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Debt Collectors Want To Use AI Chatbots To Hustle People For Money
The collections industry is pushing GPT-4 as a dystopian new way to make borrowers pay up, replicating the debt system’s long history of racial bias.
A University Had a Legally-Binding Plan to Solve Its Housing Crisis. Then a Billionaire Stepped In.
The “inhumane” Dormzilla design, complete with digital bedroom windows out of a Disney cruise ship, couldn’t be done as a psychological experiment, experts say. So why is the university trying to build it?
OK, Fine: Here’s What You Need for a ‘Squid Game’ Halloween Costume
We all know people are going to be characters from Netflix’s biggest hit series ever this Halloween—here’s how to do it best.
MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedule.
A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we’re unfortunately right on schedule.
Pandemics and Aliens: Sci-Fi Writer Liu Cixin Says the Dystopian Future Is Now
"The future is full of unexpected and unprecedented developments. Who knows if aliens will come next?”
The Thai Dystopian Singer Penning Ballads for Democracy
"Authorities everywhere need to listen. That’s why these protests are happening."
Controversy Continues Over SF Restaurant Serving $200 Meals in Private Domes
Tension is flaring over the optics of serving an opulent meal to diners in plastic bubbles mere feet away from encampments for homeless people.
We Talk to Deepa Mehta, Huma Qureshi and Prayaag Akbar About Making a Show Like Leila in the India of Today
In this episode of ‘VICE Talks Film’, we meet the director and actor of Netflix India’s dystopian drama, alongside chatting up the writer of the book it is based on.
This App Will Give You Free Movie Tickets in Exchange for Your Soul and Sanity
PreShow uses facial-recognition tech to constantly monitor you during 20 minutes of advertising—and if you look away, it pauses automatically.
We Asked 105 Experts What Worries Them Most About the Future
Welcome to the dark side of Motherboard’s two-part poll about the future.
We Asked 105 Experts What Scares and Inspires Them Most About the Future
Climate change, extremism, and artificial intelligence were among the top fears, and young people, technology, and equality were among the top hopes.
Twitter Is a Hellscape, So this Plugin Sends Tweets to Your Inbox
For those of us whose jobs require at least some use of the social network, there are now ways to take a bit of a break.