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Two Big City Papers Pub Reading Lists with Fake AI Books

BLEAK

Readers of the Chicago Sun-Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer were suggested ten nonexistent titles.

William Vaillancourt | Published May 20, 2025

Musk’s xAI Scrambles to Explain Grok’s White Genocide Rants

WHOOPSIE

The company said a rogue employee had programmed the bot to “provide a specific response on a political topic.”

Janna Brancolini | Published May 16, 2025

Musk’s AI Bot Explains Why it Rants about ‘White Genocide'

VERY CONCERNING

Fellow tech billionaire Sam Altman couldn’t resist taking a jab at Musk after his Grok chatbot kept mentioning “white genocide” in South Africa.

Erkki Forster | Published May 15, 2025

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Musk’s AI Chatbot Short-Circuits With ‘White Genocide’ Rants

NO ONE ASKED

Grok, the AI chatbot integrated with X, has been delivering users bizarre, completely unprompted claims about “white genocide” in South Africa.

Paulina Rodriguez | Published May 14, 2025

Musk’s AI is Very Convinced Trump’s ‘Fat’ Story is About Him

PLOT THICKENS

The Tesla CEO has previously admitted taking weight-loss drugs.

Leigh Kimmins | Published May 13, 2025

Dead Victim Brought Back by AI to Forgive Killer in Court

I FORGIVE YOU

The family of an Arizona man killed in 2021 commissioned his AI likeness to give a victim impact statement at his killer’s sentencing.

Paulina Rodriguez | Published May 09, 2025

Shares Sink as Apple Says Google Search to Be Replaced by AI

MATTER OF TIME

Shares for Google’s parent company fell 8 percent in response.

William Vaillancourt | Published May 07, 2025

Hegseth Pentagon Ridiculed Over ‘Next Level Cringe’ AI Flub

OH GOD, MY EYES

More than 5,000 nuclear warheads and only the slimmest grasp of basic AI prompts.

Will Neal | Published May 03, 2025

Tech CEO Creates an AI Employee—Then Harasses Her

BRAVE NEW WORLD

Henry Blodget’s “native-AI newsroom” is off to an interesting start.

Catherine Bouris | Published Apr 26, 2025

Humans Crush Humanoid Robots in Historic Half-Marathon

MARATHON BOT

Though most robots broke down early on, six managed to finish the race.

Jasmine Venet | Published Apr 20, 2025

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