The Problems Lurking in Hollywood’s Historic AI Deal
Actors can rely on the right of publicity, also known as likeness rights, to protect them if a studio clearly infringes on their image. But what about a synthetic performer...
Nicolas Cage on Memes, Myths, and Why He Thinks AI Is a ‘Nightmare’
Nicolas Cage knows he’s a meme. He’s not happy about it. After making the mistake of googling himself a few years back, the charismatic actor discovered that his big on-screen...
Sam Altman’s Second Coming Sparks New Fears of the AI Apocalypse
Open AI’s new boss is the same as the old boss. But the company—and the artificial intelligence industry—may have been profoundly changed by the past five days of high-stakes soap...
Mods Are Asleep. Quick, Everyone Release AI Products
The turmoil at OpenAI over the past five days has captivated the tech industry and kept entrepreneurs, journalists, and anyone who still has an X account glued to their timelines...
Meet the Lawyer Leading the Human Resistance Against AI
Matthew Butterick is leading a wave of lawsuits against major AI firms, from OpenAI to Meta. Win or lose, his work will shape the future of human creativity. Source
Sam Altman Reaches Agreement to Return to OpenAI
Days after he was fired as CEO by OpenAI’s board, Sam Altman is set to return to the company. OpenAI released a statement late Tuesday saying it had “reached an...
OpenAI’s Boardroom Drama Could Mess Up Your Future
In June I had a conversation with chief scientist Ilya Sutskever at OpenAI’s headquarters, as I reported out WIRED’s October cover story. Among the topics we discussed was the unusual...
Elon Musk Trolls His Way Into the OpenAI Drama
Elon Musk needed fewer than 100 characters to add new chaos to the ongoing crisis swirling around OpenAI after the shock firing of CEO Sam Altman last week. In a...
The Mystery at the Heart of the OpenAI Chaos
Yet on Monday those theories too appeared to be put to rest. In a post on X in the early hours of the morning, the board’s new interim CEO Emmett...
