OpenAI Is Poised To Become The Most Valuable Startup Ever. Should It Be?
OpenAI is reportedly on the verge of a roughly $500 billion valuation, a figure that would make it the most...
The AI-Powered PDF Marks the End of an Era
When it was first released by Adobe in 1993, the PDF was truly transformative technology.The Portable Document Format was a...
WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped
Zoë Schiffer: Right. I love how you said that. Yeah, basically, if you want to potentially try and curry favor...
The End of Handwriting
People often credit my good handwriting to my Catholic school education—like a nun with a ruler and a taste for...
What Do Kids Actually Think About AI?
If you try to get AI to do all your work, it’s definitely detrimental, because then you lose your skills...
Teachers Are Trying to Make AI Work for Them
Jennifer Goodnow, who teaches English as a second language in New York, feels similarly. She now plugs complex readings, like...
Tech in the Classroom: A History of Hype and Hysteria
Adoption by schools: Apple played a crucial role in getting computers into classrooms, in part by promoting legislation to offer...
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How Microschools Became the Latest Tech Mogul Obsession
Elon Musk had a question: “Does anybody have any experience with first principles analysis?” He was speaking to a room...
AI Is Designing Bizarre New Physics Experiments That Actually Work
“LIGO is this huge thing that thousands of people have been thinking about deeply for 40 years,” said Aephraim Steinberg,...
Decoding Palantir, the Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley
This week on Uncanny Valley, we talk about one of the most notorious American corporations. So what does Palantir actually...
