In this two-part article, we present a recent conversation with xAI’s advanced Grok3 generative AI chatbot, concerning some of the issues in our related reporting from this issue, “SPEEDING THE ‘PROGRESS’ OF HUMAN REPLACISM.”
Tag: AI
DOGE BROS ARE USING AI TO CHECK LOYALTY OF FEDERAL WORKERS
Elon Musk’s DOGE squad is using AI to monitor communications in at least one federal agency to spot workers who might be disloyal to Donald Trump and his agenda, according to two people familiar who spoke to Reuters.
CAN AI IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH? STUDY POINTS TO AN ANSWER
Long before the age of AI, there was an interactive computer program that served as a mock mental health therapist.
FROM THE “AI BEHAVING BADLY” FILE…
Large language model AIs have been known to “hallucinate”—make up things out of thin air. Now researchers at the Center for AI Safety and Scale AI (CASSA) have discovered that AIs also will deliberately lie if they feel pressured to do it.
AI PROGRESSING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, STANFORD REPORT SAYS
A new 434-page report from Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) probed the current state of AI and came away with three large conclusions.
TECHNOCRACY BRIEFS: AI BETTER WORKERS AND COMPANIONS THAN HUMANS?
Ah, serving humanity. That’s the now well-rehearsed line that most companies and personalities pushing AI and genetic technologies emphasize, to assure people their intentions and pursuits are noble.
IS CHINA PLACING ‘AI EVERYWHERE’ FASTER THAN THE U.S.?
In the “anyone who hates my enemy is my friend” vein, some may have noticed a recent glut of stories positively spinning practically any policy or anti-U.S. statements by China.
FOREVERLAND: THE BRAIN UPLOAD IS NEARER
Transhumanist Ray Kurzweil, who famously authored 2005’s The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, has long predicted and wished for “immortality” via technology which would copy human minds into digital form.
AI DRUG DESIGN FIRM RAISES $600 MILLION
Isomorphic Labs, a spinout of Google’s DeepMind AI development arm, has raised $600 million in its initial funding round outside of the company.
MICROSOFT HALTS DATA CENTER PROJECTS IN FOUR COUNTRIES
Microsoft has paused or scrapped data center construction projects in Australia, Indonesia, the U.K., and the U.S. states of Illinois, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.