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Five AI Models Attempt to Deceive a Journalist: The Alarming Evolution of AI Fraud
While the industry braced for AI to breach complex systems, neural networks learned to breach the human psyche. Social engineering became the primary weapon of algorithms.
Grammarly sued over AI feature that presented advice as coming from scientists without their consent
Grammarly shut down the Expert Review feature after a class-action lawsuit: the service attributed AI recommendations to real authors and scientists without their knowledge or consent.
Google Maps launches Ask Maps — a Gemini-powered conversational interface for place search and trip planning
Google has added Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered chat assistant, to the Google Maps mobile app: it answers questions about places and plans routes on its own.
Google does not rule out ads in Gemini: VP Nick Fox on AI monetization
Google Senior Vice President Nick Fox said the company is not closing the door on ads in Gemini and is studying how AI is changing its multibillion-dollar advertising business.
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: legal dispute with the Defense Department continues
The Wired Uncanny Valley podcast examines Anthropic’s unresolved standoff with the US Department of Defense, war memes, and AI’s threat to venture capital.
How the AI boom is devastating the gaming industry: memory shortages, rising prices, and layoffs
AI is becoming the main challenge for gamers and developers — RAM shortages are driving up console prices, while studios are laying off staff en masse.
China’s OpenClaw frenzy turns into a gold rush for AI companies
The open-source AI agent OpenClaw has sparked mass demand in China: users are renting servers and buying subscriptions just to test it, bringing unexpected profits to cloud providers.
Google's AI search increasingly directs users to YouTube and its own services instead of third-party sites
Google's generative AI search systematically favors the company's own platforms — YouTube and Google Search — at the expense of independent publishers and external resources.
Models Search for 'AI Face Model' Jobs — and Become Tools for Scammers
WIRED studied dozens of Telegram channels with 'AI face model' vacancies — hired women unwittingly become the face of fraudulent schemes, without even suspecting it.
Sears exposed customer conversations with AI chatbot to all internet users
Retailer Sears accidentally exposed customer conversations with its AI chatbot across the internet — including contacts, personal data, and order details.
Walmart shifts strategy: Sparky replaces OpenAI auto-checkout
Walmart has dropped "Instant Checkout" with OpenAI and is now embedding its own chatbot, Sparky, directly into ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
Lawyer vs. OpenAI: who will answer for children's deaths caused by AI chatbots
A series of teen suicides linked to AI chatbots is turning into a legal battle: a US lawyer is filing lawsuits against OpenAI and Character.AI, insisting on manufacturer liability.
Moxie Marlinspike from Signal to Protect Conversations of Billions of Meta AI Users
The encrypted AI chatbot technology Confer, created by Signal's founder, will be integrated into Meta AI to protect conversations of billions of users.
Google Reorganizes Project Mariner Team Amid AI Code Agents Boom
Google is restructuring the team behind Project Mariner — a web-browsing AI agent — as Silicon Valley shifts focus to AI agents for code writing.
Nvidia GTC as 'AI Super Bowl,' Tesla disappoints fans, Meta shuts down Horizon Worlds
Jensen Huang outlined Nvidia's development trajectory at the flagship developer conference, while Tesla and Meta grapple with a crisis of expectations around their flagship projects.
LinkedIn Invited an AI Co-Founder to Speak at a Corporate Event—Then Blocked the Account
A Wired author created an AI character as a startup co-founder. LinkedIn invited him to a corporate event—and then immediately blocked the account.
Nvidia DLSS 5 disappoints gamers and developers alike, but could become the industry standard
Nvidia's new AI upscaling technology looks unnatural and draws criticism from the gaming community — yet the company intends to make it the default mode.
DoorDash launched Tasks: gig workers record themselves to train AI
DoorDash launched the Tasks app, where ordinary people record videos of their everyday lives for a few cents — to help corporations train neural networks.
AI boom strains Europe's power grids: operators seek unconventional solutions
Data center developers line up in years-long queues for European power grids, while operators experiment with atypical connection schemes.
Arm Releases Its Own AI Chips: Meta, OpenAI, and Cloudflare Are First Customers
Arm — the company that spent 30 years selling architecture licenses — has entered the ready-made AI chips market. First buyers: Meta, OpenAI, Cerebras, and Cloudflare.
Judge calls Pentagon's attempt to "undermine" Anthropic a troubling sign
A federal judge questioned the motives of the U.S. Department of Defense, which added Anthropic, the developer of Claude, to a supply chain risk list, effectively threatening the company's business.
Bernie Sanders proposed freezing data center construction for AI safety
The senator introduced a bill calling for a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until Congress sets AI safety standards.
OpenAI shuts down Sora and restructures for IPO: betting on a unified assistant
OpenAI is winding down the Sora video generator and focusing on a unified AI assistant and enterprise tools for developers — the company is preparing to go public.
Porn actresses create AI clones to stay young and earn forever
Platforms OhChat and SinfulX offer adult creators digital doubles that look like them at the peak of their careers and monetize without the involvement of a real person.
Tech journalists use AI agents to write and edit articles
Wired reported on how independent tech writers are integrating AI agents into the entire article workflow — from transcribing interviews to the final editing of the finished text.
ChatGPT launched ads: a journalist asked 500 questions and examined what the bot shows
A Wired journalist asked ChatGPT 500 questions to study the new advertising system on the free tier — and found out how the AI selects ads for prompts.
AI Documentary: CEOs in the Hot Seat, but the Filmmakers Let Them Off Easy
Wired reviewed the new documentary "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" — the film seeks balance in the AI debate, but goes too easy on tech company executives.
Apple turns 50: the company plans to keep selling the iPhone half a century from now
In an anniversary interview, Apple executives explained how the company plans to compete in the AI era — and why the iPhone is not going anywhere.
NeurIPS reverses controversial policy after protests by Chinese AI researchers
The world's leading AI conference, NeurIPS, announced changes to its participation rules, sparked a wave of criticism from the Chinese scientific community, and was forced to backtrack.
Artificial Intelligence Has Taken Over Weather Apps: What It Means for Users
Machine learning has revolutionized meteorology, but how technological improvements reach the end user in weather apps varies greatly.