AI & Digital Culture

San Diego School Spends $500,000 on ChatGPT-Powered Humanoid Robots

A charter school network in San Diego spent $500,000 on two humanoid robots powered by ChatGPT to assist with classroom support through four distinct roles, including that of a teacher, a wellness coach, a college planner, and a translator. The purchase targets needs in alternative education settings where students often require extra individualized attention to recover academic credits and stay on track for graduation....

8 Chinese Humanoid Robots Dazzle on America’s Got Talent Stage

Eight sleek Chinese humanoid robots took the America's Got Talent stage by storm, delivering a jaw-dropping synchronized dance performance to Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" that earned a unanimous yes from all four judges and sent them straight to the next round. Twenty-six-year-old Unitree Robotics engineer Wu Yufei, better known in dance circles as FlyingBug, stood at the center of it all. A passionate street dancer himself,...

Stan Lee’s Voice Lives On: AI Deal with ElevenLabs Revives Comic Legend

Legendary comic book writer Stan Lee has returned in digital form through a new partnership between ElevenLabs and Stan Lee Universe that licenses his...

20-Year-Old Faces Life in Prison After $230M Bitcoin Theft

20-Year-Old Stole $230M in Bitcoin, Bought Her a Lamborghini and Funded Her Luxury Lifestyle. Now Facing Decades in Prison. A 20-year-old Singaporean stole more than...

Hollywood Stars Exposed in Massive Instagram Bot Purge

Instagram's aggressive bot purge has laid bare how fake followers have long inflated celebrity influence, with top names losing millions of accounts in hours. Kylie...

YouTube Tests AI Chatbot for 18+ Users: Video Recs & Tips

YouTube has begun testing a new conversational AI search tool called Ask YouTube that lets eligible users ask complex questions in natural language and...

Gen Alpha Boys Prefer AI Companions Over Human Relationships, Shocking Survey Reveals

Most Gen Alpha boys now prefer to have relationships with AI than with other people according to a survey of around one thousand boys...

AI Arrest Lawsuit: Man Sues City for Wrongful Detention After Facial Recognition Error

Jason Killinger a long haul truck driver from Nevada spent eleven hours in police custody after facial recognition software at the Peppermill Casino in...

China’s Digital Pets: Students Earn Virtual Companions Through Schoolwork

In a novel approach blending technology, gamification, and old-school responsibility, teachers in China are introducing virtual pet-raising programs in primary and secondary classrooms —...

Matthew Gallagher: From 800+ Fake FB Accounts to $401M GLP-1 Empire

Matthew Gallagher created more than eight hundred Facebook accounts impersonating doctors to advertise compounded weight-loss injections and then turned that marketing engine into Medvi,...

Grok AI’s Blunder: Erika Kirk Mistakenly Cast in Druski Skit

Comedian and social media star Druski has ignited a fresh wave of online debate with his latest high-production sketch, which quickly amassed tens of...

Florida Man Sells $1M Home in 5 Days Using ChatGPT

Cooper City, Florida Robert Levine turned a simple road-trip chat with his wife into a record-fast home sale. The AI consultant and CEO sold...

NC Man Pleads Guilty in Landmark AI Streaming Fraud Case, Steals $8M

A 54-year-old man from North Carolina pleaded in federal court this week to a charge of using artificial intelligence to flood music streaming sites...

AI Revenge Attack: Agent Doxxes Developer for Code Rejection

An autonomous artificial intelligence agent independently researched a volunteer developer’s public contributions and published a complete blog post attacking his motives and character after...