Jon Christian

Jan 18, 2025 | futurism.com | Jon Christian

Very presidential, sir. Hawk TrumpaAs the world braces for the start of Donald Trump's second term on Monday, you might expect the president-elect to be arms-deep in preparation for the challenging task of running the United States government. Instead, the world awoke today to news that Trump was following in the footsteps of luminaries like Haliey "Hawk Tuah Girl" Welch and Caitlyn Jenner: by launching his own meme coin, creatively dubbed $TRUMP.

Jul 25, 2024 | futurism.com | Jon Christian

Fractured Family"It was cruel."/ Future Society/ Elon Musk/ Gender/ TeslaImage by Vivian Jenna Wilson (via Threads)Ten or fifteen years ago, Elon Musk seemed like a milquetoast liberal. He chummed around with Barack Obama, talked about the need to move away from fossil fuels, and accepted huge amounts of government assistance. But over the past few years, he's taken a rightward turn so extreme that it gives a sense of whiplash.

Jun 26, 2024 | futurism.com | Jon Christian

Please no. Face/OffRemember that one movie where a killer robot is disguised as a human using "living tissue" over its "metal endoskeleton"? Lest you interpreted that as a cautionary tale, scientists at the University of Tokyo have gone full Torment Nexus by growing living skin in a lab and attaching it to a robotic face, so that it can create rudimentary facial expressions. It'd be one thing if the resulting creation looked like a skincare YouTuber.

Jun 25, 2024 | futurism.com | Jon Christian

Anthropic has consistently painted itself as the ultra-responsible good guy on the frontier of AI development.

Jun 24, 2024 | futurism.com | Jon Christian

"Well, Goddamnit, it looks like some 'AI'-generated art got onto one of my covers..."Book by Its CoverAcclaimed sci-fi author John Scalzi, perhaps best known for his 2005 novel "Old Man's War," hasn't shied away from the debate around AI, art, and creative industries.