6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026

When OpenAI declared a “code red” this month to refocus its teams on competing with Google, I couldn’t help but think back to December three…

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…

The Ultra-Realistic AI Face Swapping Platform Driving Romance Scams

The Chinese-language artificial intelligence app Haotian is so effective that it’s made millions of dollars selling its face-swapping technology on Telegram. The service integrates easily…

Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office

The Working Families Party said Thursday that it is putting out a specific recruitment call for people who are organizing against data centers in their…

A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached

Director Adam Bhala Lough didn’t set out to make a documentary about a digital simulacrum of Sam Altman. But after about 100 days of texting…

‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu on ‘What Makes Art Beautiful’ in the AI Era

You don’t have to be a fan of musicals to know about the Wicked film franchise—it’s been everywhere since the first film launched last year,…

People Are Paying to Get Their Chatbots High on ‘Drugs’

Petter Ruddwall knows the idea of AIs becoming sentient and seeking to get high with code-based “drugs” seems “stupid.” But the Swedish creative director couldn’t…

Apple Engineers Are Inspecting Bacon Packaging to Help Level Up US Manufacturers

About 10 Apple employees spent some of their valuable hours over recent months on a project that might seem unusual for the tech giant: customizing…

OpenAI Rolls Back ChatGPT’s Model Router System for Most Users

OpenAI has quietly reversed a major change to how hundreds of millions of people use ChatGPT. On a low-profile blog that tracks product changes, the…

OpenAI’s Chief Communications Officer Is Leaving the Company

OpenAI’s chief communications officer, Hannah Wong, announced internally on Monday that she is leaving the company in January, WIRED has learned. In a statement to…