The Atlantic published an essay titled "Welcome to the Slopverse" on November 26, 2025, arguing that generative AI produces multiple coexisting realities rather than simply "hallucinating." The piece,…
A new book by Thomas W. Laqueur, "The Dog's Gaze: A Visual History," argues that dogs in art function as seers of details humans miss, providing a center of consciousness and conscience in paintings. …
Jamir Nazir's short story "The Serpent in the Grove," a regional winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize published on Granta's website, sparked debate over whether it was AI-generated after reade…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a voluntary process for leading AI companies to share certain upcoming models with the federal government for safety testing up to one mon…
The AI-detection tool Pangram has been central to recent high-profile accusations that texts were AI-generated, classifying passages as "AI Generated," "AI Assisted," or "Human Written." The tool has …
On May 30, 2026, The Atlantic reported that autonomous AI agents are increasingly performing tasks like answering emails and generating content, crowding out human-written material online. The publica…
A24 released the feature film **Backrooms**, directed by 20-year-old **Kane Parsons**, expanding his viral YouTube shorts into a studio-backed horror movie starring **Chiwetel Ejiofor** and **Renate R…
A wave of nearly identical AI-generated songs, all titled variations of "Angel Above Me" or "Run Run River," has gone viral on Spotify, TikTok, and iTunes, amassing millions of streams and hitting No.…
A wave of near-identical AI-generated songs, derived from the 2019 track "Angels Above Me" by Stick Figure, has flooded streaming platforms, accruing millions of streams on Spotify and TikTok and reac…
Data centers powering the AI boom have become the most polarizing buildings in America, with 70% of people opposing construction in their community and at least 20 proposed projects canceled due to lo…
AI-generated songs with near-identical names, lyrics, and melodies have flooded streaming platforms, amassing millions of streams on Spotify and TikTok and hitting No. 1 on iTunes in Germany and Austr…
AI-generated writing is increasingly infiltrating everyday communication and professional spaces, from personal texts and work emails to literary magazines and opinion sections, according to an editor…
The Vatican released the encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" on May 25, 2026, urging governments to slow and regulate artificial intelligence development while protecting workers, children, and human con…
First Lady Jill Biden feared President Joe Biden may have been drugged or suffered a stroke during his disastrous June 2024 debate performance, according to her forthcoming memoir. In the book, obtain…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged at a conference hosted by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia that his previous warnings about AI causing mass job loss were incorrect, saying he is "delighted to be …
Spotify launched over 650 narrated long-form magazine articles on Tuesday, available to Premium subscribers within their monthly audiobook allowance or for $1.99 each on the free tier. The curated col…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said this week he was "delighted to be wrong" about his earlier predictions that artificial intelligence would wipe out entry-level white-collar jobs. Speaking at a tech conferen…
Waymo self-driving cars are not racist, according to a review of cited research that found no evidence the vehicles are less able to detect people of color. A widely circulated claim from an Atlantic …
Mainstream media outlets have adopted the alarmist language and crisis framing previously associated with alternative platforms like Zero Hedge and Info Wars, blurring the line between the two categor…
Widespread panic over AI causing mass job loss is misplaced, comparing it to the sudden shock of COVID-19 in February 2020. The author contends that while AI will be transformative, it will not lead t…