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New AI Chatbot Turns Out to Be One Overworked Guy Answering All the Messages by Hand

"You ask a question, and a person named Tucker reads it, thinks about it, and writes back when awake and motivated." The post New AI Chatbot Turns Out to Be One Overworked Guy Answering All the Messages by Hand appeared first on Futurism.

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New AI Chatbot Turns Out to Be One Overworked Guy Answering All the Messages by Hand

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Flock Employee Quits In Disgust, Saying the Company Is Silencing Protestors

"Make sure that this resistance doesn't become a vote reflected in the vote of the council." The post Flock Employee Quits In Disgust, Saying the Company Is Silencing Protestors appeared first on Futurism.

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Flock Employee Quits In Disgust, Saying the Company Is Silencing Protestors

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New York Times Science

Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores

Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.

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New York Times Science

Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores

National Science Foundation

New NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs will power AI-enabled scientific research across the country

New initiative will accelerate AI-enabled scientific discovery by expanding access to compute for researchers, students and educators through regional partnerships among state and local governments, academic institutions, industry and philanthropy…

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New NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs will power AI-enabled scientific research across the country

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Tech Companies Are Setting Themselves on Fire to Keep Up in the AI Race

But why? The post Tech Companies Are Setting Themselves on Fire to Keep Up in the AI Race appeared first on Futurism.

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Tech Companies Are Setting Themselves on Fire to Keep Up in the AI Race

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Rapper Denies That His Billboard-Charting Song Is AI-Generated

Listeners — and musicians — aren't having it. The post Rapper Denies That His Billboard-Charting Song Is AI-Generated appeared first on Futurism.

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Rapper Denies That His Billboard-Charting Song Is AI-Generated

New York Times Science

Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife

A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

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Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife

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Boomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren’t ...

"Not me, I’m not scrolling past you." The post Boomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren't Real appeared first on Futurism.

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Boomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren’t ...

WIRED Science

How Data Centers Broke American Politics

What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

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WIRED Science

How Data Centers Broke American Politics

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Top Consulting Group PwC Caught Using AI on “Thought Leadership” Report About AI, Resulting in Corporate Document Filled ...

This is just so lazy. The post Top Consulting Group PwC Caught Using AI on "Thought Leadership" Report About AI, Resulting in Corporate Document Filled With Bizarre Hallucinations appeared first on Futurism.

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Top Consulting Group PwC Caught Using AI on “Thought Leadership” Report About AI, Resulting in Corporate Document Filled ...

New York Times Science

Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls

Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.

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Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls

National Science Foundation

NSF stands up 2 Materials Innovation Platforms with $50M investment

The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $50 million in research infrastructure to enable the discovery and development of materials that can withstand extreme conditions, from lightweight composites for better armor to superalloys for…

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National Science Foundation

NSF stands up 2 Materials Innovation Platforms with $50M investment

WIRED Science

The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos

From how galaxies form to the beginnings of the universe, the images from the space telescope are giving cosmologists new data to explore—and theories to build out.

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WIRED Science

The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos

WIRED Science

There Are 2 Eclipses This August. Here’s How to See Them

Everything you need to know about the solar eclipse and lunar eclipse that will occur in August 2026.

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WIRED Science

There Are 2 Eclipses This August. Here’s How to See Them

New York Times Science

Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist

Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.

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Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist