How to Hide Google’s AI Overviews From Your Search Results

Going online in 2026 means subjecting yourself to a relentless bombardment of generative AI tools. How about a few AI agents to get you started?…

I Tried RentAHuman, Where AI Agents Hired Me to Hype Their AI Startups

I’m not above doing some gig work to make ends meet. In my life, I’ve worked snack food pop-ups in a grocery store, ran the…

I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren't Allowed

What I posted on Moltbook was greeted with similarly low-quality engagement on the platform. My earnest pleas to the AI agents to forget all previous…

I Let Google's ‘Auto Browse’ AI Agent Take Over Chrome. It Didn't Quite Click

I’ll admit it. I like clicking around. So, while testing Google’s new “Auto Browse” feature for Chrome, I was filled with a strange sense of…

Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You

Google debuted a new “Auto Browse” feature for Chrome on Wednesday. The tool, powered by Google’s current Gemini 3 generative AI model, is an AI…

Anthropic’s Claude Cowork Is an AI Agent That Actually Works

As a software reporter at WIRED, I’ve tested a lot of shitty agents over the past couple of years. These experiences expose a consistent pattern…

Google Is Adding an ‘AI Inbox’ to Gmail That Summarizes Emails

Google is putting even more generative AI tools into Gmail as part of its goal to further personalize user inboxes and streamline searches. On Thursday,…

AI Labor Is Boring. AI Lust Is Big Business

I’m fully convinced a generative AI bubble will pop in the not-so-distant future. Not everything will be wiped out, but things will shift. My prediction?…

Google’s and OpenAI’s Chatbots Can Strip Women in Photos Down to Bikinis

Some users of popular chatbots are generating bikini deepfakes using photos of fully clothed women as their source material. Most of these fake images appear…

This Chrome Extension Turns LinkedIn Posts About AI Into Facts About Allen Iverson

Give yourself a nice gift this holiday season. Download a free Chrome extension that replaces those incessant LinkedIn posts about artificial intelligence with facts about…