New AI report From Anthropic Predicts “Deskilling” Is Coming

Anthropic has released its fourth Economic Index report, revealing unexpected insights about how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workforce. While many have envisioned a future where AI handles all tasks and humans simply relax, the reality appears far more nuanced, with significant implications for workers across all industries. The report identifies coding as the first … Read more

Ben Affleck side eyes people who use AI for Companionship

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon recently joined Joe Rogan to discuss their new film, but the conversation took an unexpected turn when the topic of artificial intelligence came up. While much of the discussion during the podcast episode centered on the future of filmmaking, Affleck had some particularly pointed thoughts about people who use AI … Read more

AI user Trauma Dumped On Darth Vader, And Got Fired As His Apprentice As A Result

The rise of artificial intelligence companions has created unexpected emotional support networks for millions of users worldwide. Among the most popular platforms, Character.ai allows users to engage with digital recreations of fictional characters, historical figures, and original personas. While many turn to these chatbots for entertainment or casual conversation, others find themselves sharing deeply personal … Read more

MAGA Influencers Revolt After Republican Lawmaker Moves to Limit AI Chip Sales to China

A bitter internal clash has erupted within Republican ranks as prominent pro-Trump voices launch attacks against Rep. Brian Mast over his proposed legislation targeting artificial intelligence chip exports to China. According to sources, the Florida congressman, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the AI Overwatch Act to establish new congressional oversight on sales … Read more

Open AI CEO Claimed He was Doing It Because He loves it – turns out he also had an indirect stake AND secretly owned OpenAI Startup Fund

When Sam Altman testified before Congress about artificial intelligence regulation, he presented himself as a different kind of tech CEO. Asked about his compensation, the OpenAI chief executive offered a striking response. “I make, no. I’m paid enough for health insurance, I have no equity in OpenAI,” Altman told Senator John Kennedy. When the senator … Read more

xAI Ran Secret Tests Where AI Pretended to Be Human Employees Inside the Company

In a development that sounds like science fiction, xAI has been quietly testing AI agents as virtual employees within its own organization, according to engineer Sulaiman Ghori. The company didn’t announce the experiment to its staff, leading to peculiar moments when human employees tried to collaborate with colleagues who didn’t actually exist. “We started testing … Read more

AI Is Already Eating Its Own Output and Breaking Down

Oxford University Professor Michael Wooldridge has raised significant concerns about artificial intelligence systems consuming their own outputs, a phenomenon that leads to what researchers call “model collapse.” In discussing recent research co-authored by his colleague Yarin Gal at Oxford, Wooldridge explained a troubling experiment involving large language models. “They took a large language model which … Read more

China’s Space X Knock Off Fails to Launch After $100B Investment

China’s ambitious attempt to replicate SpaceX’s revolutionary reusable rocket technology has hit a wall, with two high-profile recovery failures occurring within 20 days of each other in late 2025. Sources state that despite massive investments and national backing, the country’s aerospace program continues to struggle with the technical challenges that SpaceX mastered years ago. On … Read more

Number 1 App in China is the “Are you Dead’ App meant to notify relatives when a loved one passes

A simple app with a morbid premise has become China’s most downloaded paid application, tapping into growing anxieties about solo living in one of the world’s most populated nations. “Are You Dead?” launched in May 2025 with a straightforward function: users must check in every 48 hours by tapping a button on their screen. Miss … Read more

Court Annuls Marriage in Netherlands Over ChatGPT Speech

A Dutch couple’s wedding has been declared legally invalid after a court determined that their officiant used an artificial intelligence chatbot to generate the ceremony script. The pair from Zwolle, Netherlands, exchanged vows in April 2025, but their union was officially annulled on January 7, 2026, when it came to light that the person conducting … Read more