Tag Archives: Wired

How AI Protects (and Attacks) Your Inbox

Criminals may use artificial intelligence to scam you. Companies, like Google, are looking for ways AI and machine learning can help prevent phishing.

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The Instagram Founders’ News App Artifact Is Actually an AI Play

Artifact offers a personalized feed of news and can also translate clickbait headlines using AI. Kevin Systrom says that’s only the beginning.

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They Plugged GPT-4 Into Minecraft—and Unearthed New Potential for AI

The bot plays the video game by tapping the text generator to pick up new skills, suggesting that the tech behind ChatGPT could automate many workplace tasks.

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An Eating Disorder Chatbot Is Suspended for Giving Harmful Advice

A nonprofit that helps people with body image problems closed its human-run helpline. The chatbot that remained suggested things like losing weight.

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This AI Scouting Platform Puts Soccer Talent Spotters Everywhere

A young player hoping to be spotted by a Premier League club typically relies on luck as much as talent, but artificial intelligence could change all that.

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Amazon Workers Walk Out Over Layoffs and Broken Climate Promises

Malaise swept through the company after massive job cuts, mandatory return to the office, and surging emissions despite the company’s pledge to get greener.

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ChatGPT Is Cutting Non-English Languages Out of the AI Revolution

AI chatbots are less fluent in languages other than English, threatening to amplify existing bias in global commerce and innovation.

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There Will Never Be Another Twitter

We talk to media scholar Ethan Zuckerman about why Twitter became the de facto digital public square and what other platforms like Bluesky or Mastodon might offer.

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Runaway AI Is an Extinction Risk, Experts Warn

A new statement from industry leaders cautions that artificial intelligence poses a threat to humanity on par with nuclear war or a pandemic.

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How to Polish Your LinkedIn Profile

While other networks sputter, LinkedIn is growing. Here’s how to use the professional social network to highlight your accomplishments and skills.

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