What OpenAI Really Wants | WIRED
Sutskever became an AI superstar, coauthoring a breakthrough paper that showed how AI could learn to recognize images simply by being exposed to huge volumes of data. He ended up,...
We know remarkably little about how AI language models work
AI language models are not humans, and yet we evaluate them as if they were, using tests like the bar exam or the United States Medical Licensing Examination. The models...
Teardown of Huawei’s new phone shows China’s processor chip breakthrough
Huawei Technologies and China’s top chipmaker SMIC have built an advanced 7-nanometer processor to power its latest smartphone, according to a teardown report by analysis firm TechInsights. Huawei’s Mate 60...
3 lifesaving tech essentials for every school child
Back-to-school time means loading up on school supplies and taking your kiddo to get new shoes. You still have to do that, but now there’s more than ever to get prepped....
How to avoid deleting all the photos from your phone, iCloud
How is this for a horror tech scenario that would send just about anyone into panic mode? Imagine you had accidentally deleted all your photos from your phone and lost them forever....
The Battle Over Books3 Could Change AI Forever
Butterick disagrees. “A lawsuit can stop them,” he says. “If we prevail.” One thing everyone WIRED spoke with could agree upon? All this increased scrutiny on data sets has made...
Cryonics expert reveals fate of frozen humans after worm thawing
Global worming? Scientists recently revived microscopic creatures frozen for 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost. The ancient nematodes, better known as roundworms, are able to shut their bodies down in...
Why the promise of ‘green energy’ has yet to deliver
Green energy and the push to electrify everything have been in the news recently but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of the green energy nirvana politicians and green energy...
Spotify cracks down on white noise podcasts that cost $38M a year
Spotify is reportedly cracking down on white noise podcasts by limiting advertising support – months after an internal analysis found the broadcasts were costing the streaming giant $38 million in...
Meta may allow Facebook, Instagram users in Europe to pay to avoid ads: report
Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no advertisements for users residing in the European Union as a response to scrutiny from regulators, the New York Times...
Amazon snubbed SpaceX over Jeff Bezos’ feud with Elon Musk
Amazon shareholders are suing the e-commerce giant for allegedly refusing to consider Elon Musk’s SpaceX for a profitable satellite contract because of his ongoing feud with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos....
Renderings reveal Silicon Valley titans’ utopia: ‘California Forever’
The secretive California firm tasked with building a city for Silicon Valley billionaires unveiled the first renderings of its plans late Thursday – even as local officials vow to block...
Google claims DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter has ‘deep-seated bias’ as trial looms
Google accused Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter of having a “deep-seated bias” against the company in a scathing court filing on Thursday – days before the company’s first federal...
Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility
As the impacts of climate change continue to grow, so does interest in fusion’s potential as a clean energy source. While fusion reactions have been studied in laboratories since the...
Google Street View pic shows man disposing of body: Facebookers
No body, no crime. True-crime fanatics had their magnifying glasses ready last week when a woman posted a screenshot from Google Street View to Facebook that appears to show a...
