Humanoid Hype Meets Reality: 1X's $20K NEO Home Robot Draws Skepticism, Memes
Initial hype for the 1X NEO cooled after demos showed the robot was still fully tele-operated, sparking skepticism online.
AI Novel Tops Japan's Biggest Fiction Website, Sparking Literary Uproar
An AI-penned romance stormed to No. 1 on Kadokawa’s Kakuyomu site after flooding it with machine-written chapters. Critics warn th...
Telegram Launches Cocoon: A Decentralized AI Network That Pays GPU Owners in Cry...
Telegram founder Pavel Durov unveiled Cocoon—a TON-powered network where GPU owners earn crypto for providing private AI compute.
Senators Introduce Bill to Ban AI Companions for Minors Over Mental Health Fears
The bipartisan GUARD Act would criminalize exploitative AI interactions with children and require companies to disclose when users...
SDNY Judge Denies OpenAI Bid To Strike Authors' Book-Download Claim
Artificial intelligence firms OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic all face copyright lawsuits as courts weigh fair use in AI training.
OpenAI Reveals Over 1 Million ChatGPT Users Discuss Suicide Weekly
OpenAI says it’s strengthening suicide crisis safeguards, but a former researcher says the fixes don’t go far enough.
Humanoid Race Heats Up as 1X Unveils Talking Home Robot Helper NEO
Analysts expect the humanoid and service-robot markets to exceed $300 billion within the next decade as companies continue to forg...
Sam Altman Confronts Backlash Over GPT-5 Rollout, Unveils Expanding Vision Durin...
The OpenAI CEO admitted the company mishandled the GPT-5 upgrade and said adults deserve freer tools.
AI Backlash Is Here: Even Sophisticated Users Are Getting Sick of Tech's Latest...
Forced AI software features are stirring real user frustration, while studies on fatigue are piling up. Is a full-blown revolt in...
Microsoft AI Chief Says No to 'Sex Robots' as Industry Booms
Microsoft's AI boss Mustafa Suleyman nixes erotic development, setting the tech giant apart from rivals exploring romantic chatbot...