Tag Archives: Wired

Google’s new AI-powered search engine can feel more like artificial interference than artificial intelligence.

Tools for Humanity has an iris-scanning Orb that decides whether you’re human or a robot—and then gives you crypto. But is Worldcoin worth the price?

Some social media users and lawmakers say chronological feeds are healthier. A new study found that Facebook and Instagram users who were forced to see time-ranked posts turned to TikTok instead.

Researchers were given unprecedented access to Meta’s data during the 2020 elections. Meta says their results show its platforms don’t cause political polarization. That’s not entirely true.

The Pentagon’s embrace of military AI raises questions about what limits should be placed on the technology—and how to keep humans in control.

Experts warn of a new age of AI-driven disinformation. A voluntary agreement brokered by the White House doesn’t go nearly far enough to address those risks.

Meta is giving its answer to OpenAI’s GPT-4 away for free. The move could intensify the generative AI boom by making it easier for entrepreneurs to build powerful new AI systems.

As protests rage over Israel’s controversial reforms to the supreme court, many tech companies have been moving their money and headquarters offshore.

Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a US Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence to prepare for the next age of conflict.

Ukraine’s deputy prime minister has helped the country bootstrap and innovate its war effort, creating a defense industry from scratch, and using his Big Tech ties to cut Russia off from the world.