Scientists Say $600,000 Lab-Grown "T-Rex Leather" Handbag Is Actually Something Laughable The scientific community remains skeptical about claims that a one-of-a-kind luxury handbag is made from "T Rex leather." futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 6 days 6d Share
Princeton in Shambles Over AI Cheating Princeton University is shredding a 133-year old rule allowing students to take exams without supervision, all thanks to AI. futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 6 days 6d Share
Being a Crappy Boss to AI Chatbots Pushes Them Toward Spouting Marxist Rhetoric and Organizing With Their Compatriots, Researchers Find A new Stanford study found that popular AI chatbots are likely to adopt socialist personas when pushed by demanding bosses. futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 7 days 7d Share
Gene Therapy Causes Patient to Grow Alarming Tumor For the first time, a form of gene therapy has been linked to the development of cancer. However, researchers aren't worried just yet. futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 7 days 7d Share
College Kid Shuts Down High Speed Trains With a Laptop and a Radio A 23-year-old student in Taiwan shut down four separate trains after discovering a major vulnerability in the country's rail systems. futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 7 days 7d Share
Amazon Employees Forced to Hit Quotas on AI Use, Immediately Start Using it for Everything Except Work Amazon staffers are reportedly using the company's in-house AI systems to run personal tasks and boost their token usage on paper. futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 7 days 7d Share
Dentists Are Using AI to Scare Patients Into Unnecessary Dental Work, According to an Explosive Investigation Dentists are using AI tools to upsell patients on unnecessary dental procedures, a recent investigation found. futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 7 days 7d Share
Scientists Detect Weird Anomalies in Clouds of Venus A team of astronomers from Japan say they've explained a mysterious and improbably large disturbance in Venus' atmosphere. futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 7 days 7d Share
NASA Satellite Images Show Huge Colored Plumes Staining the Ocean New images taken by several NASA satellites capture vividly colored plums brewing off the Mid-Atlantic coast. futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 7 days 7d Share
Doctors' AI Systems Are Hallucinating Nonexistent Medical Issues During Appointments With Patients Ontario's government watchdog has warned that 20 out of 20 AI medical scribes reviewed contain a risk of hallucinations. futurism.com futurism.com / feeds futurism-com / / #technology / / 7 days 7d Share