Tag Archives: Wired

The Boring Future of Generative AI

ChatGPT’s chaotic streak can be charming. Google’s new chat-style search shows text-generation technology is headed in a much tamer direction.

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Self-Driving Cars Are Being Put on a Data Diet

Growing fleets, fancier sensors, and tighter budgets are forcing autonomous vehicle developers to get pickier about what stays on their servers.

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Europe’s Moral Crusader Lays Down the Law on Encryption

Ylva Johansson is on a personal mission to make the internet safer for children. Her opponents say her plans would wreck online privacy.

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Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp

The social network’s new privacy feature is technically flawed, opt-in, and limited in its functionality. All this for just $8 a month.

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Google I/O 2023: Google Adds Generative AI to Search

Challenged by ChatGPT, the king of search launches a feature that can answer queries with text summarizing information found online.

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Twitter’s Purge of Old Accounts Will Be Pure Chaos

Elon Musk’s plan to reclaim accounts—including those of dead celebrities or failed brands—could start a free-for-all with dangerous and upsetting consequences.

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This European Satellite Giant Is Coming for Starlink

To compete with American rivals, Eutelsat’s Eva Berneke first has to navigate Russia’s war in Ukraine, Brexit politics, and jamming attacks by Iran.

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Brazil Proposed Internet Regulation. Big Tech Took the Gloves Off

Lawmakers want to make online platforms more responsible for hate speech and misinformation. Google, Meta, and others are fighting back.

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A Radical Plan to Make AI Good, Not Evil

OpenAI competitor Anthropic says its Claude chatbot has a built-in “constitution” that can instill ethical principles and keep systems from going rogue.

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Should You Get Paid for Teaching a Chatbot to Do Your Job?

Data from top-performing employees can create AI helpers that boost everyone’s productivity—but also create new concerns over fair pay.

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