Google Cut Back AI Overviews in Search Even Before Its ‘Pizza Glue’ Fiasco

Data on how often Google’s new AI Overviews feature appears on search results suggests that the company reduced its visibility even before recommendations like adding glue to pizza sauce went viral.

https://www.wired.com/story/google-cut-back-ai-overviews-before-pizza-glue/

OpenAI Employees Warn of a Culture of Risk and Retaliation

An open letter signed by former and current employees at OpenAI and other AI giants calls for whistleblower protections as the artificial intelligence rapidly evolves.

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-right-to-warn-open-letter-ai-risk/

This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI

Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is.

https://www.wired.com/story/total-recall-windows-recall-ai/

AI Is Your Coworker Now. Can You Trust It?

Generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are becoming part of everyday business life. But they come with privacy and security considerations you should know about.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-workplace-privacy-security/

The Uncanny Rise of the World's First AI Beauty Pageant

The idea of an AI beauty pageant might seem laughable or grotesque, depending on who you ask. But the World AI Creator Awards reflects something deeper about modern influencer culture.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-beauty-pageant-world-ai-creator-awards/

The Big-Tech Clean Energy Crunch Is Here

Companies like Amazon and Microsoft are racing to set up new data centers in Europe, but behind the scenes there's concern about how provide them enough power to meet AI's demands.

https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-datacenter-energy-power-grid/

Google's AI Overviews Will Always Be Broken. That's How AI Works

Google rushed out fixes after its AI search feature made errors that went viral. Fundamental limitations of generative AI mean that it will still screw up sometimes.

https://www.wired.com/story/google-ai-overviews-broken-how-ai-works/

It's the AI Election Year

With over 60 countries holding elections in 2024, deepfakes and robocalls are being used to manipulate voters across the world. WIRED is tracking every instance of AI interference during this critical election year.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-election-2024/

Google Admits Its AI Overviews Search Feature Screwed Up

Liz Reid, Google’s head of search, said in a blog post that the company had made adjustments to its new AI search feature after screenshots of its errors went viral.

https://www.wired.com/story/google-ai-overview-search-issues/

Foreign Influence Campaigns Don't Know How to Use AI Yet Either

OpenAI has released its first report, which details how bad actors in Russia, China, and beyond are using AI to spread propaganda. (Poorly.)

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-threat-report-china-russia-ai-propaganda/

Chatbots Are Entering the Stone Age

Anthropic and other big AI startups are teaching chatbots “tool use,” to make them more useful in the workplace.

https://www.wired.com/story/chatbots-are-entering-the-stone-age/

2024 Is the Year of the Generative AI Election

AI is already being used and abused in elections around the world. From passive income scams to dead men endorsing their successors, fiction is proving stranger than reality.

https://www.wired.com/story/2024-is-the-year-of-generative-ai-elections/

How AI Is Impacting the 2024 Elections

More than 60 countries are holding elections in 2024. Throughout the year, WIRED will be tracking every instance of AI's use in and around those campaigns.

https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-global-elections/

Chromebooks Will Get Gemini and New Google AI Features

Google is bringing Gemini and a slew of AI-powered features to ChromeOS, and there are about seven new Chromebooks coming this year.

https://www.wired.com/story/google-brings-gemini-to-chrome-os-and-chromebooks/

Anduril Is Building Out the Pentagon’s Dream of Deadly Drone Swarms

The US military aims to maintain its dominance by building autonomous attack drones that collaborate with humans and overwhelm defenses in swarms.

https://www.wired.com/story/anduril-is-building-out-the-pentagons-dream-of-deadly-drone-swarms/

Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell

Using machine learning, string theorists are finally showing how microscopic configurations of extra dimensions translate into sets of elementary particles—though not yet those of our universe.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-starts-to-sift-through-string-theorys-near-endless-possibilities/

Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell

Using machine learning, string theorists are finally showing how microscopic configurations of extra dimensions translate into sets of elementary particles—though not yet those of our universe.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-starts-to-sift-through-string-theorys-near-endless-possibilities/

Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI Feud Makes Her an Uncanny Folk Hero

Scarlett Johansson’s talents once made her the ideal person to voice an AI. Now, she’s the perfect human to face off against it.

https://www.wired.com/story/scarlett-johanssons-openai-feud-makes-her-an-uncanny-folk-hero/

Pocket-Sized AI Models Could Unlock a New Era of Computing

Research at Microsoft shows it’s possible to make AI models small enough to run on phones or laptops without major compromises to their smarts. The technique could open up new use cases for AI.

https://www.wired.com/story/pocket-sized-ai-models-unlock-new-era-of-computing/

Inside the Reluctant Fight to Ban Deepfake Ads

Without new rules, campaigns could hoodwink voters with AI-generated ads. And no one really seems to be taking the threat seriously.

https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-lukewarm-fight-to-ban-deepfake-ads/