AI Needs to Be Both Trusted and Trustworthy
In 2016, I wrote about an internet that affected the world in a direct, physical manner. It was connected to your smartphone. It had sensors like cameras and thermostats. It...
In Defense of AI Hallucinations
No one knows whether artificial intelligence will be a boon or curse in the far future. But right now, there’s almost universal discomfort and contempt for one habit of these...
The Man Who Made Robots Dance Now Wants Them to Think for Themselves
Some robots, including from Boston Dynamics, are already doing warehouse work. Do you expect to see that humanoid workforce growing in the coming years? Warehouse work is one of the...
Sex, Drugs, and AI Mickey Mouse
On January 1, Mike Neville gave Midjourney the following prompt: “Steamboat Willie drawn in a vintage Disney style, black and white. He is dripping all over with white gel.” There’s...
To Own the Future, Read Shakespeare
many times a year, as if on a hidden schedule, some tech person, often venture-capital-adjacent, types out a thought on social media like “The only thing liberal arts majors are...
AI May Not Steal Your Job, but It Could Stop You Getting Hired
If you’ve worried that candidate-screening algorithms could be standing between you and your dream job, reading Hilke Schellmann’s The Algorithm won’t ease your mind. The investigative reporter and NYU journalism...
WIRED’s 2023 Year-in-Review Quiz | WIRED
2023 has been a year defined by artificial intelligence innovation, with OpenAI at the helm. An AI apocalypse didn’t collapse society into chaos, but everyone in Silicon Valley did try...
CES 2024 Preview: Get Ready for a ‘Tsunami’ of AI
If you’re waiting for the hubbub over generative AI to die down, maybe pull up a chair. The buzz around artificial intelligence shows no signs of quieting—a fact that will...
The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2023
In 2023, the world has felt like it was balanced on a precipice. A United States presidential election looms, with a resurgent candidate that threatens to bring with him all...
