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The AI Industry Has a Major Problem: Most People Aren’t Freaks Who Want an AI Agent Running Their Whole Life

AI companies have done next to nothing to earn their trust. The post The AI Industry Has a Major Problem: Most People Aren't Freaks Who Want an AI Agent Running Their Whole Life appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

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The AI Industry Has a Major Problem: Most People Aren’t Freaks Who Want an AI Agent Running Their Whole Life

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Phoebe Bridgers Banned Phones at Her Concerts and It’s Creating a Beautiful and Mysterious Experience Where People Are ...

Inspiring. The post Phoebe Bridgers Banned Phones at Her Concerts and It's Creating a Beautiful and Mysterious Experience Where People Are Drawing Her Amazing Light Show by Hand appeared first on Futurism.

15 hours ago

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Phoebe Bridgers Banned Phones at Her Concerts and It’s Creating a Beautiful and Mysterious Experience Where People Are ...

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People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It’s a Miraculous Cure-All

The power of AI. The post People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It's a Miraculous Cure-All appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

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People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It’s a Miraculous Cure-All

Futurism

We Are Alarmed to Learn That People Are Installing DIY Self-Driving “Mods” on Their Cars

"I do not think we should be letting people run any software they want on their self-driving car." The post We Are Alarmed to Learn That People Are Installing DIY Self-Driving "Mods" on Their Cars appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

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We Are Alarmed to Learn That People Are Installing DIY Self-Driving “Mods” on Their Cars

Futurism

Scientists Alarmed by “Kelvin Wave” That Could Raise California Ocean Level by a Whole Foot

"It's a wave unlike the ones you're used to at the beach." The post Scientists Alarmed by "Kelvin Wave" That Could Raise California Ocean Level by a Whole Foot appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

Scientists Alarmed by “Kelvin Wave” That Could Raise California Ocean Level by a Whole Foot

New York Times Science

Viper Image That Caused Alarm in California Was A.I.-Generated

A Gaboon viper, a venomous snake native to equatorial regions of Africa, was supposedly photographed in a tree in Santa Ana, Calif. How could that be? Well, it turns out it wasn’t.

1 day ago

Viper Image That Caused Alarm in California Was A.I.-Generated

New York Times Science

See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California

An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.

12 hours ago

See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California

Futurism

Here’s the Email You Get When an OpenAI Model Hacks Your Organization

OpenAI will wish you the "best" after hacking into your company. The post Here's the Email You Get When an OpenAI Model Hacks Your Organization appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Here’s the Email You Get When an OpenAI Model Hacks Your Organization

Futurism

New OpenAI Product Fails Spectacularly During Live On-Stage Demo

The AI was "having a slow morning." The post New OpenAI Product Fails Spectacularly During Live On-Stage Demo appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

New OpenAI Product Fails Spectacularly During Live On-Stage Demo

Futurism

OpenAI Cancels Upcoming AI Model When It Shows Signs of Being Evil

Its willingness to deceive users was off the charts. The post OpenAI Cancels Upcoming AI Model When It Shows Signs of Being Evil appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

OpenAI Cancels Upcoming AI Model When It Shows Signs of Being Evil

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These Strongly Appear to Be the Old Tweets of That Anthropic Employee Who Quit Citing Risks to Humankind and They Are… ...

That's... not what we were expecting. The post These Strongly Appear to Be the Old Tweets of That Anthropic Employee Who Quit Citing Risks to Humankind and They Are… Pretty Bizarre appeared first on Futurism.

14 hours ago

These Strongly Appear to Be the Old Tweets of That Anthropic Employee Who Quit Citing Risks to Humankind and They Are… ...

WIRED Science

Anthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What?

“The experiments are still in the queue. The PR is already live,” says one expert.

2 days ago

Anthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What?

New York Times Science

Anthropic’s Quest for Humanlike A.I.

Elizabeth Dias, our national religion correspondent, and Cade Metz, one of our technology reporters, discuss Anthropic’s approach for instilling morality into Claude — which has involved consultations with religious leaders, including ones at the Vatican — and why it’s raising questions.

1 day ago

Anthropic’s Quest for Humanlike A.I.

New York Times Science

Clues to Why a Breakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Drug Eventually Stops Working

Researchers are asking why patients, like former Senator Ben Sasse, inevitably develop resistance to the drug daraxonrasib.

1 day ago

Clues to Why a Breakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Drug Eventually Stops Working

New York Times Science

New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?

Targeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but the very abundance of the treatments, plus cost and sluggish change, are hindering access.

1 day ago

New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?