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Rabbit's AI Assistant Is Here. And Soon a Camera Wearable Will Be Too
WIRED went along to the company's launch event where customers picked up the very first R1s and learned of an inbound “all-seeing” accompanying AI device.
View the articleA National Security Insider Does the Math on the Dangers of AI
Jason Matheny, CEO of the influential think tank Rand Corporation, says advances in AI are making it easier to learn how to build biological weapons and other tools of destruction.
View the articleThe Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK
The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown.
View the articleHow to Stop ChatGPT’s Voice Feature From Interrupting You
ChatGPT’s conversation tools are fantastic—when the chatbot isn’t constantly talking over you. Try these tips for a better AI audio experience.
View the articleThe Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem
When The Tortured Poets Department leaked, some Taylor Swift fans swore it must be AI. Expect that to be a common refrain.
View the articleA Wave of AI Tools Is Set to Transform Work Meetings
An AI-powered wearable from startup Limitless promises to make meetings more productive. It’s the beginning of a wider transformation of human interactions.
View the articleMeta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3
The open source Llama 3 AI model released by Meta today is just the start, according to the company’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun. He said a new, much larger version is in the works.
View the articleWhat If Your AI Girlfriend Hated You?
AngryGF offers a perpetually enraged chatbot intended to teach men better communication skills. WIRED took it for a spin.
View the articleThe Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived
Watch how smooth-talking scammers known as “Yahoo Boys” use widely available face-swapping tech to carry out elaborate romance scams.
View the articleThe Atlas Robot Is Dead. Long Live the Atlas Robot
Before the dear old model could even power down, Boston Dynamics unleashed a stronger new Atlas robot that can move in ways us puny humans never can.
View the articleHow One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright
Elisa Shupe was initially rebuffed when she tried to copyright a book she wrote with help from ChatGPT. Now the US Copyright Office has changed course—but there’s a catch.
View the articleTech Leaders Once Cried for AI Regulation. Now the Message Is ‘Slow Down’
Any dreams of a sweeping AI bill out of Congress are basically a hallucination.
View the articleNo One Actually Knows How AI Will Affect Jobs
Some businesses are replacing people with AI; others are augmenting their workforce or hiring new workers. The long-term impact on labor is murky.
View the articleEric Schmidt Warned Against China’s AI Industry. Emails Show He Also Sought Connections to It
Transparency advocates say that Eric Schmidt's pursuit of “personal” connections with AI companies in China represents a concerning conflict of interest.
View the articleHow to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI
Some companies let you opt out of allowing your content to be used for generative AI. Here’s how to take back (at least a little) control from ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and more.
View the articleHumans Forget. AI Assistants Will Remember Everything
Digital assistants with access to everything you do on your phone can use that knowledge to remember the life details you’d otherwise forget. But with that great power comes great responsibility.
View the articleElection Workers Are Drowning in Records Requests. AI Chatbots Could Make It Worse
Experts worry that election deniers could weaponize chatbots to overwhelm and slow down local officials.
View the articleThe Honeybees Versus the Murder Hornets
Under threat from murder hornets, climate change, and habitat loss, UK honeybees are getting help from AI-enabled apiculturists tracking everything from foraging patterns to foreign invaders.
View the articleStudents Are Likely Writing Millions of Papers With AI
Turnitin, a service that checks papers for plagiarism, says its detection tool found millions of papers that may have a significant amount of AI-generated content.
View the articleAI Scam Calls: How to Protect Yourself, How to Detect
AI tools are getting better at cloning people's voices, and scammers are using these new capabilities to commit fraud. Avoid getting swindled by following these expert tips.
View the articleThis AI Startup Wants You to Talk to Houses, Cars, and Factories
Archetype builds AI models that act as a translation layer between humans and complex sensors, using plain language to help people understand what’s happening in a building, car, or human body
View the articleTo Build a Better AI Supercomputer, Let There Be Light
OpenAI and other AI leaders think new leaps in machine intelligence will require new forms of computer hardware. One proposal involves connecting GPUs with light.
View the articleOpenAI’s GPT Store Is Triggering Copyright Complaints
A publisher says some chatbots in OpenAI's GPT Store were created using its copyrighted textbooks. OpenAI has taken down some of the bots but could face more complaints from rights holders.
View the articleAI-Generated Spoofs of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Are Flooding Instagram and TikTok
The next Drag Race Ru-volution doesn't involve Ru at all.
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