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OpenAI Wargaming Response in Case of Public Revolt After Catastrophic AI Disaster

Everything's on the table. The post OpenAI Wargaming Response in Case of Public Revolt After Catastrophic AI Disaster appeared first on Futurism.

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OpenAI Wargaming Response in Case of Public Revolt After Catastrophic AI Disaster

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Sacked OpenAI Insiders Say the Company Is Firing Anyone Who Warns What’s Really Going On

If there ever was a culture of safety, it's being replaced by a culture of fear. The post Sacked OpenAI Insiders Say the Company Is Firing Anyone Who Warns What's Really Going On appeared first on Futurism.

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Sacked OpenAI Insiders Say the Company Is Firing Anyone Who Warns What’s Really Going On

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Mathematicians React With Fury as OpenAI Releases Hundreds of New AI-Generated Proofs

"We reject OpenAI's assertion that this release advances our subject." The post Mathematicians React With Fury as OpenAI Releases Hundreds of New AI-Generated Proofs appeared first on Futurism.

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Mathematicians React With Fury as OpenAI Releases Hundreds of New AI-Generated Proofs

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AI Bubble Teetering on the Brink as OpenAI Admits to Massive Financial Failure in Leaked Documents

A $20 billion setback. The post AI Bubble Teetering on the Brink as OpenAI Admits to Massive Financial Failure in Leaked Documents appeared first on Futurism.

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AI Bubble Teetering on the Brink as OpenAI Admits to Massive Financial Failure in Leaked Documents

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OpenAI Says Teens Can Talk About Suicide for Hours Before ChatGPT Will Notify Parents

New safety features, same alarming conversations. The post OpenAI Says Teens Can Talk About Suicide for Hours Before ChatGPT Will Notify Parents appeared first on Futurism.

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OpenAI Says Teens Can Talk About Suicide for Hours Before ChatGPT Will Notify Parents

New York Times Science

‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release

Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed.

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New York Times Science

‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release

New York Times Science

OpenAI Releases Findings on 377 Math Problems, Further Roiling Field

After a previous solution angered mathematicians, the company characterized the new release as being more responsive to concerns about A.I. disrupting research.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

OpenAI Releases Findings on 377 Math Problems, Further Roiling Field

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Meta Won’t Say If It Violates Its Policies to Upload AI-Generated Videos of Sobbing Little Children Begging for Likes and ...

"You don't have enough followers and shares on your videos," the officer explains. "If the person watching this video follows and shares, then you will be free." The post Meta Won't Say If It Violates Its Policies to Upload AI-Generated Videos of Sobbing Little Children Begging for Likes and Follows ...

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Meta Won’t Say If It Violates Its Policies to Upload AI-Generated Videos of Sobbing Little Children Begging for Likes and ...

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The First Fully AI-Generated Movie to Receive an MPA Rating Is Making a Push for an Academy Award, But We Wouldn’t Hold ...

Coming to a theater near you. The post The First Fully AI-Generated Movie to Receive an MPA Rating Is Making a Push for an Academy Award, But We Wouldn't Hold Our Breath appeared first on Futurism.

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The First Fully AI-Generated Movie to Receive an MPA Rating Is Making a Push for an Academy Award, But We Wouldn’t Hold ...

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Meta Took More Than 48 Hours to Remove AI-Generated Facebook Videos of Graphic Child Abuse, Including a Baby Roasting in ...

Meta is making it clear: it doesn't care about AI-generated child abuse videos on its platforms. The post Meta Took More Than 48 Hours to Remove AI-Generated Facebook Videos of Graphic Child Abuse, Including a Baby Roasting in an Oven appeared first on Futurism.

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Meta Took More Than 48 Hours to Remove AI-Generated Facebook Videos of Graphic Child Abuse, Including a Baby Roasting in ...

WIRED Science

Life Is Asymmetric. The Scientists Who Figured Out Why Won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai designed chemical reactions producing only one of the two mirror-image forms of a molecule—an important finding for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other biological substances.

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Life Is Asymmetric. The Scientists Who Figured Out Why Won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

WIRED Science

A Scientist Working on the ‘IceCube’ Neutrino Detector Explains the Nobel Prize–Winning Technology

“Detecting a neutrino is like looking for a needle in a haystack,” says Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez, who breaks down why researchers are looking for the cosmic particles under the Antarctic ice.

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A Scientist Working on the ‘IceCube’ Neutrino Detector Explains the Nobel Prize–Winning Technology

WIRED Science

The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light

Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.

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The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light

New York Times Science

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai

The Nobel Committee recognized Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for solving a century-old mystery about molecules with mirror images. Their work is crucial for pharmaceuticals and carries clues to the origins of life.

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai

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Finland Orders Google to Suspend New Data Centers After Contractors Pave Over Protected Forests

A company spokesperson admitted they have "fallen short of our own high standards." The post Finland Orders Google to Suspend New Data Centers After Contractors Pave Over Protected Forests appeared first on Futurism.

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Finland Orders Google to Suspend New Data Centers After Contractors Pave Over Protected Forests

WIRED Science

A Startup Has a Plan to Make Water From Air Using Data Centers’ Waste Heat

Atoco’s new machines use specialized materials that can harvest water from some of the driest air on Earth without using electricity.

2 days ago

A Startup Has a Plan to Make Water From Air Using Data Centers’ Waste Heat

WIRED Science

NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public

The data drop includes photographs, audio, video, and astronauts’ notes that will be used to study the moon and prepare for future human missions.

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NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public

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Influencers Are Promoting Cheap Dupes of Meta AI Glasses that Don’t Have the “Annoying Blinking Light” When They Record

"I'm recording you right now and you probably can't even tell, because these don't have that annoying blinking light." The post Influencers Are Promoting Cheap Dupes of Meta AI Glasses that Don't Have the "Annoying Blinking Light" When They Record appeared first on Futurism.

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Influencers Are Promoting Cheap Dupes of Meta AI Glasses that Don’t Have the “Annoying Blinking Light” When They Record