Fake Footage of Iran’s Attack on Israel Is Going Viral
[ad_1] In the hours after Iran announced its drone and missile attack on Israel on April 13, fake and misleading posts went viral almost immediately on X. The Institute for…
Elon Musk’s Latest Mars Pitch Has Potential
[ad_1] Elon Musk has been talking publicly about his sweeping vision for Mars settlement for nearly eight years now, dating to a speech in Guadalajara, Mexico, in September 2016. This…
Elon Musk Is Platforming Far-Right Activists in Brazil, Defying Court Order
[ad_1] A Brazilian court has announced that it will be opening an investigation into X owner Elon Musk for obstruction of justice, after Musk reactivated far-right accounts that the Brazilian…
Tesla Is Going All In on Robotaxis—Buckle Up
[ad_1] Mark your calendars: Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested this afternoon that his electric automaker is going all-in on autonomous vehicle tech—and that Tesla’s robotaxi will be unveiled on August…
Neuralink’s First Human Subject Demonstrates His Brain-Computer Interface
[ad_1] On Wednesday, Neuralink introduced the first human subject to receive the company’s brain implant, a 29-year-old man who has been paralyzed from the shoulders down for eight years after…
Elon Musk’s X Is Suspending Accounts That Reveal a Neo-Nazi Cartoonist’s Alleged Identity
[ad_1] Hours later, the account associated with the Anonymous Comrades Collective that posted the thread was deleted, and the account was suspended. On Friday, dozens of users, including a number…
Why Elon Musk Had to Open Source Grok, His Answer to ChatGPT
[ad_1] After suing OpenAI this month, alleging the company has become too closed, Elon Musk says he will release his “truth-seeking” answer to ChatGPT, the chatbot Grok, for anyone to…
The Fear That Inspired the Creation of OpenAI
[ad_1] Elon Musk last week sued two of his OpenAI cofounders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, accusing them of “flagrant breaches” of the trio’s original agreement that the company would…
The Wild Claim at the Heart of Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit
[ad_1] Elon Musk started the week by posting testily on X about his struggles to set up a new laptop running Windows. He ended it by filing a lawsuit accusing…
Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for ‘Flagrant Breaches’ of Contract
[ad_1] “Let’s remember that Elon Musk has multiple competing AI efforts, but notably [he founded] xAI, a competing AI company,” says David Shrier, professor of practice, AI and innovation at…