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Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI
https://media.wired.com/photos/66c4d770b589b09630a37c4e/master/pass/1778705443
The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI.
Trump Shares AI-Generated Images Claiming Swifties Are Supporting Him
A week after falsely claiming Kamala Harris’ campaign used AI to inflate crowd sizes, Trump is now posting AI-generated photos of Taylor Swift fans endorsing him.
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-shares-ai-generated-taylor-swift/
What Is Gemini Live and How Do You Use It?
Google is rolling out this new voice assistant, and now you can have real-time, natural conversations with its chatbot. Here’s what it’s like.
Researchers Have Ranked AI Models Based on Risk—and Found a Wild Range
Studies suggest that regulations could be tightened to head off AI misbehavior.
Your Photos Aren’t Real
This week: Google’s new photo manipulation tools produce some convincing results, but how much of this unreality are we supposed to stomach?
This Code Breaker Is Using AI to Decode the Heart’s Secret Rhythms
Inspired by his expertise in breaking ancient codes, Roeland Decorte built a smartphone app that continuously listens for signs of disease hidden in our pulse.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-doctor-roeland-decorte-future-industries/
This Code Breaker Is Using AI to Decode the Heart’s Secret Rhythms
Inspired by his expertise in breaking ancient codes, Roeland Decorte built a smartphone app that continuously listens for signs of disease hidden in our pulse.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-doctor-roeland-decorte-future-industries/
Nascar Pit Crews Are Using AI for the Perfect Pit Stop
In a sport where speed is everything, Richard Childress Racing has embraced artificial intelligence to time its refueling down to the millisecond.
https://www.wired.com/story/lenovo-has-built-richard-childress-racing-its-own-nascar-pit-stop-ai/
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode First Impressions: Fun, and Just a Bit Creepy
The new voice feature from OpenAI for ChatGPT is often entertaining, and will even do a Trump impression. It likely rolls out to all paid users this fall.
https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-advanced-voice-mode-first-impressions/
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode First Impressions: Fun, and Just a Bit Creepy
The new voice feature from OpenAI for ChatGPT is often entertaining, and will even do a Trump impression. It likely rolls out to all paid users this fall.
https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-advanced-voice-mode-first-impressions/
How You Can Tell That Kamala Harris' Rally Crowds Aren't AI-Generated
Conspiracy theories have shot up around images of surging crowds for Harris-Walz campaign events. But all it takes is a little research to prove the photos are real.
https://www.wired.com/story/kamala-harris-rally-crowds-ai-trump-conspiracy/
Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Buds Pro 2: Specs, Features, Release Date
The Pixel 9 series now features four phones, including the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, alongside the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Buds Pro 2.
https://www.wired.com/story/made-by-google-pixel-9-phones-pixel-watch-3-pixel-buds-pro-2/
He Made a Movie About Humans Rising Up Against AI. Now He's Doing the Real Thing
Mike Rianda’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a sci-fi comedy about a family fighting back against Silicon Valley tech. As animators gear up to battle Hollywood studios, it’s becoming a fable.
https://www.wired.com/story/hollywood-animators-fight-artificial-intelligence-labor-mike-rianda/
Flush With Cash, Tether Has Got Microsoft, Google, and Amazon in Its Crosshairs
Under new CEO Paolo Ardoino, the crypto company is spending heavily in a bid to muscle into an AI market dominated by the world’s largest tech firms.
https://www.wired.com/story/tether-ceo-paolo-ardoino-crypto-ai-interview/
Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine
Attacks on Microsoft’s Copilot AI allow for answers to be manipulated, data extracted, and security protections bypassed, new research shows.
https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-copilot-phishing-data-extraction/
OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode
The company has revealed details of AI model safety testing—including concerns about its new anthropomorphic interface.
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-voice-mode-emotional-attachment/
Good Luck Selling Your AI Startup
This week, we talk about the current trend of Big Tech acqui-hiring key talent from smaller AI companies.
Generative AI Has a "Shoplifting" Problem. This Startup CEO Has a Plan to Fix It
Bill Gross’ ProRata, which has struck deals with partners like Time and Universal Music Group, has a strategy for making AI powerhouses pay for content.
https://www.wired.com/story/bill-gross-prorata-generative-ai-business/
Palmer Luckey’s Defense Startup, Anduril, Raises $1.5 Billion to Produce AI-Powered Weapons
The company plans to build a Tesla-style, software-optimized factory to manufacture autonomous drones and other battlefield tech.
https://www.wired.com/story/anduril-palmer-luckey-funding-ai-drones-arsenal-factory/
AI Is Heating the Olympic Pool
A data center in Paris has been hooked up to the energy system heating the Olympic pool. But critics call projects recycling data centers’ excess heat as a distraction from the real environmental costs of AI.