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Big Tech Is Giving Campaigns Both the Venom and the Antidote for GenAI
Microsoft and Google have taught dozens of political groups how to use generative AI tools like their Copilot and Gemini chatbots, but the situation is a little complicated.
https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-microsoft-google-gen-ai-campaigns/
Neo-Nazis Are All-In On AI
Extremists are developing their own hateful AIs to supercharge radicalization and fundraising—and are now using the tech to make weapon blueprints and bombs. And it’s going to get worse.
Europe Scrambles for Relevance in the Age of AI
With chatbot and AI development largely coming from the US, some EU entrepreneurs and politicians say local champions are needed to prevent a cultural flattening.
Adobe Says It Won't Train AI Using Artists' Work. Creatives Aren't Convinced
Adobe has issued new wording to explain how users' content will be treated, after a backlash earlier this month from artists who believed their work will be used to train AI.
Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine
A WIRED investigation shows that the AI search startup Perplexity is surreptitiously downloading your data.
https://www.wired.com/story/perplexity-is-a-bullshit-machine/
I Am Laura Kipnis-Bot, and I Will Make Reading Sexy and Tragic Again
Margaret Atwood, Marlon James, Lena Dunham, Roxane Gay: We’ve all agreed to be turned into AI reading companions by a mysterious company called Rebind. I report from the inside.
https://www.wired.com/story/i-am-laura-kipnis-bot-and-i-will-make-reading-sexy-and-tragic-again/
OpenAI-Backed Nonprofits Have Gone Back on Their Transparency Pledges
Two organizations that handed out unconditional cash grants told WIRED that they will no longer disclose their financial statements and internal policies. Their stance follows a similar denial by OpenAI.
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-backed-nonprofits-transparency-pledges/
AI Is Coming for Big Tech Jobs—but Not in the Way You Think
Companies aren’t replacing workers with AI yet. But they are sacrificing thousands of jobs in the race to further innovation in the technology.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-is-coming-for-big-tech-jobs-but-not-in-the-way-you-think/
Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers
CCTV cameras and AI are being combined to monitor crowds, detect bike thefts, and spot trespassers.
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-cameras-emotions-uk-train-passengers/
Sorry, VR: The Meta Ray-Ban Wayfarers Are the Best Face Computer
Finally! An AI-enabled face computer that's comfortable, useful, attractive, and not completely humiliating to wear.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-ray-ban-meta-wayfarers-are-the-best-face-computer/
Light-Based Chips Could Help Slake AI's Ever-Growing Thirst for Energy
Optical neural networks, which use photons instead of electrons, have advantages over traditional systems. They also face major obstacles.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-needs-enormous-computing-power-could-light-based-chips-help/
Light-Based Chips Could Help Slake AI's Ever-Growing Thirst for Energy
Optical neural networks, which use photons instead of electrons, have advantages over traditional systems. They also face major obstacles.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-needs-enormous-computing-power-could-light-based-chips-help/
Let Slip the Robot Dogs of War
The United States and China appear locked in a race to weaponize four-legged robots for military applications.
Apple Intelligence Won’t Work on Hundreds of Millions of iPhones—but Maybe It Could
Older iPhones might well be able to cope with Apple’s AI, so why won’t your $900 year-old model run it? Here’s why.
No Matter How You Package It, Apple Intelligence Is AI
Apple is eager to show us that its approach to artificial intelligence is safer, better, and more useful than the competition. Maybe that's just a hallucination, but it's working.
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-apple-intelligence-is-ai/
Reduce AI Hallucinations With This Neat Software Trick
A buzzy process called retrieval augmented generation, or RAG, is taking hold in Silicon Valley and improving the outputs from large language models. How does it work?
https://www.wired.com/story/reduce-ai-hallucinations-with-rag/
A Blatant Attempt to Generate a 'House of the Dragon' AI Overview
How many gallons of blood are there in the second season of House of the Dragon? How many wigs? Click here for an overview.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-blatant-attempt-to-generate-a-house-of-the-dragon-ai-overview/
As Google Targets Advertisers, It Could Learn a Lot From Bing
Microsoft and Google are bringing ads to their AI search experiences. But users don’t always find it helpful.
AI Chatbots Are Running for Office Now
Meet AI Steve and VIC, the chatbots running for office in 2024.
Apple Proved That AI Is a Feature, Not a Product
Other tech companies want to sell you chatbots. Apple’s demos show the value of seeing the AI as an integrated, holistic experience rather than a stand-alone app or device.
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-intelligence-ai-feature-not-product/