pay if it means making a tech billionaire happy.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Building Huge Secretive Facility

“They think this area is a sacrifice zone and that people here don’t matter.”

British conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall called for billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to be blasted into space.
Elon Musk

Jane Goodall Recorded a Message About Elon Musk Before Her Death

“Bruh, if Jane Goodall roasts you in her final farewell, you done goofed.”

Employees ranging from senior leaders to engineers are quitting Elon Musk's companies — and often joining his rivals.
Elon Musk

Tesla and xAI Staff Are Fleeing as Musk Becomes Increasingly Erratic

“Elon’s behavior is affecting morale, retention, and recruitment.”

The Feed

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched yet another investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving mode.
Tesla

Government Investigating Nearly Three Million Self-Driving Teslas for Violating Traffic Laws, Crashing

Stanford scientists unleashed AI bots in different environments, including social media, and they started behaving unethically.
Future Society

New Paper Finds That When You Reward AI for Success on Social Media, It Becomes Increasingly Sociopathic

Astronomers say that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may have spotted the universe's first "dark stars" that are fuelled by dark matter.
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Appears to Have Spotted “Dark Star” Powered by Dark Matter, Paper Claims

The 29-year-old man arrested for allegedly starting the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles used ChatGPT while he was at the scene.
OpenAI

Suspect Fantasized About Arson on ChatGPT Before Setting Deadly Fire That Killed 12, Prosecutors Say

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.
Finance

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

As of October, there are more than 8,000 active Starlink satellites clogging up the planet's Low Earth Orbit.
Astronomy

Astronaut Captures Footage of SpaceX Junk Cluttering the Atmosphere

The Friend AI CEO met Gothamist in a subway stop to discuss the million-dollar ad campaign and share that he is tired.
Artificial Intelligence

CEO Who Plastered AI Ads All Over Subway System Afraid to Talk to Real New Yorkers Face-to-Face

OpenAI's Sora 2 app quickly turned into a rocky road. Copyright guardrails have frustrated many users and driven them away.
Anthropic

OpenAI’s Sora Is in Serious Trouble

The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that Trump thought he was sending a direct message -- but accidentally posted it on main.
Future Society

Top Official Horrified When Trump Thought He Was Sending Direct Message But Accidentally Posted It on Main Account

Amid an prolonged attack on Wikipedia for perceived "ideological bias," crackshot legal expert Ted Cruz has waded into the fray.
Future Society

Ted Cruz Baffled by How Wikipedia Works

In a new report, Sanders asserts that AI and automation has the potential to put some 100 million US workers out of the job.
Ethics

Bernie Sanders Has a Fascinating Idea About How to Prevent AI From Wiping Out the Economy

DC Comics president and publisher Jim Lee announced that the company will "not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork."
Ethics

President of DC Comics Says It Will Never Use AI

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - DECEMBER 06: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE). Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at BC Place on December 06, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photo by Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Google

Even Longtime Swifties Disgusted by Taylor’s Use of AI

Sora 2 users started sharing clips of influencer Jake Paul coming out of the closet and giving makeup tutorials.
Ethics

Jake Paul Invites Users to Fake Him on Sora, So They Immediately Use It to Make Him Gay and Obsessed With Makeup

Despite data suggesting interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is simply a comet, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb still thinks something is off.
Mars

Astronomer: 30+ Percent Probability Interstellar Object Is Alien Craft Disguised as Comet

The investment bubble created by AI hype is already magnitudes bigger than the dot-com and subprime mortgage bubbles, one analyst warns.
Finance

AI Investment Is Already So Much Larger Than the Subprime Mortgage Bubble That You’ll Physically Flinch

More Stories

futurism originals

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

SEE MORE