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TikTok Lite Leaves up to 1 Billion Users With Fewer Protections
TikTok labels AI-generated material and warns about potentially deceptive content. A Lite version popular in the Global South, though, lacks these and other safeguards.
Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win
From gymnast-tracking to pole vault measurements mid-jump, the watch brand’s Swiss Timing division has a whole host of new timing tech for Paris 2024.
https://www.wired.com/story/omegas-ai-will-map-how-olympic-athletes-win/
We Asked AI to Take Us On a Tour of Our Cities. It Was Chaos
We had a specialty chatbot to curate perfect days out in London and New York for under $100 each. We're still recovering from our journeys.
https://www.wired.com/story/littlefoot-ai-chatbot-travel-planner/
The AI-Powered Future of Coding Is Near
Tech companies—including OpenAI—are developing a new generation of AI assistants that can not only write code but debug, organize, and critique it, too.
OpenAI Slashes the Cost of Using Its AI With a “Mini” Model
With competing models—including many free ones—flooding the market, OpenAI is announcing a cheaper way to use its AI.
The Blurred Reality of AI’s ‘Human-Washing’
This week, we examine the trend among generative AI chatbots to flirt, stammer, and try to make us believe they’re human—a development that some researchers say crosses an ethical line.
OpenAI Touts New AI Safety Research. Critics Say It’s a Good Step, but Not Enough
The company announced a new technique to make the workings of its systems more transparent, but people familiar with OpenAI say more oversight is needed.
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-safety-transparency-research/
The Paris Olympics Will Show Us the Future of Sports on TV
This summer’s Games are going to look bigger and better and louder than ever, thanks to key innovations in the broadcast booth and in the cloud.
https://www.wired.com/story/paris-olympics-broadcast-tech-ai/
Apple, Nvidia, Anthropic Used Thousands of Swiped YouTube Videos to Train AI
Creators claim their videos were used without their knowledge.
https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-training-data-apple-nvidia-anthropic/
Everything You See Is a Computational Process, If You Know How to Look
Computer scientist Lance Fortnow writes that by embracing the computations that surround us, we can begin to understand and tame our seemingly random world.
https://www.wired.com/story/everything-you-see-is-a-computational-process-if-you-know-how-to-look/
Everything You See Is a Computational Process, If You Know How to Look
Computer scientist Lance Fortnow writes that by embracing the computations that surround us, we can begin to understand and tame our seemingly random world.
https://www.wired.com/story/everything-you-see-is-a-computational-process-if-you-know-how-to-look/
Google DeepMind's Chatbot-Powered Robot Is Part of a Bigger Revolution
Robotics researchers are exploring how large language models can give physical machines more smarts.
OpenAI Is Testing Its Powers of Persuasion
Sam Altman is touting AI’s ability to sway people's behavior. His company is also wrestling with the risks.
https://www.wired.com/story/thrive-ai-openai-artificial-intelligence-persuasion/
AI's Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet's Hyper-Consumption Era
Generative artificial intelligence tools, now part of the everyday user experience online, are causing stress on local power grids and mass water evaporation.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-energy-demands-water-impact-internet-hyper-consumption-era/
AI Can’t Replace Teaching, but It Can Make It Better
Even techno-optimists hesitate to say teaching is best left to the bots, but there’s a debate about where to draw the line.
https://www.wired.com/story/what-aspects-of-teaching-should-remain-human/
How Disinformation From a Russian AI Spam Farm Ended up on Top of Google Search Results
A fake article about Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife buying a $4.8 million Bugatti with US aid was promoted by bots, Russia state media, and pro-Trump influencers on X. It’s part of a network of websites supercharged by AI.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-generated-russian-disinformation-zelensky-bugatti/
How Disinformation From a Russian AI Spam Farm Ended up on Top of Google Search Results
A fake article about Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife buying a $4.8 million Bugatti with US aid was promoted by bots, Russia state media, and pro-Trump influencers on X. It’s part of a network of websites supercharged by AI.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-generated-russian-disinformation-zelensky-bugatti/
His Galaxy Wolf Art Kept Getting Ripped Off. So He Sued—and Bought a Home
When his galaxy wolf illustration was stolen by countless online stores, artist Jonas Jödicke decided to fight back.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-one-man-bought-a-home-by-suing-people-who-stole-his-galaxy-wolf-art/
AI-Powered Super Soldiers Are More Than Just a Pipe Dream
The US military has abandoned its half-century dream of a suit of powered armor in favor of a “hyper enabled operator,” a tactical AI assistant for special operations forces.
https://www.wired.com/story/us-military-hyper-enabled-operator/
The Words That Give Away Generative AI Text
From “delves” to “showcasing,” certain words boomed in usage after LLMs became mainstream.
https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-common-words-study/