Did Four AI Robots Kill 29 Scientists in Japan?
19 December 2018 The claim came from a UFOlogist -- and, yes, it does sound like something from a movie.
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Did Saudi Arabia Behead Its First Robot Citizen?
13 November 2017 A satirical web site fooled some readers with a fabrication based on a recent international news story.
Did Facebook Shut Down an AI Experiment Because Chatbots Developed Their Own Language?
1 August 2017 Facebook's artificial intelligence scientists were purportedly dismayed when the bots they created began conversing in their own private language.
Are We Living Inside a Computer Simulation?
25 April 2017 A philosophical notion called the "simulation hypothesis," said to be growing in popularity in high-tech circles, holds that our reality may just be a sophisticated computer mockup.
Robots with Guns: The Rise of Autonomous Weapons Systems
21 April 2017 An August 2017 letter to the U.N. signed by Elon Musk and other tech luminaries called autonomous weaponry a "Pandora's Box." Are killer robots already here?
The Saga of Twitter Bot Tay
25 March 2016 A Microsoft experiment with AI to research "conversational understanding" on social media quickly turned into a public relations nightmare.
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Was Rapper XXXTentacion Found Alive?
15 April 2019 Is a reverse death hoax even more callous than a death hoax?
Did Reality TV Star Beth Chapman from ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Pass Away?
22 April 2019 The star, who has been battling cancer since 2017, was hospitalized in early April 2019.
Did Washington State Sen. Maureen Walsh Say Nurses ‘Play Cards’ for a Large Part of Their Working Day?
23 April 2019 The Republican state senator attracted nationwide coverage and widespread criticism in April 2019, but what did she actually say?
Did President Trump Say ‘This is the End of My Presidency. I’m F*cked’ After Mueller’s Appointment?
19 April 2019 According to the Mueller Report, U.S. President Donald Trump was less than enthused about the appointment of the special counsel.
Did an Ohio State Rep. Propose Exempting African-American Women From Abortion Restrictions?
19 April 2019 State Rep. Janine Boyd garnered national attention for an amendment she proposed to the state's controversial "fetal heartbeat" law.