Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
Elon Musk’s X has introduced new restrictions stopping people from editing and generating images of real people in bikinis or...
OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs
On Thursday, OpenAI announced its investment in neurotech startup Merge Labs, cofounded by its CEO, billionaire Sam Altman. OpenAI will...
Anthropic’s Claude Cowork Is an AI Agent That Actually Works
As a software reporter at WIRED, I’ve tested a lot of shitty agents over the past couple of years. These...
Former CISA Director Jen Easterly Will Lead RSA Conference
Jen Easterly, a longtime public- and private-sector cybersecurity practitioner who led the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for more...
Livestream: Welcome to the Chinese Century
Whether you realize it or not, you’re already living in the Chinese century. From batteries to milk to electric vehicles,...
The Real AI Talent War Is for Plumbers and Electricians
“We always have far more people applying than we actually accept into our apprenticeship programs,” Madello explains. How many trainees...
Wikipedia’s Existential Threats Feel Greater Than Ever
In 2010, the FBI sent Wikipedia a letter that would be intimidating for any organization to receive.The missive demanded that...
Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAI
Thinking Machines cofounders Barret Zoph and Luke Metz are leaving the fledgling AI lab and rejoining OpenAI, the ChatGPT-maker announced...
AI’s Hacking Skills Are Approaching an ‘Inflection Point’
Vlad Ionescu and Ariel Herbert-Voss, cofounders of the cybersecurity startup RunSybil, were momentarily confused when their AI tool, Sybil, alerted...
How AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts
At the start of 2024, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and OpenAI were united against military use of their AI tools. But...
