Maggie Harrison

That's one way to talk about other human beings. As the writer Elizabeth Weil notes in a new profile of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in New York Magazine, the powerful AI executive has a disconcerting penchant for using the term "median human," a phrase that seemingly equates to a robotic tech bro version of "Average […]

Triple Zuck According to Spotify founder Daniel Ek, there's more than one Mark Zuckerberg than meets the eye. In an interview with Forbes, Ek, a close friend to fellow billionaire and Meta-formerly-Facebook overlord Zuckerberg, explained that Zuck has three very distinct personas — at least in the public's imagination. According to Ek, there's the "The […]

Cruisin' and Bruisin' Autonomous carmaker Cruise started beta-testing its robotaxis in Houston this week — and unfortunately for the company, the beta test didn't get off to a very hot start. As Chron reports, the newly rolled-out self-driving vehicles caused a traffic jam on Monday night when three of the cars slowed to a stop […]

Google's search AI thinks you can melt eggs. Its source? ChatGPT. The complicated case of AI-generated misinformation was first spotted by an X-formerly-Twitter user named Tyler Glaiel, who took to the platform on Monday to share a screenshot of what happened when he typed "can you melt eggs" into Google's search bar. Of course, the […]

Mama's Boy As former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's trial draws nearer, the disgraced Forbes cover star's mother, Stanford law professor Barbara Fried, is holding the line that her son is completely innocent, thanks very much! Bankman-Fried, whose impended criminal trial is due to start on Oct 3, has been accused by both the corpse of […]

It appears that Buzzy the Robot may not be quite enough to save BuzzFeed from its DIY doom. BuzzFeed, Inc.'s stock has been on the downslide for well over a year now, taking a sharp tumble back in December 2021 and failing to recover in a meaningful way since. The company's Nasdaq prices continued to […]

Lonely Island Meta-formerly-Facebook, the Mark Zuckerberg-helmed social media company that continues to shout from the rooftops that its platforms are designed to "help people connect" and "bring people closer together," is marching forward with its solution for reviving declining user numbers: introducing an array of AI-powered chatbots to its services. According to new reporting from […]

Doctor Adams Watch out, New Yorkers — the NYPD's new surveillance bot has officially arrived at a subway platform near you. On Friday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams finally deployed "K5," the NYPD's latest foray into robot-assisted surveillance technology, at the highly-trafficked 42nd Street subway station in Times Square, The New York Times reported […]

Total Mess Houston, we have... so many problems. As Space News reports, NASA has delayed its Mars Sample Return (MSR) effort after an independent review board found several serious issues regarding the mission's timetable, price tag, and technical plans. The return mission, initially slated for 2026, has always been incredibly ambitious. Still, it's remained highly […]

Dealmaking Got a billion dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Harvard's got just the thing. As the Harvard student newspaper The Crimson reports, The Harvard Corporation — the governing body that prides itself on its status as the "oldest corporation in the Western Hemisphere," according to its website — has put the naming rights […]