Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta starts final round of layoffs
Meta Platforms started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of layoffs on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as part of a plan announced in March to...
Generative AI Systems Aren’t Just Open or Closed Source
Recently, a leaked document, allegedly from Google, claimed that open-source AI will outcompete Google and OpenAI. The leak brought to the fore ongoing conversations in the AI community about how...
AI in cybersecurity: Yesterday’s promise, today’s reality
For years, we’ve debated the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) for society, but it wasn’t until now that people can finally see its daily impact. But why now? What changed...
Why Fake Drake and AI-Generated Music Are Here to Stay
Gideon: OK. Lauren: It’s time for a pop quiz. Gideon: Oh no. Lauren: So you are the editor in chief here at WIRED, and you’ve been talking a lot about...
Oracle has begun reviewing TikTok source code: Shou Zi Chew
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew asserted Tuesday that Oracle has already begun a review of its source code — despite reports suggesting the unprecedented partnership was “in limbo” as lawmakers...
Caroline Ellison’s ‘diary’ a key piece of evidence in Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud case: report
A “diary” belonging to Caroline Ellison, the ex-Alameda Research CEO and former girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, has reportedly emerged as a vital piece of evidence in the disgraced FTX founder’s...
How to erase your embarrassing search history across the internet
If you feel comfortable with someone else looking through your search history, raise your hand. Yeah, I didn’t think so. Sometimes it’s as innocent as shopping for a gift and...
Does AI Have a Subconscious?
“There’s been a lot of speculation recently about the possibility of AI consciousness or self-awareness. But I wonder: Does AI have a subconscious?” —Psychobabble Dear Psychobabble, Sometime in the early...
Resolving code review comments with ML
Posted by Alexander Frömmgen, Staff Software Engineer, and Lera Kharatyan, Senior Software Engineer, Core Systems & Experiences Code-change reviews are a critical part of the software development process at scale,...
Netflix starts password sharing crackdown in US
Streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday began its planned crackdown on password sharing in the United States, alerting users that their accounts cannot be shared for free with people outside of their...
Google Will Soon Show You AI-Generated Ads
Google has spent the past few weeks promoting generative AI tools that can summarize search results for users, help them draft essays, and swap out overcast skies for sunshine in otherwise perfect family...
Meta’s new AI models can recognize and produce speech for more than 1,000 languages
Meta has built AI models that can recognize and produce speech for more than 1,000 languages—a tenfold increase on what’s currently available. It’s a significant step toward preserving languages that...
Apple inks multibillion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom
Apple on Tuesday said it has entered a multibillion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom to use chips made in the United States. Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency...
The Dire Defect of ‘Multilingual’ AI Content Moderation
Three parts Bosnian text. Thirteen parts Kurdish. Fifty-five parts Swahili. Eleven thousand parts English. This is part of the data recipe for Facebook’s new large language model, which the company claims...
Suddenly, everyone wants to talk about how to regulate AI
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. It feels as though a switch has...
