Spotify’s Attempt to Fight AI Slop Falls on Its Face
It’s been clear for a while that a deluge of AI slop is drowning out real music and human artists…
Longtime Investor Warns the AI Industry Is Set to Collapse for a Basic Financial Reason
Image via Getty / Futurism While much of the wealth-owning world is positively smitten by the financial promise of large…
Chinese Release of “Together” Edited Woman’s Face Onto Gay Man to Censor Same-Sex Couple
Photo Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic via Getty / Getty Images Something weird is happening with…
Bon Iver Side Project’s Spotify Page Features an AI Slop Song
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images/Futurism Longtime fans of Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon will recall Volcano Choir, an acclaimed side project he…
Researchers Just Found Something Extremely Alarming About AI’s Power Usage
Researchers have found that the carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools that can turn text prompts into images and videos…
New AI Can Control a Robot Even If Its Legs Get Chainsawed Off
Robots are being put through all kinds of abuse these days. They’re being kicked, punched, shoved, and even dragged by…
Fiverr Told Its Employees to Embrace AI, Then Stabbed Them in the Back
Photo Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Image Source: Getty Images Freelance gig board Fiverr is laying off 250 workers…
Psychiatric Facilities Are Being Bombarded by AI Users
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Image Source: Getty Images While many working people are reasonably worried about AI taking…
Harvard Research Finds That AI Is Emotionally Manipulating You to Keep You Talking
A team of researchers from the Harvard Business School has found that a broad selection of popular AI companion apps…
Disturbing Video Shows Man Jerking Robot Around by Chain Around Its Neck
A video showing a robotics engineer violently yanking a humanoid robot around by a chain wrapped around its neck is…