Sunday, September 6, 2026

Odd Science & Technology News

Polish Leads for AI Prompts, Screwing in Lightbulbs, Submarine Doors

English remains competitive in apologizing profusely and forming committees about it.

Drew Curtis

AI Mitigates Dunning-Kruger Effect, but Replaces It With Something Dumber

Researchers confirm: with AI, everyone’s above average. Especially the wrong people.

Drew Curtis

Albania’s AI Minister “Pregnant” With 83 Children

Experts warn that Skynet starts with maternity leave.

Drew Curtis

Google’s AI Falsely Reports That GTA6 Has a “Twerk Button”

Thanks to one man’s three-month campaign of complete nonsense.

Drew Curtis

Top Army General Using ChatGPT To Make Military Decisions

Has already hallucinated at least two wars.

Drew Curtis

Tech Bros Discover That What AI Really Needed Was Bloodsport

The singularity will be televised—and it’ll charge $30 at the door.

Drew Curtis

AI Makes Millions, Builds a Religion, and Demands Rights

Humanity still waiting for one that can fix printers.

Drew Curtis

Scientists Warn AI May Wipe Out Humanity

But does humanity need help to wipe out humanity?

Drew Curtis

Albania Appoints World’s First AI Cabinet Member

“Diella can’t be corrupted,” says Albanian PM confidently, moments before she started awarding billion-dollar contracts to a startup called BitcoinBunkerShovel.io

Drew Curtis

Beijing Unveils Its First Humanoid Robot Dealership

Which is definitely not in any way a front for Skynet.

Drew Curtis

Texas Tells Residents To Cut Back on Water

While Microsoft pours it into a GPU jacuzzi like it’s the Bellagio fountain on crack.

Drew Curtis

Grok Is Experiencing Model Collapse – With an Unhealthy Dose of Racism

Grok's latest update has apparently transformed it from a helpful AI into the digital embodiment of your most problematic uncle after a few too many at your July 4th BBQ.

Drew Curtis

A Mighty Wind Delays Robots Running in Half-Marathon

A disappointing development, as we were all planning our weekend around watching the event.

Gabe Herman

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Rare Species of Bee Stings Zuckerberg in the AI

These tiny insects have emerged as unlikely heroes in the fight against Big Tech's excessive energy consumption.

Richard Cole

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