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Voracious AI Data Centers Met With Backlash Around the Globe

Communities blame power outages, water shortages on tech giants' facilities

(Newser) - As the race to build artificial intelligence accelerates, data centers are springing up worldwide, sparking backlash from Ireland to Mexico over blackouts, water shortages, and secrecy, the New York Times reports. More than half the world's 1,244 largest data centers now operate outside the United States, with hundreds...

Turns Out ChatGPT Isn't Bad at Picking Powerball Numbers

Michigan woman let AI select her entries, wins $100K jackpot

(Newser) - A Michigan woman credits artificial intelligence for her $100,000 Powerball win. Tammy Carvey of Wyandotte said she asked ChatGPT to pick numbers for the Sept. 6 Powerball drawing, purchasing her ticket online through the Michigan Lottery, per a release from state officials cited by USA Today . Carvey, 45, matched...

High-School Kids Are Dating AI Now
High-School Kids
Are Dating AI Now
Oct 19, 2025 5:00 PM CDT

High-School Kids Are Dating AI Now

Survey links heavy school AI use to privacy and well-being concerns

(Newser) - High schoolers are falling in love with AI—literally. NPR reports that one in five high school students say they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with artificial intelligence, according to new data from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). Another 42% said they've...

AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes
AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes
Oct 13, 2025 5:40 PM CDT

AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes

The beloved piece of punctuation has become a tell-tale sign of AI

(Newser) - Grammar nerds, brace yourselves—AI isn't just stealing creative jobs, it's stealing em dashes. The Guardian 's James Shackell writes that an editor recently told him to get rid of all the em dashes from his writing because "people assume that means it's written by...

Report: Thiel Calls AI Critics 'Legionnaires of the Antichrist'
Peter Thiel Has Thoughts
on the Antichrist
in case you missed it
Oct 12, 2025 3:25 PM CDT

Peter Thiel Has Thoughts on the Antichrist

'It's someone like Greta,' he said, according to recording obtained by the Washington Post

(Newser) - In a recent series of private lectures in San Francisco, billionaire Peter Thiel took a distinctly theological turn, linking his opposition to tech regulation with warnings of the Antichrist and the potential downfall of the United States, according to recordings reviewed by the Washington Post . Thiel described activists like...

Cows Are Going High-Tech
Forget Bells, Cows Now Have AI
Oct 12, 2025 11:32 AM CDT

Forget Bells, Cows Now Have AI

AI-powered collars help farmers track cow health and boost milk production

(Newser) - At Tony Louters' dairy farm in California's Central Valley, cows don't wear bells—they sport high-tech collars loaded with sensors and WiFi. These collars, developed by Merck, act as early-warning systems, flagging health issues before the cows even show symptoms. Louters credits the system with saving a...

Zelda Williams Slams AI Deepfakes of Late Dad Robin
Robin Williams' Daughter:
'Stop Doing This to Him'
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Oct 11, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

Robin Williams' Daughter: 'Stop Doing This to Him'

Zelda Williams urges an end to AI deepfake videos of her late father, calling it 'Frankensteinian'

(Newser) - Robin Williams' daughter is urging people to stop sharing AI-generated videos of her late father, reports the Guardian . In a pair of pointed messages in her Instagram stories, Zelda Williams wrote: "Stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it'...

ChatGPT Is Wrecking Real-Life Marriages

Couples use AI to argue, vent, and even divorce

(Newser) - Instead of going to couples therapy, why not just vent to AI instead? Futurism reports that ChatGPT is finding its way into marriages and divorces, with disgruntled spouses using the AI to write breakup messages, justify arguments, and even replace their partners in late-night conversations. For some, what began as...

MrBeast Warns AI May Upend the YouTube Creator Economy

AI-generated content sparks debate among creators over copyright issues

(Newser) - With generative AI now capable of producing entire videos from a single prompt, YouTube's top creator, MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, warns that creators could soon find themselves competing with machines—and facing tough questions about the future of creative work, the BBC reports. The recent debut of OpenAI'...

Australia Paid Deloitte $290K for a Report. There's an AI Issue

Financial firm will partially refund government after apparent AI-generated errors are found throughout

(Newser) - Deloitte Australia will partially refund the $290,000 or so paid by the Australian government for a report that was littered with apparent AI-generated errors, including a fabricated quote from a federal court judgment and references to nonexistent academic research papers. The financial services firm's report to the Department...

OpenAI, AMD Cut a Huge Deal
OpenAI,
AMD Cut a
Huge Deal
Oct 6, 2025 8:22 AM CDT

OpenAI, AMD Cut a Huge Deal

New chip supply partnership will build out artificial intelligence infrastructure

(Newser) - Semiconductor maker AMD will supply its chips to artificial intelligence company OpenAI as part of an agreement to team up on building out artificial intelligence infrastructure, the companies said Monday. OpenAI will also get the option to buy as much as a 10% stake in AMD, according to a joint...

Can't Remember to Water Your Plants? There's an App for That

Gardening and plant care go high tech, with some innovations backed by artificial intelligence, apps

(Newser) - Looking to go high-tech in your gardening endeavors? Tools are evolving to incorporate technology—including artificial intelligence—to help us keep plants healthier, avoid unpleasant tasks, and even grow crops indoors over the winter. Here, a quick look at some of these gardening innovations from the AP :
  • Mowing: If you
...

Deal Values OpenAI at a Sky-High $500B

It's now the world's most valuable private company

(Newser) - OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has surged to a $500 billion valuation, outpacing SpaceX and making it the world's most valuable startup. Bloomberg reports that in OpenAI's latest deal, current and former employees sold roughly $6.6 billion worth of their shares at that valuation to an...

Creepy Development in AI: 'I Think You're Testing Me'

Anthropic's latest model, Claude Sonnet 4.5, seems to be realize when it's being tested

(Newser) - Anthropic's latest AI, Claude Sonnet 4.5 , may be onto us. In a recent safety analysis , the San Francisco-based firm revealed that its newest large language model, or LLM, picked up on the fact it was being put through its paces during a "somewhat clumsy" test for...

'We're Screwed': Hollywood Not Happy About AI Actress

Actors union and stars challenge rise of digital performers

(Newser) - Hollywood is bristling at the arrival of Tilly Norwood, a so-called "AI actor" designed to look and sound like the proverbial girl next door, the BBC reports. Created by Dutch actor and comedian Eline Van der Velden, Norwood has been making the rounds on social media , where she...

Chatbots Are Trapping Us With Endless Engagement Prompts

AI assistants are using ever-more persistent, playful tactics to keep users constantly engaged

(Newser) - Chatbots have picked up a new trick: "chatbait." If you've noticed your AI assistant dangling ever-more enticing follow-up questions or offers—"Want a 1-minute migraine hack?"—you're in good company. In a recent experiment by Lila Shroff for the Atlantic , ChatGPT kept pitching...

China's Robot Army Is Coming Along Nicely

Nation leads the world with 2M factory bots, outpacing every other country combined

(Newser) - China now leads the world in factory robots, outpacing every other country combined, according to a new report from the International Federation of Robotics. More than 2 million robots toiled in Chinese factories in 2024, with nearly 300,000 newly installed—far surpassing the 34,000 added in the...

AI Face-Swapping Used to Comply With Chinese Censors

A same-sex wedding scene was altered in Together

(Newser) - "What's happening outside the film is even more terrifying than what's shown in it," a social media user in China remarked after it emerged that a same-sex wedding in the body horror movie Together was digitally altered with AI to present a straight couple. After...

Tomb Raider Goes AI, and Fans Are Not Amused

Neither is the actor who voiced Lara Croft for 12 years on the video game and has lawyered up

(Newser) - A lifelong fan of Tomb Raider, French gamer Romain Bos was on tenterhooks when an update of the popular video game went online in August. But his excitement quickly turned to anger. The gamer's ears—and those of other Tomb Raider fans—picked up something amiss with the French-language...

AI Models Now Ace Toughest CFA Exam in Minutes
Tough CFA Exam?
No Biggie for AI
NEW STUDY
Sep 24, 2025 12:25 PM CDT

Tough CFA Exam? No Biggie for AI

Study shows AI models conquering even essay challenges on notoriously difficult Level III test

(Newser) - Artificial intelligence has hit a new milestone in the world of finance: Top models can now breeze through the notoriously tough Level III CFA exam in minutes, a task that typically demands years of preparation and roughly 1,000 hours of study from human candidates. New research by New...

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