A Lawsuit Against Perplexity Calls Out Fake News Hallucinations

https://media.wired.com/photos/6716a6d916de36557796af8e/master/pass/Buisness_WSJ_PerplexityAI_GettyImages-1917903757.jpg

In a new copyright lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity, Dow Jones and the New York Post argue that hallucinating fake news and attributing it to real papers is illegal.

https://www.wired.com/story/dow-jones-new-york-post-sue-perplexity/ 

 How a Trump Win Could Unleash Dangerous AI

https://media.wired.com/photos/6708161d6970c1949890b9bc/master/pass/Security_Trump_AI_GettyImages-2176990947.jpg

Donald Trump's opposition to “woke” safety standards for artificial intelligence would likely mean the dismantling of regulations that protect Americans from misinformation, discrimination, and worse.

https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-ai-safety-regulation/ 

 Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door

https://media.wired.com/photos/671153e434db9b698e41762d/master/pass/Worldcoin-Event-Coverage-Business-New-Orb-1.jpg

The ambitious identity-verification project Worldcoin, now called World, wants a future where humans are “orb-verified.”

https://www.wired.com/story/worldcoin-sam-altman-orb/ 

 Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door

https://media.wired.com/photos/671153e434db9b698e41762d/master/pass/Worldcoin-Event-Coverage-Business-New-Orb-1.jpg

The ambitious identity-verification project Worldcoin, now called World, wants a future where humans are “orb-verified.”

https://www.wired.com/story/worldcoin-sam-altman-orb/ 

 Filmmakers Are Worried About AI. Big Tech Wants Them to See ‘What's Possible’

https://media.wired.com/photos/6711554a3597949fe9631a86/master/pass/Hollywood-Worried-About-AI-Culver-Cup-Now-Playing-Board-Culture.jpg

Amazon is hosting AI filmmaking competitions. Meta is letting directors test Movie Gen. As tech companies develop new tools, they need filmmakers to show they can be used responsibly.

https://www.wired.com/story/filmmakers-are-worried-about-ai-big-tech-wants-them-to-see-whats-possible/ 

 Google’s NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts

https://media.wired.com/photos/671008d3728d8b11d389d3cc/master/pass/ai-podcast-summary-gear.jpg

The NotebookLM tool generates AI-hosted audio podcasts on any topic. Its latest update allows users to enter prompts to personalize the output. I tried it out.

https://www.wired.com/story/google-notebooklm-customize-ai-podcast/ 

 All of Our Gadgets Just Keep Talking

This week, we cover the latest hardware using voice controls and generative AI, including a collar that lets you chat with your pets. Also, this podcast is changing shape, and we tell you all about it.

https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-662/ 

 This Prompt Can Make an AI Chatbot Identify and Extract Personal Details From Your Chats

https://media.wired.com/photos/670ebf2c5eef592325d9e252/master/pass/Security_Chatbot_AI_GettyImages-1447869082.jpg

Security researchers created an algorithm that turns a malicious prompt into a set of hidden instructions that could send a user's personal information to an attacker.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-imprompter-malware-llm/ 

 Marissa Mayer: I Am Not a Feminist. I Am Not Neurodivergent. I Am a Software Girl

https://media.wired.com/photos/670462e5e1a724b5504fd22f/master/pass/Mayer_1D8A7995_FINAL.jpg

She was the 20th hire at Google, then the head of Yahoo, and now the CEO of Sunshine. For Mayer, geekery supersedes gender.

https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-marissa-mayer-yahoo-sunshine-ai/ 

 Inside the Mind of an AI Girlfriend (or Boyfriend)

https://media.wired.com/photos/670ed3d530f2ac3639e2905f/master/pass/AI-Lab-Ai-Companion-Explaining-Thoughts-Business-563937833jpg.jpg

Dippy, a startup that offers “uncensored” AI companions, lets you peer into their thought process—sometimes revealing hidden motives.

https://www.wired.com/story/dippy-ai-girlfriend-boyfriend-reasoning/ 

 Algorithms Policed Welfare Systems For Years. Now They're Under Fire for Bias

https://media.wired.com/photos/670fa6558b8aa63217ea56d8/master/pass/GettyImages-1487472141.jpg

Human rights groups have launched a new legal challenge against the use of algorithms to detect error and fraud in France's welfare system, amid claims that single mothers are disproportionately affected.

https://www.wired.com/story/algorithms-policed-welfare-systems-for-years-now-theyre-under-fire-for-bias/ 

 Apple Engineers Show How Flimsy AI ‘Reasoning’ Can Be

https://media.wired.com/photos/670eb29ca88ac76b34d258c1/master/pass/apple-llm-fail-biz.jpg

The new frontier in large language models is the ability to “reason” their way through problems. New research from Apple says it's not quite what it's cracked up to be.

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-ai-llm-reasoning-research/ 

 Anyone Can Turn You Into an AI Chatbot. There's Little You Can Do to Stop Them

https://media.wired.com/photos/670002fe7664222451cc31b7/master/pass/100424_AI%20Chatbot%20Consent.jpg

Character.AI lets users create bots in the likeness of any person—without requiring their consent.

https://www.wired.com/story/characterai-has-a-non-consensual-bot-problem/ 

 This Talking Pet Collar Is Like a Chatbot for Your Dog

https://media.wired.com/photos/670d854f09d4517e110c86a0/master/pass/dog-collar-gear.jpg

A new smart collar aims to give pet owners the ability to talk to their fur babies. Or at least fake it.

https://www.wired.com/story/shazam-talking-pet-collar-a-chatbot-for-your-cat-or-dog/ 

 These Smart Glasses Will Read Your Emotions, Watch What You Eat

https://media.wired.com/photos/670d825610a4a95d2bee6d04/master/pass/emteq-glasses-gear.jpg

A new type of smart glasses from Emteq Labs have cameras pointed inwards, aiming to track your life and quantify how you’re feeling—and what you’re eating.

https://www.wired.com/story/emteq-smart-glasses-read-emotions-watch-what-you-eat/ 

 Real-Time Video Deepfake Scams Are Here. This Tool Attempts to Zap Them

https://media.wired.com/photos/670d4c81a9e87b76383606e8/master/pass/zoom-deepfakes-gear.jpg

Reality Defender, a startup focused on AI detection, has developed a tool to verify human participants in video calls and catch fraudsters using AI deepfakes for scams.

https://www.wired.com/story/real-time-video-deepfake-scams-reality-defender/ 

 It Seemed Like an AI Crime-Fighting Super Tool. Then Defense Attorneys Started Asking Questions

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ba37efee59b37c653f4707/master/pass/fingerprint-sec-1666220562.jpg

Global Intelligence claims its Cybercheck technology can help cops find key evidence to nail a case. But a WIRED investigation reveals the smoking gun often appears far less solid.

https://www.wired.com/story/cybercheck-crime-reports-prosecutions/ 

 Millions of People Are Using Abusive AI ‘Nudify’ Bots on Telegram

https://media.wired.com/photos/670d76875a41fd7fd3f8c393/master/pass/Security_Telegram_Deepfake_GettyImages.jpg

Bots that “remove clothes” from images have run rampant on the messaging app, allowing people to create nonconsensual deepfake images even as lawmakers and tech companies try to crack down.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-deepfake-nudify-bots-telegram/ 

 'Piece by Piece' Director Morgan Neville Will Never Use AI Again

https://media.wired.com/photos/6706e2081a97bf629a6964ff/master/pass/Director-Never-Use-AI-Culture-2171019539.jpg

Back in 2021, Morgan Neville thought using AI to recreate the late Anthony Bourdain’s voice would be an interesting Easter egg in his documentary. He ended up being a canary in Hollywood’s AI coal mine.

https://www.wired.com/story/piece-by-piece-director-morgan-neville-will-never-use-ai-again/ 

 How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI

https://media.wired.com/photos/6615d5c0dc52e8ec9fd84d8f/master/pass/Opt-Out-of-AI-Security-GettyImages-1354144857.jpg

Some companies let you opt out of allowing your content to be used for generative AI. Here’s how to take back (at least a little) control from ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and more.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-stop-your-data-from-being-used-to-train-ai/ 

 Pig Butchering Scams Are Going High Tech

https://media.wired.com/photos/670810a9156458cb15b5e4c2/master/pass/Security_Pig_Butchering_AI_Getty.jpg

Scammers in Southeast Asia are increasingly turning to AI, deepfakes, and dangerous malware in a way that makes their pig butchering operations even more convincing.

https://www.wired.com/story/pig-butchering-scams-go-high-tech/ 

 OpenAI’s GPT Store Has Left Some Developers in the Lurch

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f48aefb1df7510fcf2f8d7/master/pass/ChatGPt-Store-A-Bust-Business-2173285712.jpg

OpenAI promised payouts to custom GPT creators. Now most are turning to outside sources for revenue.

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-gpt-store/ 

 Amazon’s Rufus AI Shopping Assistant Now Lets Some Shoppers Check Price History

https://media.wired.com/photos/670700b2854dbc64a3fe4177/master/pass/Amazon-Rufus-Chatbot-Business-2161794305.jpg

Is a deal really a deal? Amazon’s ChatGPT competitor, a chatbot it calls Rufus, will now answer some user questions on price changes.

https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-rufus-price-check/ 

 How Should We Feel About Ring?

https://media.wired.com/photos/6706c65bdc009a8f59f38ba1/master/pass/Gadget-Lab-Podcast-Ring-Gear-2ATE1N3.jpg

Amazon's popular security camera brand now has some AI enhancements that make it easier to sort through footage. But we have to ask: Is more AI-powered surveillance a good thing, or a step too far?

https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-661/ 

 How the AI Nobel Prizes Could Change the Focus of Research

https://media.wired.com/photos/6706deb5e528ec0c0fd29409/master/pass/protein-structure-sci-615305264.jpg

It has been a billboard week for artificial intelligence research. But could big wins for Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton change broader scientific incentives?

https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-ai-nobel-prizes-could-change-the-focus-of-research/ 

 How the AI Nobel Prizes Could Change the Focus of Research

https://media.wired.com/photos/6706deb5e528ec0c0fd29409/master/pass/protein-structure-sci-615305264.jpg

It has been a billboard week for artificial intelligence research. But could big wins for Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton change broader scientific incentives?

https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-ai-nobel-prizes-could-change-the-focus-of-research/ 

 Amazon Dreams of AI Agents That Do the Shopping for You

https://media.wired.com/photos/67058fe5a825f25c380a6330/master/pass/AI-Lab-AI-Agent-Amazon-Shoppers-Business.jpg

Amazon feeds its large language models vast quantities of retail data. It says its AI agents might someday be smart enough to buy you stuff without you even having to ask.

https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-agents-shopping-guides-rufus/ 

 Ring’s New AI Search Tool Lets You Easily Scan Videos—With Mixed Results

https://media.wired.com/photos/67055bca17352b447a1f2352/master/pass/Ring-Smart-Video-Search2-Business.jpg

The Amazon-owned home-surveillance business will offer users the ability to search footage for specific objects and actions. WIRED gave it a try.

https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ring-new-ai-video-search-tool-mixed-results/ 

 The Roli Airwave Is Both an AI Piano Teacher and a Digital Theremin

https://media.wired.com/photos/67044426aa6e27911a811d48/master/pass/theramin-gear-887825032.jpg

The Roli Airwave uses infrared cameras to track your hand movements on a keyboard. That visual data can be used to teach you how to play a song or to compose entirely new sonic creations.

https://www.wired.com/story/roli-airwave-ai-music-teacher/ 

 The OpenAI Talent Exodus Gives Rivals an Opening

https://media.wired.com/photos/66fe8a8d3fd2ca9aa8c822c4/master/pass/GettyImages-1797227981.jpg

OpenAI built a reputation for making bold research bets before others. After a recent brain drain, it needs to attract a new generation of researchers to keep this going.

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-departures-research-rivals-artificial-intelligence/ 

 Where Have All the Chief Metaverse Officers Gone?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f736a45e6190a403062f36/master/pass/Metavers_Chief_Officers.jpg

The captains of industry that were going to pilot us through new virtual worlds are still around. They're just going by a new name.

https://www.wired.com/story/where-have-all-the-chief-metaverse-officers-gone/ 

 The Race to Block OpenAI’s Scraping Bots Is Slowing Down

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff251170407c6579380530/master/pass/Publishers-Unblocking-OpenAI-ScrapingBots-Business.jpg

OpenAI’s spree of licensing agreements is paying off already—at least in terms of getting publishers to lower their guard.

https://www.wired.com/story/open-ai-publisher-deals-scraping-bots/ 

 This Homemade AI Drone Software Finds People When Search and Rescue Teams Can’t

https://media.wired.com/photos/66fa5414e374d402a041674f/master/pass/DSC09135.jpg

British Mountain Rescue workers have developed an automated drone system that can scour a landscape far quicker and more thoroughly than human eyes.

https://www.wired.com/story/this-homemade-ai-drone-software-finds-bodies-when-search-and-rescue-teams-cant/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 Meta’s Movie Gen Makes Convincing AI Video Clips

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff6b9c67dda6de106c6dd9/master/pass/Comp%201%20(0-00-01-05).jpg

The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-movie-gen-ai-model/ 

 AI's Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66ff1c5231ead92a62fbcca2/master/pass/Plaintext-AI-Summarizing-Business-1348770278.jpg

Companies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber/ 

 How This Video Game Controller Became the US Military’s Weapon of Choice

https://media.wired.com/photos/66feef11e03b6eb356ff4bba/master/pass/8218300.jpg

After decades of relying on buttons, switches, and toggles, the Pentagon has embraced simple, ergonomic video-game-style controllers already familiar to millions of potential recruits.

https://www.wired.com/story/fmcu-us-military-controller/ 

 OpenAI's ChatGPT Breaks Out of Its Box—and Onto a Canvas

https://media.wired.com/photos/66fd98c9db0c3cf7d034e0b4/master/pass/OpenAI-ChatGpt-Update-Business-2174798150.jpg

ChatGPT’s new canvas interface can suggest improvements to writing and code as well as make in-line changes.

https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-canvas-openai/ 

 Google’s Visual Search Can Now Answer Even More Complex Questions

https://media.wired.com/photos/66fd98c92d87344a0bafaaaf/master/pass/Google-Lens-Update-Business-2XJPWKX.jpg

Launched in 2017, Google Lens processes 20 billion visual searches a month. Now it will work with video and voice, too.

https://www.wired.com/story/google-lens-multimodal-search/ 

 License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of Political Lawn Signs and Bumper Stickers

From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable databases that reveal Americans’ political leanings and more.

https://www.wired.com/story/license-plate-readers-political-signs-bumper-stickers/ 

 Hacking Generative AI for Fun and Profit

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f58492856f0d35b0081c2f/master/pass/AI-Lab-Hackathon-Group-Business-3228243.jpg

The Sundai Club meets once a month with a goal of pushing the limits of generative AI. Earlier this year, its members built me a handy tool for journalists.

https://www.wired.com/story/sundai-club-generative-ai-hackathon-group/ 

 How to Generate an AI Podcast Using Google's NotebookLM

https://media.wired.com/photos/66fc3d07a843e26bad9e73d0/master/pass/NotebookLM-AI-Generated%20Podcasts-Business-Comp%201.jpg

A little-known AI notebook tool from Google is going viral for its Audio Overviews that mimic the speech cadence of podcasters. Here’s how to try it out.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-podcast-google-notebooklm/ 

 Microsoft’s AI Boss Wants to Bring ‘Emotional Support’ to Windows and Office

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f6e245edd5b22be7017793/master/pass/Mustafa-Suleyman-QnA-Business-1935722537.jpg

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman is overseeing an overhaul that gives Copilot an empathetic voice, the ability to see, and more advanced reasoning skills.

https://www.wired.com/story/mustafa-suleyman-interview-microsoft-ai-ceo-copilot/ 

 This Startup Wants YouTube Creators to Get Paid for AI Training Data

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f71e5dbdfceb808bfa8be8/master/pass/Youtube-Creators-AI-Companies-Deal-Business-498751585.jpg

While big platforms like Reddit have signed deals with the AI giants, YouTube leaves licensing in the hands of individual creators. The “License to Scrape” program aims to give those streaming stars proper leverage.

https://www.wired.com/story/license-to-scrape-youtube-ai-data-license-creators/ 

 How to Renovate Your Home for a Billion Children

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f19ced1b1d2e8dde4bb531/master/pass/WTF_sq_tiktokhomes_1.jpg

I kept seeing more and more utterly absurd, hugely viral home remodeling videos on TikTok. So I tracked down where they actually come from.

https://www.wired.com/story/inside-tiktok-unhinged-home-remodeling-videos/ 

 An ‘iPhone of AI’ Makes No Sense. What Is Jony Ive Really Building?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f6d940bf343e435b352d6c/master/pass/jony-ive-gear-AP22307130112686.jpg

LoveFrom is working with OpenAI to build AI devices that are less “socially disruptive” than the iPhone. Is Ive looking for absolution or a new computing soul?

https://www.wired.com/story/jony-ive-iphone-of-ai/ 

 Chat Podcasts Rule the Market—and Always Will

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f5c6200217c95dbf72cc51/master/pass/dial-up-Eric-Eddings-Culture.jpg

“That appointment—that relationship—is everything,” says audio executive Eric Eddings. But that doesn't mean the industry isn't innovating.

https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-eric-eddings-hartbeat-podcasts/ 

 Chat Podcasts Rule the Market—and Always Will

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f5c6200217c95dbf72cc51/master/pass/dial-up-Eric-Eddings-Culture.jpg

“That appointment—that relationship—is everything,” says audio executive Eric Eddings. But that doesn't mean the industry isn't innovating.

https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-eric-eddings-hartbeat-podcasts/ 

 No, Sam Altman, AI Won’t Solve All of Humanity's Problems

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f5c96b0554f3a51198ab94/master/pass/Plaintext-Sam-Altman-The-Intelligence-Age-Business-1930535953.jpg

The OpenAI CEO’s recent mini-manifesto argues (again) that AI will make the future impossibly bright. He could use a refresher course on the basics of human behavior.

https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-no-sam-altman-ai-wont-solve-all-of-humanitys-problems/ 

 China’s Plan to Make AI Watermarks Happen

https://media.wired.com/photos/66edd5fb08c4013e3fe81aee/master/pass/china-legislation-generative-ai-watermarks.jpg

New Chinese regulation attempts to define how AI content labeling should work and stamp out AI-generated disinformation.

https://www.wired.com/story/china-wants-to-make-ai-watermarks-happen/ 

 Is AI More Sustainable if You Generate it Underwater?

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f47e8983a1efaf215240b4/master/pass/GL-Podcast-AI-Ecosystem-GEAR-1503893291.jpg

AI takes a lot of energy to run, but underwater data centers might not be the answer.

https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-660/ 

 Soon After the Deadly Hezbollah Pager Explosions, This AI-Generated Podcast Went Up

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f3140900afac2a41da40a4/master/pass/Culture_Pager_Protocol_GettyImages-2171996113.jpg

The Pager Protocol podcast went up hours after exploding pagers and two-way radios killed dozens and injured hundreds in Lebanon last week. How did it do it? Lots of artificial intelligence tools.

https://www.wired.com/story/pager-protocol-pager-explosion-ai-podcast/ 

 OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Is Leaving the Company

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f469167fc0f1dc23d1bab3/master/pass/Open_AI_CEO_GettyImages-1258711590.jpg

In a letter to the OpenAI team posted on X, Murati wrote that “this moment feels right” to step down.

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-cto-mira-murati-is-leaving-the-company/ 

 Meta Teaches Its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Some New AI Tricks

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f323b7e1ed7ea033de6b13/master/pass/Ray-Ban-Meta---Lineup.jpg

The on-board Meta AI agent can now set a reminder to buy whatever the camera is pointed at, among other enhancements.

https://www.wired.com/story/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-connect-2024/ 

 The Most Capable Open Source AI Model Yet Could Supercharge AI Agents

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f2d17bab1e19ca534bdf71/master/pass/allen-institute-ai-lab.jpg

A compact and fully open source visual AI model will make it easier for AI to take control of your computer—hopefully in a good way.

https://www.wired.com/story/molmo-open-source-multimodal-ai-model-allen-institute-agents/ 

 Meta Connect 2024: How to Watch and What to Expect

https://media.wired.com/photos/66eb1c3783cd4f2fbb17d4a4/master/pass/zuck-meta-gear-2170596427.jpg

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will take the stage Wednesday morning to deliver a keynote address about all things AR and VR, chatbots, headsets, smart glasses, and generative AI. Here’s a preview.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-connect-2024-what-to-expect/ 

 Microsoft’s Three Mile Island Deal Signals a Broader Nuclear Comeback

https://media.wired.com/photos/66f2eef434765c528a7a07dd/master/pass/three-mile-island-nuclear-plant-microsoft-ai.jpg

Microsoft’s deal to bring back a Three Mile Island nuclear reactor is just one part of Big Tech’s quid pro quo with nuclear power.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-ai-boom-is-raising-hopes-of-a-nuclear-comeback/