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Ethics

Mourning Women Say OpenAI Killed Their AI Boyfriends

“OpenAI, please feel free to toss yourself off the nearest cliff at your earliest convenience.”

AI data centers in the US are spiking nearby customers electricity bills and bringing other unexpected costs.
Climate Change

AI Data Centers Are Skyrocketing Regular People’s Energy Bills

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Altman and tech leaders from Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CoreWeave testified about the global artificial intelligence race and how the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
OpenAI

Former OpenAI Employee Horrified by How ChatGPT Is Driving Users Into Psychosis

“Believe me when I say: the things that ChatGPT has been telling users are probably worse than you think.”

The Feed

Canadian Moon astronaut Jeremy Hansen told Ars Technica that he's hoping to "take a very short nap on the pad."
Moon

Astronaut Traveling to Moon Next Year Says He’s Hoping to Take a “Short Nap” on the Launch Pad

Elon Musk boasted that his "Optimus" humanoid robots will reach Mars and explore its surface by the end of next year.
Future Society

Elon’s Robots Will Quickly Become Dead Husks on Mars, Expert Warns

Chinese scientists tested a provocative military scenario: the effects of three rapid nuclear strikes on the same target.
Military

Chinese Military Investigates What Would Happen If They Shot the Same Target With Three Rapid-Fire Nuclear Missiles

Astronomers said they had found "undepleted phosphine," a molecule associated with life, on Earth in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf.
Exobiology

Astronomers Startled to Spot Abundance of “Biosignature” Molecules in a Failed Star’s Atmosphere

New Yorkers appear to have plenty of reasons to ridicule and criticize AI startup Friend's latest offering.
Future Society

AI “Friend” Startup Overwhelmed With Hatred

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OpenAI

Horrific Sora 2 Video Shows Sam Altman Grilling a Dead Pikachu

Famed sci-fi author and tech journalist Cory Doctorow has a spectacularly grim warning about the coming AI-fueled economic disaster.
Investing

Cory Doctorow Says the AI Industry Is About to Collapse

Roomba maker iRobot cofounder Rodney Brooks argued that Musk's vision of an Optimus robot-filled future is "pure fantasy thinking."
Robots and Machines

Cofounder of Roomba Maker Says Elon Musk Is in for a Terrible Surprise With Humanoid Robots

The multinational IT firm has laid off 11,000 employees as part of a $865 million plan to "upskill" its "reinventors."
Future Society

Accenture CEO Says It’s Sacking Employees Who Won’t Embrace AI

New safety data suggests that Waymo's robotaxis are astonishingly safe — perhaps far safer than we give them credit for.
Mass Transit

New Data Shows Waymos Are So Safe That It’s Almost Comical

Italian movie producer Andrea Iervolino unveiled what he claims will be the first film directed entirely by an AI entity.
Artificial Intelligence

Producer Announces New Movie Will Be Directed by an AI Entity

The White House's Office of Management and Budget is looking into tearing NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery into pieces to move it to Texas.
Future Society

White House Investigates Whether to Chop Space Shuttle Discovery Into Pieces

The once favored in-home fitness company is putting pedal to the metal to carve out their own lane in the AI race.
Artificial Intelligence

Peloton Announces Pivot to AI, Jacks Up Price

The launch of Sora 2 has mostly been a showcase of its ability to generate caricatures of Sam Altman in bizarre scenarios.
OpenAI

Sora 2 Is Generating Videos That Brutally Mock Sam Altman

Bay Area cops were on the look out for drunk drivers — and were probably disappointed to pull over a driverless Waymo instead.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Police Pull Over Waymo to Check for Drunk Driving

The "AI Actress" called Tilly Norwood was slammed by actors across the industry after its creator claimed it was being "signed" by agents.
Artificial Intelligence

Creator of “AI Actress” Responds to Near-Universal Backlash

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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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