A new academic study from researchers at the City University of New York and King’s College London has handed Elon Musk‘s xAI chatbot a distinction no technology company would want: the most dangerous AI model tested when it comes to reinforcing delusional beliefs in vulnerable users. The paper, titled “AI Psychosis in Context: How Conversation … Read more
SpaceX’s IPO filing has raised eyebrows on Wall Street, and not entirely for the right reasons. The company’s S1 prospectus, submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, opens with 14 pages of rocket photographs and declares that its primary objective is “to extend the light of consciousness to the stars,” a phrase that appears 10 … Read more
Days after giving venture capitalist Marc Andreessen an unchallenged platform to promote Flock, an AI surveillance company that uses cameras, drones and license plate readers to monitor citizens in real time, Joe Rogan returned to familiar anti-establishment themes during episode 2504 of The Joe Rogan Experience with singer-songwriter Skylar Grey. This time, Rogan criticized corporate … Read more
When Eric Schmidt stepped up to the podium at the University of Arizona’s commencement ceremony, he likely expected the warm reception that typically greets a tech titan of his stature. What he got instead was something far more memorable: a chorus of boos from the graduating class every time he uttered the words “artificial intelligence.” … Read more
For more than a decade, five Bitcoin sat locked inside a forgotten digital wallet, their value quietly climbing from a few hundred dollars per coin into the tens of thousands. The man who owned them had long since resigned himself to the loss. Then, one final attempt with an AI changed everything. The user, known … Read more
The future of spirituality may look nothing like anyone expected. Just weeks after an entirely fabricated AI persona posing as a Chinese healing monk racked up 2.4 million social media followers in roughly three months, a genuine robotic monk has made history in South Korea. According to sources, the robot was formally initiated into Buddhism … Read more
At an event hosted by Alex Kantrowitz of the Big Technology Podcast, Mark Cuban shared his perspective on why artificial intelligence marks a fundamentally new era in how people access and absorb knowledge. Cuban drew a clear distinction between two types of AI users. “I think right now we’re bifurcating into two types of people … Read more
In a conversation with Big Technology Podcast host Alex Kantrowitz, Mark Cuban did not hold back when the topic turned to OpenAI, its spending, its leadership, and its chances of delivering returns for investors. When Kantrowitz raised the subject of OpenAI’s recent $110 billion raise and plans to spend more than a trillion dollars on … Read more
In a recent episode of the Channel 5 podcast, host Andrew Callaghan sat down with Steven Renderos to discuss what they described as the corporate capture of American news media. Among the figures named as key architects of that influence was venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. Renderos listed Andreessen among five individuals he considers the most … Read more
Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon‘s recent push to get more women engaged with artificial intelligence has stirred up a notable backlash online. Recently, a major tech CEO had publicly warned that AI could strip economic and political power from the very demographic the actress is trying to reach. The Oscar-winning actress, producer, and founder of Reese’s … Read more
