In Italy, a girl has started treatment for AI addiction 💬

A 20-year-old resident of Venice became so attached to a chatbot that she stopped communicating with her family and friends. The case was taken over by a local addiction service, which usually handles problems related to gaming, social media, smartphones, and shopping.

📼 A doctor explained that for vulnerable people, an AI companion can seem better than real peers because it never argues, never gets tired, and always gives the desired response.

That’s how a tool gradually turns into a “friend.”
Except there’s no real friend there.

Don’t forget to spend time with real people.

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FigureAI launched a 10-hour experiment where a robot competed against a human in sorting packages.

Yes — 10 straight hours of sorting parcels. The human was legally allowed to take breaks, while the robot worked continuously and fully autonomously.

The livestream was broadcast online, and people on Polymarket were even placing bets on who would win.

📼 A lot of people bet on the robot. Even though package sorting is still an extremely difficult task for humanoids — requiring fast reactions, fine motor skills, and a certain level of reasoning — many assumed the human would eventually get tired and slow down, while the robot wouldn’t.

And that’s exactly what happened. But in the end, the human still won by a tiny margin.

📼 Over 10 hours, the man sorted 12,924 packages, while the robot managed 12,732. Their average speed differed by only 0.04 seconds.

The founder of Figure reportedly said: “This is the last time a human wins.”

The funniest part? After the 10-hour shift, the human opened a beer — while the robot just kept sorting packages like nothing happened.

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Plastic surgeons say AI is creating impossible beauty standards 🤔

More and more patients are showing up to consultations with AI-generated versions of their “perfect face.”

For women, these images often feature poreless skin, ultra-defined cheekbones, perfectly shaped noses, fuller lips, and oversized eyes. Men commonly request sharper jawlines, lower eyebrows, and fuller upper eyelids.

👤 According to surgeons, some patients in their 60s and 70s bring in AI-edited portraits where they appear 30–40 years younger. Doctors then have to explain that results like these are simply unattainable — even with advanced cosmetic procedures.

👤 The issue is that AI can alter faces with pixel-level precision. Algorithms effortlessly fix tiny asymmetries, align facial features, and create unrealistically perfect proportions, while real surgery cannot operate on that microscopic level.

“Plastic surgery simply doesn’t work with that degree of hyper-detail,” says surgeon Alex Karidis.

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Every time you use ChatGPT, about half a liter of water is consumed — that amount is needed to cool the servers in data centers.

🛑But the issue goes beyond water. ChatGPT queries require around 10 times more energy than a regular web search. And the explosive growth of generative AI has caused the IT industry’s energy consumption to triple in just two years.

🛑According to forecasts, by next year AI’s energy consumption could reach the level of Japan — one of the world’s largest economies.

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Teachable Machine is a service that lets anyone train a neural network without coding ✍️

Teach a Computer to Recognize Images, Sounds, and Poses

👀 Want to understand how AI works? You should definitely try this tool! Google created an application that makes it easy to learn the basics of machine learning in a hands-on way.

All you need is a device with a working webcam and an object, gesture, or movement for the AI to recognize.

👀 The neural network learns from your examples, remembers your movements, and matches them with programmed responses — reacting with GIFs, sounds, or spoken messages.

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BEN2AI — an AI tool that removes backgrounds from photos and videos in just a few clicks.

➡️ Upload your image or video.
➡️ Click “Remove Background.”
➡️ Wait a few seconds, and your result is ready.
➡️ No editing skills or complicated software required.

Perfect for product photos, social media content, thumbnails, and quick design tasks.

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Amazon Shut Down an Internal Ranking That Tracked Employees’ AI Usage

🙂 Employees were competing to climb the leaderboard by burning through millions of AI tokens, often without considering whether their usage was creating any real value.

👀 The problem? It was reportedly costing the company millions of dollars in AI-related expenses.

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The Amish Have Started Using ChatGPT for Work

The Amish are a religious community known for rejecting most modern technology. Yet, nearly 5% of Amish people in Holmes County, Ohio, are now using AI.

They have shared computers with internet access — strictly for business purposes and protected by heavy content filters. These computers are used to write letters, draft contracts, and manage records.

For farming, manufacturing, and business operations, some Amish have turned to ChatGPT. A few even use AI to write code and integrate it into their business tools.

The most interesting part? Phones.

🛑Smartphones are generally prohibited in Amish communities, and many Amish use only basic flip phones. But now, some of them are calling... ChatGPT.

Late last year, OpenAI launched a phone-based version of its assistant. By dialing +1-800-242-8478, users can speak with ChatGPT and get answers by voice. The feature never became particularly popular, and many people have never heard of it, but it has proven genuinely useful for the Amish.

🛑Those who use AI don't see it as a threat to their traditions. In fact, many believe it helps sustain their way of life.

“If we tried to operate using only fax machines and voicemail, I’d have to shut down,” says metalworking company owner Ian Wengerd.

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