Wired Every one of the 144 stories Wired has led with here, newest first. wired.com tech criticism, layoffs Tristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’ Opens at the publisher in a new tab Center for Humane Technology lays off most staff amid internal strategy disagreements. Wired · 10h ago autonomous driving AI These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out Opens at the publisher in a new tab Researchers test GPT, Claude, and Grok AI models by having them autonomously drive a real Toyota Corolla. Wired · 1d ago ChatGPT The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell Opens at the publisher in a new tab OpenAI updates ChatGPT with visual Intelligent UI feature generating interactive elements in responses. Wired · 1d ago defense AI procurement The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos Opens at the publisher in a new tab Pentagon's Tradewinds program uses 5-minute videos to speed AI procurement from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google. Wired · 1d ago AI agents OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. Mine Said It Loved Me Opens at the publisher in a new tab OpenAI's Dots agent aims to automate online tasks but encounters technical issues. Wired · 1d ago AI-generated content Your Next Great Read Might Be Certified ‘Organic’ Opens at the publisher in a new tab A certification label aims to help readers identify books written by humans rather than AI systems. Wired · 1d ago OpenAI, AI safety ‘Artificial’ Roasts AI’s Creators—and Sends a Dark Warning About Its Dangers Opens at the publisher in a new tab Film criticises OpenAI leadership and AI industry practices as reckless. Wired · 2d ago OpenAI mathematics OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again Opens at the publisher in a new tab Mathematicians accuse leading AI companies of mobster behavior as OpenAI prepares 100 new solutions. Wired · 2d ago Mistral, large language models Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China Opens at the publisher in a new tab Mistral releases a trillion-parameter open-weight AI model to compete with frontier labs. Wired · 2d ago · also at The Decoder AI writing Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI Opens at the publisher in a new tab Kevin Roose wrote his book about AI without using AI himself. Wired · 2d ago data centre infrastructure Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break Opens at the publisher in a new tab Rural data centers gain federal tax breaks under new legislation, though some major operators show limited interest. Wired · 4d ago Meta AI agents Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family Opens at the publisher in a new tab Meta's AI agent Muse has been downloaded millions of times but raises privacy concerns through detailed user profiling. Wired · 5d ago AI safety, research transparency These AI Experts Want to Do High-Stakes Research Out in the Open Opens at the publisher in a new tab Trillium Labs conducts high-stakes AI research publicly, including on self-improvement. Wired · 6d ago AI policy, tech politics Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked Opens at the publisher in a new tab Tech executives abandoned emphasis on AI following Trump's policy shifts. Wired · 6d ago ChatGPT A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data Opens at the publisher in a new tab A patched security vulnerability in ChatGPT's Mac app could have exposed sensitive user data. Wired · 6d ago AI scheduling, healthcare AI Is Making a Mess of Nurses’ Schedules. They Say It’s a Safety Issue Opens at the publisher in a new tab Palantir scheduling software causes errors and burnout among hospital nurses. Wired · 6d ago Palantir Health Care Workers Are Tired of Cleaning Up Palantir’s Mess Opens at the publisher in a new tab Hospital staff report errors and burnout after Palantir scheduling software implementation. Wired · 6d ago AI regulation Whatever AI Safety Is, It’s Not This Opens at the publisher in a new tab Opinion piece argues AI company self-regulation is inadequate. Wired · 6d ago AI regulation, policy Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot Opens at the publisher in a new tab Discussion of Trump's voluntary AI safety accord, rise of AI agents, and extremist candidates. Wired · 1w ago AI regulation Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky-Swear Opens at the publisher in a new tab Six AI companies signed a voluntary White House safety accord with unclear enforcement mechanisms or real impact. Wired · 1w ago AI agents The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Here Opens at the publisher in a new tab OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse are launching AI agent products competing to become users' primary assistant. Wired · 1w ago bioweapons There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI Opens at the publisher in a new tab A new book on bioweapons notes that biological threats exist independently of AI capabilities. Wired · 1w ago Anthropic, AI announcements Anthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What? Opens at the publisher in a new tab Anthropic claims discovery of CRISPR-like biological system while publicity campaign already underway. Wired · 1w ago AI safety, existential risk Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI Opens at the publisher in a new tab AI critic Timnit Gebru argues existential risk warnings are driven by founder interests rather than genuine threats. Wired · 1w ago Show 24 more Loading
tech criticism, layoffs Tristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’ Opens at the publisher in a new tab Center for Humane Technology lays off most staff amid internal strategy disagreements. Wired · 10h ago
autonomous driving AI These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out Opens at the publisher in a new tab Researchers test GPT, Claude, and Grok AI models by having them autonomously drive a real Toyota Corolla. Wired · 1d ago
ChatGPT The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell Opens at the publisher in a new tab OpenAI updates ChatGPT with visual Intelligent UI feature generating interactive elements in responses. Wired · 1d ago
defense AI procurement The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos Opens at the publisher in a new tab Pentagon's Tradewinds program uses 5-minute videos to speed AI procurement from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google. Wired · 1d ago
AI agents OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. Mine Said It Loved Me Opens at the publisher in a new tab OpenAI's Dots agent aims to automate online tasks but encounters technical issues. Wired · 1d ago
AI-generated content Your Next Great Read Might Be Certified ‘Organic’ Opens at the publisher in a new tab A certification label aims to help readers identify books written by humans rather than AI systems. Wired · 1d ago
OpenAI, AI safety ‘Artificial’ Roasts AI’s Creators—and Sends a Dark Warning About Its Dangers Opens at the publisher in a new tab Film criticises OpenAI leadership and AI industry practices as reckless. Wired · 2d ago
OpenAI mathematics OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again Opens at the publisher in a new tab Mathematicians accuse leading AI companies of mobster behavior as OpenAI prepares 100 new solutions. Wired · 2d ago
Mistral, large language models Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China Opens at the publisher in a new tab Mistral releases a trillion-parameter open-weight AI model to compete with frontier labs. Wired · 2d ago · also at The Decoder
AI writing Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI Opens at the publisher in a new tab Kevin Roose wrote his book about AI without using AI himself. Wired · 2d ago
data centre infrastructure Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break Opens at the publisher in a new tab Rural data centers gain federal tax breaks under new legislation, though some major operators show limited interest. Wired · 4d ago
Meta AI agents Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family Opens at the publisher in a new tab Meta's AI agent Muse has been downloaded millions of times but raises privacy concerns through detailed user profiling. Wired · 5d ago
AI safety, research transparency These AI Experts Want to Do High-Stakes Research Out in the Open Opens at the publisher in a new tab Trillium Labs conducts high-stakes AI research publicly, including on self-improvement. Wired · 6d ago
AI policy, tech politics Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked Opens at the publisher in a new tab Tech executives abandoned emphasis on AI following Trump's policy shifts. Wired · 6d ago
ChatGPT A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data Opens at the publisher in a new tab A patched security vulnerability in ChatGPT's Mac app could have exposed sensitive user data. Wired · 6d ago
AI scheduling, healthcare AI Is Making a Mess of Nurses’ Schedules. They Say It’s a Safety Issue Opens at the publisher in a new tab Palantir scheduling software causes errors and burnout among hospital nurses. Wired · 6d ago
Palantir Health Care Workers Are Tired of Cleaning Up Palantir’s Mess Opens at the publisher in a new tab Hospital staff report errors and burnout after Palantir scheduling software implementation. Wired · 6d ago
AI regulation Whatever AI Safety Is, It’s Not This Opens at the publisher in a new tab Opinion piece argues AI company self-regulation is inadequate. Wired · 6d ago
AI regulation, policy Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot Opens at the publisher in a new tab Discussion of Trump's voluntary AI safety accord, rise of AI agents, and extremist candidates. Wired · 1w ago
AI regulation Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky-Swear Opens at the publisher in a new tab Six AI companies signed a voluntary White House safety accord with unclear enforcement mechanisms or real impact. Wired · 1w ago
AI agents The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Here Opens at the publisher in a new tab OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse are launching AI agent products competing to become users' primary assistant. Wired · 1w ago
bioweapons There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI Opens at the publisher in a new tab A new book on bioweapons notes that biological threats exist independently of AI capabilities. Wired · 1w ago
Anthropic, AI announcements Anthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What? Opens at the publisher in a new tab Anthropic claims discovery of CRISPR-like biological system while publicity campaign already underway. Wired · 1w ago
AI safety, existential risk Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI Opens at the publisher in a new tab AI critic Timnit Gebru argues existential risk warnings are driven by founder interests rather than genuine threats. Wired · 1w ago