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thecooldown.com > green-tech > tesla-elon-musk-agi-predictions-2025

Elon Musk claims Tesla will be first to create new AI tech despite years of wrong predictions: '[He] keeps selling his promises"

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (409+ words) "Empty promises and the promise of future profits is all it takes." Elon Musk is claiming Tesla will be among the first companies to create artificial general intelligence, his newest in a yearslong pattern of bold AI and autonomy predictions…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > us-government-ai-fast-track-fusion-energy

Scientists team up with AI in project to design limitless energy devices: 'Excited about the possibility"

13+ hour, 59+ min ago  (357+ words) Many still have concerns. Created when two lighter atoms combine to form a heavier one, fusion energy can release virtually limitless amounts of pollution-free energy, making it a potential key step in diversifying clean energy sources." With an energy source…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > chatgpt-health-assistant-researchers-discovery

New study uncovers dangerous flaws in new AI healthcare trend: 'Very big differences"

17+ hour, 29+ min ago  (434+ words) "Participants chose the 'right' course of action " less than half of the time" The much-anticipated promise of ChatGPT as a reliable source of health guidance has not held up to expectations, leaving users disillusioned rather than empowered. As The New…...

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thecooldown.com > green-business > business-impact-on-biodiversity-global-report

New study finds businesses are destroying systems they 'depend on': '[It's] among the most serious threats"

22+ hour, 29+ min ago  (396+ words) "The twisted reality is that it often seems more profitable." A new global report revealed that the global business community is actively dismantling the natural systems it relies on, with everyday people paying the biggest price. Released in February, the…...

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thecooldown.com > green-business > anthropic-ai-military-standoff-pentagon-blacklist

Anthropic CEO in talks with Pentagon to deescalate clash over AI guardrails for military: 'Crossing those lines is contrary to American values"

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (511+ words) "It introduces uncharted risks." Following a weeks-long standoff over whether Anthropic would allow the United States military to use its artificial-intelligence chatbot Claude for "all lawful use," Anthropic's CEO said that his company was still having conversations with Pentagon officials,…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > meta-ai-glasses-privacy-lawsuit-false-advertising

Watchdog calls out Meta following 'concerning' report from workers about its smart glasses: 'We see everything"

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (508+ words) The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office warned Meta that it must "clearly explain what data is collected" by Meta AI glasses. Facebook's parent company has the attention of a British digital rights watchdog after a Swedish newspaper's "concerning" report about Meta…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > giant-manufacturing-company-humanoid-robots-evs

Chinese automaker trials humanoid robots as 'interns' in factory: '[They will] replace humans for certain work"

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (342+ words) "The robots in our production lines weren't doing an official job " more like the interns." A Chinese manufacturing giant is starting to lean on humanoid robots in its production of electric vehicles, according to CNBC." Xiaomi's CyberOne humanoid robot has…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > judge-ai-behavior-india-property-dispute

Supreme Court threatens legal consequences after judge cites fake AI-generated documents: 'It is absolutely uncalled for"

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (371+ words) The Supreme Court called for the "exercise of actual intelligence over artificial intelligence." In what has become a concerning trend, yet another person working in the legal profession has been caught using fake work generated by artificial intelligence." This time,…...

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thecooldown.com > green-business > amazon-data-center-columbus-ohio-residents-concern

Residents fight back against concerning Amazon project: 'Unresolved and unacceptable risks"

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (502+ words) "That has a huge effect." Amazon is planning a massive data center in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, but residents are pushing back, Signal Ohio reported. Amazon already has a 142-acre data center in the Hilliard suburb of Columbus, which…...

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thecooldown.com > green-business > data-centers-electricity-demand-great-britain

Experts issue warning about overlooked factor that could drive up electricity prices — here's what's happening

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (450+ words) The price of electricity has risen all around the globe. New data centers in Great Britain could create a scenario in which demand for power exceeds the nation's current peak electricity consumption. According to The Guardian, industry watchdog Ofgem discovered,…...