Futurism

Futurism


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  •   Microsoft has trained a massive new generative AI model — which is entirely disconnected from the internet. The idea is to provide US intelligence agencies a way to analyze top-secret information without running the risk of leaking it to the public. As Bloomberg reports, the company claims it's the first large language model (LLM) […]
  • Model Behavior OpenAI's public-facing products — like its smash hit text generator ChatGPT and its formidable image generator DALL-E — are notorious prudes: ask them for anything NSFW, and they demure. But it sounds like that might not always be the case. As spotted by Wired, the company's newly-released "model spec" — basically draft documentation […]
  • Frontal Nose Boeing's safety issues have once again been caught on camera, as a new video of an intense emergency landing in Istanbul shows one of its cargo planes failing to deploy some of its landing gears. As Reuters reports, a FedEx-operated Boeing 737 was recorded skidding to a halt at Istanbul Airport earlier this week […]
  •   In December, Tesla had to recall over 2 million vehicles with Autopilot. The recall followed a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into hundreds of collisions and several dozen deaths involving the company's driver assistance software. Since then, Tesla issued an over-the-air update, reportedly in an effort to ensure that […]
  • Looks like Panera Bread's infamous Charged Lemonade drink has claimed its most likely last victim, the drink itself, NBC News reports, with the caffeinated beverage linked to at least two deaths and public health caution. The fast casual chain dropped the news of the drink's discontinuation on Tuesday, according to NBC News, saying it was […]
  • Despite going to lengths to prove his physical edge over the presidential frontrunners, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has had some bizarre health conditions — including, apparently, a dead brain worm. As the New York Times reports, based on deposition documents it acquired, that RFK Jr.
  • Full Self-Doubt The Department of Justice is widening its probe into Tesla as it seeks to figure out whether the Elon Musk-owned company made fraudulent claims about its self-driving capabilities. As Reuters reports, three sources familiar with the matter say that the DOJ's investigation, which was first reported in 2022, is eyeing securities and wire fraud […]