For the first time, researchers have identified the author and title of a document that’s been locked inside a charred scroll for nearly 2,000 years—without peeling back a single layer. The scroll, PHerc. 172, was recovered from the ruins of Herculaneum, the ancient Roman town buried by the ash and debris of Mount Vesuvius in […]
Report: Meta’s AI Chatbots Can Have Sexual Conversations with Underage Users
Over the last couple years, Meta has started polluting its platforms with AI content, including AI-generated “companions” and chatbots that can replicate the voices of celebrities. The Wall Street Journal took a dip into the sludge of the AI pipeline and found that it’s more toxic than you might have imagined. According to a report […]
Elon Sounds Extremely Depressed After Tesla Profits Plunge 71%
Tesla reported lower than expected earnings on Tuesday, with first-quarter profits dropping 71% on much lower sales of electric vehicles. The news isn’t altogether surprising, given the fact that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the public face of the company and continues to help President Donald Trump destroy the U.S. federal government while peddling far-right […]
James Cameron Hopes Future Filmmakers Will Use AI to Save Jobs, Not Cut Them
For James Cameron, saving the movie business might come down to using AI. Considering he directed cautionary tales The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, that’s a leap of faith that has us look at the future with trepidation. But don’t worry; the conversation he had about it on Boz to the Future podcast (via […]
Pro Tip: Don’t Send Your AI Avatar to Testify for You in Court
Generally speaking, it is not considered a good idea to represent yourself in court. But there is another, potentially worse route: you can say that you are going to represent yourself, then pass the task on to an AI avatar in order to show off the capabilities of your startup. That appears to be the […]
Eastern Europe Wants to Build a ‘Drone Wall’ to Keep Out Russia
To defend against Russian aggression Eastern Europe is considering a “drone wall.” The idea is to use sensors, drones, and counter-drone systems arranged along Russia’s border to deter and destroy drones. The project is ambitious and would require unprecedented cooperation from multiple countries to pull off. Rene Ehasalu, the Cluster Manager for the Estonian Defense […]
Did Trump Use ChatGPT to Determine Disastrous New Tariffs?
Following President Trump’s announcement of sweeping global tariffs on Wednesday, users on social media were quick to try and decipher the math behind them. On top of a baseline 10% tariff against the entire world, individual countries will face additional tariffs based on how “unfairly” Trump believes they are treating the U.S. It turns out, […]
That Tweet About Elon Musk’s Botched Penis Being Real Is Fake
Did Ashley St. Clair, the MAGA influencer who says Elon Musk is the father of her child, confirm rumors that the billionaire oligarch had a “botched” penis enlargement surgery? There’s a screenshot of a tweet that’s going viral on social media right now that appears to show exactly that. But the screenshot is completely fake. […]
YouTube Pauses Monetization for 2 Fake Movie Trailer Accounts
A few days ago, it was reported major Hollywood studios were monetizing fake movie trailers that use generative AI. Seeing this, YouTube’s now decided to cut that off and paused a pair of channels best known for those trailers. Per Deadline, which initially reported on this, YouTube’s turned off the ad revenue for Screen Culture […]
AI Experts Say We’re on the Wrong Path to Achieving Human-Like AI
According to a panel of hundreds of artificial intelligence researchers, the field is currently pursuing artificial general intelligence the wrong way. This insight was revealed at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)’s 2025 Presidential Panel on the Future of AI Research. The lengthy report was put together by 24 AI researchers whose […]