Tag Archives: Wired

China’s Metaverse Is All About Work

The government wants the metaverse to be less about having fun and shopping and more about health care and industry.

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The Internet That Tucker Carlson Built

The former Fox News host didn’t just fuel far-right politics in the US. His rants have fed conspiracy theorists and extremists all over the world.

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Ford Jump Starts Its Attempt to Revive Detroit

The first phase of the automaker’s redevelopment of the historic Michigan Central station is aimed at bringing more tech workers to the city—and to Ford.

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ChatGPT Can Help Doctors—and Hurt Patients

The chatbot is tempting physicians with its ability to spout medical information, but researchers warn against trusting AI with tough ethical decisions.

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Facebook Made BuzzFeed, Then Killed It

The digital publisher grew fat off the back of Facebook’s fickle algorithm. Battered and bruised, it’s now going back to where it all began.

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How the Streaming Era Turned Music Into Sludge

The launch of the iTunes Store 20 years ago laid the groundwork for platforms to transform songs into generic background noise.

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Stack Overflow Will Charge AI Giants for Training Data

The programmer Q&A site joins Reddit in demanding compensation when its data is used to train algorithms and ChatGPT-style bots

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Workers Are Worried About Their Bosses Embracing AI

A survey by the Pew Research Center found that most employees expect hiring, firing, and workplace assessment to be transformed by algorithms.

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What’s AGI, and Why Are AI Experts Skeptical?

ChatGPT and other bots have revived conversations on artificial general intelligence. Scientists say algorithms won’t surpass you any time soon.

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Did Instagram Just Kill Linktree?

Meta is finally allowing people to add more links to their Instagram profiles. It’s an existential threat to link-in-bio companies.

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