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ChatGPT has falsely accused at least one person of sexual assault and made up fake news articles to back it up — and yes, we're very afraid.
OpenAI

ChatGPT Falsely Accuses Law Professor of Sexual Assault

Nobody deserves this.

NASA astronaut chief Joe Acaba wanted to get three lucky astronauts all in the same meeting to tell them they were Moon-bound. Easier said than done.
Moon

NASA Ran Into Trouble Telling Astronauts They Were Going to the Moon

Planning a Moon mission is nothing compared to planning a meeting, apparently.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that he's worried humans will start falling in love with AIs, using AI chatbot tutors as a prime example.
Google

Former Google CEO Warns That Humans Will Fall in Love With AIs

"What happens when people fall in love with their AI tutor?"

IT company Arthur Grand Technologies is feeling the heat for a racist job listing that it's blaming on a rogue employee. Many don't buy its explanation.
Future Society

Tech Company Accidentally Posts Racist “White-Only” Job Listing, Shrinks Into a Corncob

Yikes.

Elon Musk is, as we all recently learned, hardwired into Twitter's source code — but according to him, this is the first he's hearing of it.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Puzzled to Learn That He’s Hardcoded Into the Twitter Source

"This is the first time I'm learning of this by the way."

Virtual reality technology has failed to capture the imagination or interest of American teens, according to a new survey by investment bank Piper Sandler.
Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Has Utterly Failed to Connect With Teens

They're just not interested.

In a new interview, Daft Punk co-founder Thomas Bangalter admitted that concerns about artificial intelligence led to the timing of the band's breakup.
Artificial Intelligence

Daft Punk Says They Broke Up Partially Over Fear of AI

"The last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023, is a robot."

Clearview AI, maker of AI-powered facial recognition software used widely by US cops, claims to have scraped 30 billion Facebook photos for AI training.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Company Scraped 30 Billion Facebook Photos So Cops Can Facial ID Anyone

"Clearview is a total affront to peoples' rights, full stop, and police should not be able to use this tool."

After Italy banned OpenAI's ChatGPT, a surprising detractor came out of the woodwork — the country's own deputy prime minister. 
OpenAI

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Furious His Regulators Banned ChatGPT

"There has clearly been too much zeal."

Not only does generative AI threaten originality in art, as some argue, it undeniably makes who gets the credit for intellectual property a lot murkier.
Artificial Intelligence

Hollywood Panicking Over the Rise of Generative AI

Film studios are really starting to feel the heat.

Marketing professor Matthew Prince challenged his 80 students to create a viral TikTok video that receives at least one million views before he can.
Future Society

Professor Says He’ll Cancel Final If a Student Makes a Viral Video

Challenge accepted!

The startup Venus Aerospace wants to make use of experimental rotating detonation rocket engines to make the fastest passenger aircraft ever.
Advanced Transport

Company Working on Rocket-Powered Passenger Plane That Goes Mach 9

"How much does the world change if you can get anywhere in an hour?"

Bob Lee, a co-founder of Cash App and the current CPO of cryptocurrency company MobileCoin, has died after being stabbed to death Tuesday night.
Future Society

The Cofounder of Cash App Just Got Murdered

"He was a generous decent human being who didn’t deserve to be killed."

According to an FAA notice, SpaceX could kick off the first orbital test launch of its gigantic Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster next week.
Starship

Get Ready to Soil Your Pantaloons! SpaceX About to Test the Mighty Starship

We could literally be days away from an orbital launch attempt.

New level of parasocial relationships just dropped: Swifties are using AI voice-generation tech as a way to bring Taylor Swift's voice to fake quotes.
Artificial Intelligence

Swifties Are Using AI to Make Taylor Swift Say Nice Things to Them

We have some concerns.

Elon Musk's brain-computer-interface company Neuralink is facing major headwinds in its efforts to kick off human trials for its brain chip dubbed The Link.
Neuroscience and Brain

Neuralink Seems to Be in Quite a Bit of Trouble

The company is facing major headwinds.

So there's a new study that just dropped linking autism with naturally-occurring lithium in the water supply — but as always, there are some major caveats. 
Studies

Let’s Talk About That Study Linking Autism and Lithium in the Water

"It’s an interesting association, but causation is definitely not proven."

The US Military's Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is hoping to deploy deepfakes in disinformation campaigns as part of its psy-op efforts.
Future Society

US Military Caught Figuring Out How to Use Deepfakes for Psy-Op Campaigns

"When it comes to disinformation, the Pentagon should not be fighting fire with fire."

Scientists have detected radio signals from a rocky planet revolving around its star, making it a strong candidate for an exoplanet with an atmosphere.
Exoplanets

Scientists Intrigued by Repeating Signal From Earth-Sized Exoplanet

"I'm seeing this thing that no one has seen happen before."

President Joe Biden is to meet with the scientific advisors today to discuss the "risks and opportunities" of artificial intelligence (AI).
Artificial Intelligence

President Biden Meeting With Advisers to Discuss Explosion in AI

The President will discuss AI "risks and opportunities."