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Ghosts of loved ones.

Uncanny AI ‘deathbots’ summon ghosts and commodify grief

AI-powered “deathbots” that simulate deceased individuals are turning remembrance into a commercial…
Car exhaust fumes.

AI data centre boom could add 10 million cars worth of CO2 by 2030

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure could annually add 24 to…
The ascent of AI.

AI will become conscious as a result of evolving human concepts, not fresh tech

Artificial intelligence is on its way to becoming conscious in the same…
Debt on the increase.

Tech giants turn to complex debt instruments as AI spending continues

Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon have collectively spent $112 billion on capital…
Reduced LLM memories.

AI breakthrough compresses chatbot memory without losing accuracy

Researchers at Seoul National University have developed AI technology that compresses the…
AI shows human the door.

AI adoption becomes job requirement as companies fire resistant employees

Corporate giants, including Accenture, are cutting staff who aren’t embracing artificial intelligence…
Deceptive AI.

AI-generated social media posts remain 70-80% detectable despite optimisation

Large language models remain readily distinguishable from human text even after extensive…
Breaking Bad.

Aaron Paul ditches smartphone, warns AI will “completely take over most jobs”

Actor Aaron Paul has given up his smartphone for most daily use,…
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter.

Alex Winter criticises anti-AI activists as “really fucking dumb” amid AI doc plan

Actor and documentarian Alex Winter has criticised much of the anti-AI movement…
Celebrity faces, real and synthetic.

AI-generated celebrity images now indistinguishable from real photos

Artificial intelligence can now generate images of real people that are virtually…