September 22, 2026 1:31 AM
September 22, 2026
People Are Loading Their Writing With Typos to Prove They’re Not AI
Typos used to be glaring eyesores. In the age of AI, they’ve become a sight for sore eyes.…
Record Label Claims That Bizarre AI-Generated “Viking Rappers” Garnering Millions of Views are Real People
An “independent label” in South Carolina is churning out mountains of AI slop featuring AI-generated “viking rappers” —…
Graduating Students Cheer as Steve Wozniak Tell Them Human Intelligence Still Matters
Steve Wozniak did what overpaid commencement speakers across the country have been failing to do: read the room.…
Nintendo Is Completely Ignoring AI and Doing Fine
Do nothing. Win? That’s more less Nintendo’s approach to AI, and the market is rewarding the Japanese video…
Top AI Models Showing Disturbing Behavior as They Become More Advanced
We’ve already seen AI go rogue on numerous occasions. Now, new research suggests that we can expect this…
Fury Explodes at Short Films Using AI to Make Erotica of Women From the 1970s
You’re playing with fire any time you combine AI and filmmaking. But a new collection of AI short…
Scientists Say Huge Dam Blocking the Bering Strait Could Slow Effects of Climate Change
Sea levels are just the start of how climate change will upend the ocean. Rising temperatures are also…
Googling the Word “Disregard” Causes Google’s AI to Return Garbled Chatbot Ramblings
We all know that Google Search has been a dumpster fire ever since it got taken over by…
Hackers Find That Inaudible Sounds Hidden in Podcasts or Random Videos Can Hijack Your AI Voice Chatbot
Imagine this scenario: your algorithm has pulled up a background YouTube video, or maybe a podcast. Unbeknownst to…
Barnes and Noble CEO Says Sure, Why Not Sell AI-Generated Books and Set Our Reputation On Fire?
Barnes & Noble has been making a comeback over the past few years — which is impressive, since…
Insiders at SoftBank Worry Their CEO Is Getting Conned by Sam Altman
The rise of AI is many things: technological, sociological, political, even teleological. But perhaps above all, it’s financial.…
MIT Expert Warns Courts “Will Basically Have to Grind to a Halt” as They’re Overwhelmed by AI-Generated Lawsuits
Data shows that more and more people are self-filing lawsuits with the help of AI chatbots. Experts warn…
Metal Band Releases New Album on N64 Cartridge
Last year saw the highest vinyl record sales since 1984, signaling a strong desire among music enthusiasts to…
Man Explains Why He Shredded Up an AI-Generated Art Exhibit With His Bare Teeth
Last week, a University of Alaska, Fairbanks undergraduate student was detained by police after ripping off pieces of…
Meteorologist Warns That Winter Storm Means Trees Are About to Start Exploding
With a major winter storm about to blast pretty much every US state east of the Rocky Mountains,…
X’s Head of Product One Shotted by Errant Piece of Fried Chicken
If we were a top executive at X-formerly-Twitter, a social media site used by hundreds of millions of…
SpaceX Hit With Back to Back Lawsuits From Workers Who Say They Were Brutally Injured on the Job
SpaceX is facing a one-two punch of personal injury lawsuits after two different workers have sued the Elon…
White House Uses AI to Alter Protester’s Face So That She’s Sobbing, Instead of Looking Brave, During Arrest
The White House published an image on X in which the face of a protester had been altered…
The Ultra-Wealthy Are Demanding to Pay Higher Taxes
The loudest calls for taxing the ultra-rich amid this year’s Davos summit aren’t coming from hooded anarchists or…
Trump’s Other Hand Is Also Now Showing a Grisly Mark
Last year, questions regarding president Donald Trump’s physical health started swirling after photographs showed a large, greenish bruise…
Private Space Station Being Assembled for Launch
The International Space Station is scheduled to be retired in 2030, bringing an end to three decades of…
Astronauts Give Crucial Clue About NASA’s Emergency Space Evacuation
Four astronauts had to cut their mission on board the International Space Station short after a “medical concern”…
Grinning Wolf Tells Little Red Riding Hood That Her Safety Is His Top Priority
A new AI startup formed from the cast-offs of some of the industry’s biggest, most ethically dubious players…
Newspaper Makes Brain-Melting Error in AI-Generated Graphic
The advent of generative AI has turned much of the internet into an unrecognizable flood plain of mind-numbing…