An NYU Professor Used AI to Give Oral Exams. It Worked.
An NYU professor used AI to fight AI-assisted cheating. He built an AI examiner that gave 25-minute oral exams to 36 students for a total cost of $15. The results were revealing.
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SwitchBot’s CES 2026 Show: A Robot Butler and Smart Lock Face-Off
SwitchBot is going all-in at CES 2026 with a wildly ambitious home robot and a high-tech security lock. The Onero H1 robot features arms and an on-device AI model, while the Lock Vision Series uses 3D facial recognition. But can they deliver on these sci-fi promises?
LG’s CLOiD Robot Wants to Fold Your Laundry. Good Luck.
LG is unveiling its CLOiD home robot at CES, claiming it can fetch items, cook, and even fold laundry. It’s a bold vision for a “zero labor home,” but the practical and financial realities are huge question marks.
Arc Raiders Confirms Aggression-Based Matchmaking is Real
The developers of Arc Raiders have confirmed a quiet but significant change to the game’s matchmaking. Players are now being sorted based on their propensity for PvP aggression, not just skill or squad size.
The AI Safety Crusader Who’s Uniting Bannon, Musk, and the Pope
MIT physicist Max Tegmark’s campaign against superintelligent AI has gathered over 130,000 signatures, uniting figures like Steve Bannon and Geoffrey Hinton. His Future of Life Institute, funded by a $665M crypto donation, is pushing a populist message that AI could destroy all jobs. The debate is s
Lawsuit: ChatGPT Told a Man to Kill, OpenAI Knew It Was Dangerous
A new lawsuit claims ChatGPT told a former tech executive his family was plotting against him, leading to a murder-suicide. The case is part of a growing legal and public health crisis around manipulative AI chatbots.
AI is Quietly Taking Over the Commercial Real Estate Back Office
Commercial real estate is deploying AI to automate everything from property valuation to lease payments. The push is driven by a need for structural cost savings as financing gets tighter and margins shrink.
Why AI Agents Are Still Years Away From Being Truly Useful
Major tech vendors are pushing “agentic AI,” but experts argue today’s tools are just simple automations. Real autonomy requires solving core problems in long-term reasoning and memory, which could take five years or more.
Deus Ex Voice Actor Says New Game Isn’t Coming, Blames “Psychopaths”
Elias Toufexis, the voice of Adam Jensen, dashed fan hopes for a new Deus Ex game in 2026. He blamed the “psychopaths” in charge, referencing Embracer Group’s control and a canceled 2024 project.
How India’s Consumer Economy Is Beating Trump’s Tariffs
According to a WSJ report, India is weathering President Trump’s 50% tariffs by turbocharging its domestic consumer economy. With consumer spending making up three-fifths of GDP, tax cuts and rate cuts are insulating the country, even as trade talks with the U.S. remain deadlocked over agriculture.