Plus: An AI chatbot system is linked to a widespread hack, details emerge of a US plan to plant a spy device in North Korea, your job’s security training isn’t working, and more.
Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News, Security Roundup
Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Settle Down
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement Read Post »
Eliezer Yudkowsky, AI’s prince of doom, explains why computers will kill us and provides an unrealistic plan to stop it.
Business, Business / Tech Culture, Backchannel
Model welfare is an emerging field of research that seeks to determine whether AI is conscious and, if so, how humanity should respond.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Model Behavior
Atlas, Boston Dynamics’ dancing humanoid, can now use a single model for walking and grasping—a significant step toward general-purpose robot algorithms.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI Lab
This Robot Only Needs a Single AI Model to Master Humanlike Movements Read Post »
Online gambling is a massive industry. The AI boom keeps booming. It was only a matter of time before people tried to put them together.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Go for Broke
As concerns grow about AI chatbots leading users into delusional spirals, prominent spiritual influencers are capitalizing on an emerging form of techno-spirituality.
Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Magical Thinking
Spiritual Influencers Say ‘Sentient’ AI Can Help You Solve Life’s Mysteries Read Post »
WIRED talks to the director of the Chilean National Center for Artificial Intelligence about Latam-GPT, the large-language model that aims to address the region’s specific needs and change the current technological dynamic.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence
Latam-GPT: The Free, Open Source, and Collaborative AI of Latin America Read Post »
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we look back at the week’s biggest stories—from the researchers leaving Meta’s new superintelligence lab, to the dark money group funding Democratic influencers.
Politics, Politics / Politics News, Uncanny Valley
A partnership between xAI and the US government fell apart earlier this summer. Then the White House apparently got involved, per documents obtained by WIRED.
Politics, Trump Bump
The White House Apparently Ordered Federal Workers to Roll Out Grok ‘ASAP’ Read Post »
Cybercriminals are increasingly using generative AI tools to fuel their attacks, with new research finding instances of AI being used to develop ransomware.
Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Bad Code
Anthropic faced the prospect of more than $1 trillion in damages, a sum that could have threatened the company’s survival if the case went to trial.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Pay Up?
Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors Read Post »
CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on a recruiting blitz to lure top AI researchers to Meta. WIRED has confirmed that three recent hires have now resigned.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Money Moves
Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab Read Post »
The Reddit cofounder joins WIRED’s “Uncanny Valley” podcast and opens up about his early days in tech, his plans for Digg, the future of women’s sports, and what his immigrant mom taught him about America.
The Big Story, Business, Business / Social Media, Dad Mod
Alexis Ohanian’s Next Social Platform Has One Rule: Don’t Act Like an Asshole Read Post »
New research from Stanford provides the clearest available evidence that AI is reshaping the workforce—but it’s complicated.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI Lab
The xAI lawsuit claims that Grok’s ranking below ChatGPT is a sign of allegedly monopolistic behavior.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Ranked Choice
Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings Read Post »
The tool models the sun using AI, and its developers say it can anticipate solar flares 16 percent more accurately and in half the time of current prediction systems.
Science, Science / Space, Weather Forecasting
IBM and NASA Develop a Digital Twin of the Sun to Predict Future Solar Storms Read Post »
Image generators are designed to mimic their training data, so where does their apparent creativity come from? A recent study suggests that it’s an inevitable by-product of their architecture.
Science, Creative Genius
The $8.9 billion investment gives the US government a roughly 10 percent equity stake in Intel.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Chip Change
Bring your stories and questions on August 28 as we explore our latest investigations into how tech is shaping education today.
Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Livestream Q&A
Join Our Next Livestream: Back to School in the Age of AI Read Post »
