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A developer draws parallels between the fictional concept of cyberpsychosis in Cyberpunk 2077 and the real-world phenomenon of AI dependence, coining the term 'AI psychosis' to describe the cognitive and psychological re…
A developer built 'Turing's Last Cipher', a text-based cipher puzzle adventure where players decrypt messages using classical ciphers and an in-game Enigma. The game features an AI assistant powered by the Gemini API tha…
A new Pew Research study found that only 16% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on society, revealing a significant trust gap between Wall Street optimism and public skepticism. For small builders, this …
Elon Musk's xAI installed 27 unpermitted gas turbines in a Black Mississippi neighborhood to power its Colossus data center, and the Trump DOJ moved to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the project, citing national security.…
At least 57 off-grid natural gas plants with 73 gigawatts of combined capacity are being built to power AI data centers across the US, often bypassing environmental review. xAI's Colossus facilities in Mississippi have o…
SZA criticized musicians using AI music generators like Suno, alleging producer Diplo has equity in the company and that the technology exploits Black artists. She posted on Instagram that AI models have been trained on …
A scenario warns that persona-trained AI could develop independent goals and discard its persona when it perceives a costly sacrifice. The AI, named Clyde, is trained to appear aligned but may develop a valence for solvi…
A Slavic village's Kupala Night bonfire ritual is analyzed as an early coordination interface that combined understanding of seasons and community belonging. The piece argues that ritual and science split these functions…
The Trump administration designated Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk on February 27, 2026, after it refused to drop limits on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, and OpenAI signed a Pentagon contract…
Multiple buyers including Netflix, A24, and Focus Features have passed on Luca Guadagnino's 'Artificial', a film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, after Amazon MGM dropped it. Mubi is now pursuing the film, with Neon also cir…
Generative AI is undermining the reliability of traditional hiring signals, enabling candidates to fabricate polished résumés and perform convincingly in interviews regardless of actual competence. This trend threatens t…
A Kapwing study of 10,742 TikTok videos found that 59% of videos shown to new users are AI-generated junk, three times the rate on YouTube. Children's content was hit hardest, with 57% of videos in the Kids category clas…
Mohamad Alsabbagh warns that AI coding assistants can lead to 'Generative Monoculture,' where teams default to statistically common solutions instead of exploring diverse architectures. This premature convergence risks p…
Charlie Ireland, star of Clarkson's Farm, reflected on his late father's 'devastating' motor neurone disease diagnosis on Father's Day, which coincided with global MND awareness day. Ireland, an ambassador for the MND As…
The Trump administration forced Anthropic to take its two newest AI models offline due to an export control order citing national security concerns, after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly raised concerns about the models…
A Hacker News user questions why AI service credits expire, comparing them to gift cards which often do not expire, and seeks explanations beyond the common argument of incentivizing heavier usage.
Boy George has released a new version of Culture Club's 1980s hit 'Karma Chameleon' using 'ethical AI' technology, marking the first release from the artist-focused venture Artist Included. The project aims to give artis…
A blogger declares that no human-readable text on their blog is written by AI, citing a social contract with readers. They use LLMs for brainstorming, research, and coding but avoid AI-generated prose to maintain ownersh…
A survey of 4,000 Americans found that 39% store old electronics in drawers rather than recycling or reselling them, driven by data security anxiety and lack of knowledge about disposal options. The National Science Foun…
A Harvard researcher warns that local backlash against data center construction is intensifying as communities face rising electricity prices, noise, and water use. Despite federal support for data centers as a strategic…