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Futurism

Devious Prankster Posts Real Monet Painting, Tells People It’s AI-Generated, and Watches the Chaos Unfold

"Please describe, in as much detail as possible, what makes this inferior to a real Monet painting." The post Devious Prankster Posts Real Monet Painting, Tells People It's AI-Generated, and Watches the Chaos Unfold appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

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Devious Prankster Posts Real Monet Painting, Tells People It’s AI-Generated, and Watches the Chaos Unfold

Futurism

Last Time an El Niño Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People

"It was arguably the worst environmental disaster to ever befall humanity." The post Last Time an El Niño Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

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Last Time an El Niño Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People

Futurism

The AI Industry Is Secretly Powered by Homeless People

Companies like Mercor are ushering in a new Wild West with no standards. The post The AI Industry Is Secretly Powered by Homeless People appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

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The AI Industry Is Secretly Powered by Homeless People

WIRED Science

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

There are no confirmed cases in the US, but 41 people who were potentially exposed to the Andes virus are in quarantine or being monitored for symptoms.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

New York Times Science

16 More People in the U.S. Are Being Monitored for Hantavirus, C.D.C. Says

They were passengers on a plane to Johannesburg with an infected Dutch woman who later died.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

16 More People in the U.S. Are Being Monitored for Hantavirus, C.D.C. Says

WIRED Science

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it's ready to start testing those returning to the US after a cruise outbreak.

2 days ago

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

Futurism

OpenAI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and Google

AI companies are tech companies — and they're vacuuming up your most personal secrets. The post OpenAI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and Google appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

OpenAI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and Google

Futurism

Four Financial Journalists Accused of Being Fake AI-Generated Puppets That Shill Crypto in Forbes, HuffPost, and More

Oops! The post Four Financial Journalists Accused of Being Fake AI-Generated Puppets That Shill Crypto in Forbes, HuffPost, and More appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

Four Financial Journalists Accused of Being Fake AI-Generated Puppets That Shill Crypto in Forbes, HuffPost, and More

Futurism

Meta Employee Attacks Zuckerberg for Collecting Every Employee Keystroke

“But zooming out, I don’t want to live in a world where humans — employees or otherwise — are exploited for their training data." The post Meta Employee Attacks Zuckerberg for Collecting Every Employee Keystroke appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

Meta Employee Attacks Zuckerberg for Collecting Every Employee Keystroke