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How to Guarantee the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
As computer-driven cars and planes become more common, the key to preventing accidents, researchers show, is to know what you don’t know.
I Tested a Next-Gen AI Assistant. It Will Blow You Away
WIRED experimented with a new form of voice assistant that can browse the web and perform tasks online. Siri, Alexa, and other virtual helpers could soon be much more powerful.
https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-tested-next-gen-ai-assistant/
Google Splits Up a Key AI Ethics Watchdog
A crucial team at Google that reviewed new AI products for compliance with its rules for responsible AI development faces an uncertain future after its leader departed this month.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-splits-up-responsible-innovation-ai-team/
Google Splits Up Its Responsible AI Team
A crucial team at Google that reviewed new AI products for compliance with its rules for responsible AI development faces an uncertain future after its leader departed this month.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-splits-up-responsible-innovation-ai-team/
Hulu Shows Jarring Anti-Hamas Ad Likely Generated With AI
The ad, which appears to be made using generative AI, shows how the technology can be used not just to mislead, but to more subtly influence.
https://www.wired.com/story/hulu-anti-hamas-ad-generative-ai/
US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools
Members of Congress say the DOJ is funding the use of AI tools that further discriminatory policing practices. They're demanding higher standards for federal grants.
https://www.wired.com/story/doj-predictive-policing-lawmakers-demand/
The George Carlin ‘AI’ Standup Creators Now Say a Human Wrote the Jokes
A lawsuit filed by Carlin's manager will still move forward.
https://www.wired.com/story/george-carlin-ai-standup-written-by-humans/
OpenAI and Other Tech Giants Will Have to Warn the US Government When They Start New AI Projects
The Biden administration is using the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI algorithms.
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-tech-giants-us-government-ai-projects/
If Taylor Swift Can't Defeat Deepfake Porn, No One Can
Deepfake porn is prolific. The explicit, AI-generated images of Taylor Swift that circulated on X this week are taking the issue to new heights.
https://www.wired.com/story/taylor-swift-deepfake-porn-artificial-intelligence-pushback/
Researchers Say the Deepfake Biden Robocall Was Likely Made With Tools From AI Startup ElevenLabs
Two fake-audio experts say that the deepfake robocall of President Biden received by some voters last week was likely created with technology from Silicon Valley’s favorite voice cloning startup.
https://www.wired.com/story/biden-robocall-deepfake-elevenlabs/
Etching AI Controls Into Silicon Could Keep Doomsday at Bay
As the US and other countries ponder how to prevent dangerous uses of AI, some researchers suggest building limitations into crucial chips like GPUs to cap the power of algorithms.
https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-ai-silicon-doomsday/
This Chatbot Screens Your Dating App Matches for You
Users of the new dating app Volar train a chatbot to go on virtual first dates for them with the bots of potential matches. We tested it out.
https://www.wired.com/story/volar-dating-app-chatbot-screen-matches/
OpenAI Quietly Scrapped a Promise to Disclose Key Documents to the Public
From its founding, OpenAI said its governing documents were available to the public. When WIRED requested copies after the company’s boardroom drama, it declined to provide them.
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-scrapped-promise-disclose-key-documents/
Most Top News Sites Block AI Bots. Right-Wing Media Welcomes Them
Nearly 90 percent of top news outlets like The New York Times now block AI data collection bots from OpenAI and others. Leading right-wing outlets like NewsMax and Breitbart mostly permit them.
https://www.wired.com/story/most-news-sites-block-ai-bots-right-wing-media-welcomes-them/
OpenAI Quietly Scrapped a Promise to Disclose Key Documents to the Public
From its founding, OpenAI said its governing documents were available to the public. When WIRED requested copies after the company’s boardroom drama, it declined to provide them.
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-scrapped-promise-disclose-key-documents/
Most Top News Sites Block AI Bots. Right-Wing Media Welcomes Them
Nearly 90 percent of top news outlets like The New York Times now block AI data collection bots from OpenAI and others. Leading right-wing outlets like NewsMax and Breitbart mostly permit them.
https://www.wired.com/story/most-news-sites-block-ai-bots-right-wing-media-welcomes-them/
Chinese Startup 01.AI Is Winning the Open Source AI Race
Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert and prominent investor who helped Google and Microsoft get established in China, says his new startup 01.AI will create the first “killer apps” of generative AI.
https://www.wired.com/story/chinese-startup-01-ai-is-winning-the-open-source-ai-race/
Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It
Leaked records reveal what appears to be the first known instance of a police department attempting to use facial recognition on a face generated from crime-scene DNA. It likely won’t be the last.
https://www.wired.com/story/parabon-nanolabs-dna-face-models-police-facial-recognition/
ChatGPT's Hunger for Energy Could Trigger a GPU Revolution
With AI projects booming and the physical limits of silicon looming, some startups are challenging Nvidia's dominance and say it’s time to reinvent the computer chip entirely.
https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-chatgpt-hunger-energy-gpu-revolution/
ChatGPT's Hunger for Energy Could Trigger a GPU Revolution
With AI projects booming and the physical limits of silicon looming, some startups are challenging Nvidia's dominance and say it’s time to reinvent the computer chip entirely.
https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-chatgpt-hunger-energy-gpu-revolution/