Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)?
…I don’t think that’s a controversial thing. I get that, but right now there are many people who are skeptical or hostile to AI. When a new tool is introduced…
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Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal
…not be enough to stem the tide of AI slop in everything from high literature to scientific research. If nothing else, the unresolved controversies over this year’s Commonwealth Foundation honors for…
The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones
After limiting the release of its new Mythos-class AI model over concerns about its potential impacts on cybersecurity, Anthropic announced a model upgrade for partners in its limited-access group this…
Streamer IShowSpeed Is Gen Z’s ESPN
…There are so many AI videos and so much AI that’s uprooting everything. It’s scary. It’s one of those things where you just have to adapt. That’s how…
Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think
…But after years of speculation about how generative AI could impact cybersecurity, the news this week ignited controversy about whether a reckoning has really arrived and what it might look like in…
AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body
…In part, that’s because Gen Z sees AI as a thief stealing their careers before they start. Heath thinks that one day we’ll look back at this controversy and marvel…
Momfluencers Are Pitching AI as a Better ‘Coparent’ Than Men
…They post videos like “The AI Assistant That’s Basically My Mom Brain Now” and “How to Use AI as a Mom,” and promote customized prompts or handbooks to moms who “want…
This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men
…Why not make an AI-generated girl using Google Gemini’s Nano Banana Pro and sell bikini photos of her online? But when Sam started posting generic photos of a beautiful, scantily…
There’s Something Very Dark About a Lot of Those Viral AI Fruit Videos
…Predecessors of this AI fruit content include the Italian brainrot characters like Ballerina Cappuccina and Bombardino Crocodilo and the Elsagate controversy. But with these AI fruit miniseries that attempt to follow a…
A Viral YouTube Show About an Unhinged AI Is Hitting Theaters. It’s a Big Test for Hollywood
…Leaks and controversies,” reads another. Below, a sea of memes, fan art, and restless anticipation. The Amazing Digital Circus has been building toward this since Glitch posted the first episode in late…