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James Earl Jones' Darth Vader Has Already Been Immortalized With AI
James Earl Jones died Monday at the age of 93. But long before he did, he gave Lucasfilm permission to recreate his iconic Darth Vader voice for shows like Obi-Wan Kenobi.
https://www.wired.com/story/james-earl-jones-darth-vader-death-artificial-intelligence/
This iPhone ‘Supercycle’ May Not Be So Super
Some Apple analysts believe AI will spur a boom in iPhone sales. But not everyone's buying the hype.
What You Need to Know About Grok AI and Your Privacy
xAI's generative AI tool, Grok AI, is unhinged compared to its competitors. It's also scooping up a ton of data people post on X. Here's how to keep your posts out of Grok—and why you should.
New AI Model Can Simulate ‘Super Mario Bros.’ After Watching Gameplay Footage
Despite its limitations, the makers of MarioVGG think AI video could one day replace game engines.
Could AI and Deepfakes Sway the US Election?
This week on Politics Lab, we’re talking about AI’s potential impact on the election—and why it’s so hard to regulate nationwide.
The US Needs Deepfake Porn Laws. These States Are Leading the Way
Legislation addressing the crisis of deepfake porn is being proposed, passing, and failing at the state level all over the US. WIRED is keeping track of it all.
Could This Be the Start of Amazon’s Next Robot Revolution?
The ecommerce giant has acquired a team to give bots greater intelligence and dexterity—potentially automating much more of its warehouse operations.
NaNoWriMo Organizers Said It Was Classist and Ableist to Condemn AI. All Hell Broke Loose
Last weekend several authors cut ties with National Novel Writing Month after the nonprofit issued a statement seemingly greenlighting the use of AI in writing.
https://www.wired.com/story/nanowrimo-organizers-classist-and-ableist-to-condemn-ai/
A New Group Is Trying to Make AI Data Licensing Ethical
The Dataset Providers Alliance calls for creators and rights holders to be able to opt in to having their material used for training purposes.
https://www.wired.com/story/dataset-providers-alliance-ethical-generative-ai-licensing/
AI-Fakes Detection Is Failing Voters in the Global South
With generative AI affecting politics worldwide, researchers face a “detection gap,” as the biases built into systems mean tools for identifying fake content often work poorly or not at all in the Global South.
Major Sites Are Saying No to Apple’s AI Scraping
This summer, Apple gave websites more control over whether the company could train its AI models on their data. Major publishers and platforms like The New York Times and Facebook have already opted out.
https://www.wired.com/story/applebot-extended-apple-ai-scraping/
Google, Apple, and Discord Let Harmful AI 'Undress' Websites Use Their Sign-On Systems
Single sign-on systems from several Big Tech companies are being incorporated into deepfake generators, WIRED found. Discord and Apple have started to terminate some developers’ accounts.
https://www.wired.com/story/undress-app-ai-harm-google-apple-login/
Generative AI Transformed English Homework. Math Is Next
ByteDance’s Gauth app scans math homework and provides thorough, often correct, answers using AI. Millions have already downloaded it for free.
The Plaud NotePin Is an AI Notetaker That Will Transcribe Your Meetings—and Your Entire Life
Plaud’s AI-powered NotePin records and transcribes all the conversations around you. The company envisions using that data in the future to construct your digital twin.
The Apartment Rental Market Is Rigged by Algorithms, a DOJ Lawsuit Alleges
The US Department of Justice claims that a company called RealPage is responsible for price-fixing across millions of apartment rental units nationwide.
A Popular iOS Illustration App Is Saying No to Generative AI
“I really fucking hate generative AI,” says Procreate CEO James Cuda, who believes the technology is “ripping the humanity out of things.”
This Political Startup Wants to Help Progressives Win … With AI-Generated Ads
BattlegroundAI promises to make life easier for overstretched and underfunded campaigns. No MAGA types allowed.
https://www.wired.com/story/battelgroundai-ai-progressive-political-ads/
Stadiums Are Embracing Face Recognition. Privacy Advocates Say They Should Stick to Sports
Protesters took to Citi Field Wednesday to raise awareness of the facial recognition systems that have become common at major league sporting venues.
https://www.wired.com/story/face-recognition-stadiums-protest/
An ‘AI Scientist’ Is Inventing and Running Its Own Experiments
Letting programs learn through “open-ended” experimentation may unlock remarkable new capabilities, as well as new risks.
The US Government Wants You—Yes, You—to Hunt Down Generative AI Flaws
AI ethics nonprofit Humane Intelligence and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology are launching a series of contests to get more people probing for problems in generative AI systems.
https://www.wired.com/story/nist-humane-intelligence-generative-ai-red-team-contest/