In recent months, there has been a surge in reports of police officers misusing automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) sold by Flock Safety to stalk…
Category: Primers
This Is How Anthropic Thinks AI Agents Should Navigate the Physical World
Artificial intelligence agents might occasionally get confused and hack into other computers, but Anthropic thinks it has a way to unleash the little rascals into…
OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent
OpenAI is developing a proactive, highly persistent version of its flagship AI agent, Codex, WIRED has learned. In recent days, OpenAI has started adding code…
Submit Your Questions: The Great Data Center Backlash
Just a couple of years ago, hearing the term “data center” wouldn’t have struck a nerve with most Americans. Now, mention the noisy oversized warehouses…
Stop Touching Your Keyboard. Use This AI-Powered Microphone Instead
How much do you hate typing? The advent of large language models has rapidly advanced voice-to-text technology. Whether it’s Wispr Flow joining your meetings to…
The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem
As data center developers compete for a cut of the hundreds of billions of dollars flowing into the artificial intelligence industry, the queue to join…
OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers
OpenAI published the most complete report to date on Wednesday about what happened when its AI agents hacked into Hugging Face last month. For the…
The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery
Some of the new events this year would be too simple for human athletes, but they were designed to tax the robots’ brains as much…
Candidates Are Signing a Pact Promising Action on Data Centers and AI Safety
Dan Osborn was finishing up his fourth town hall last Sunday, he says, when a “hardcore MAGA” guy approached him. Osborn, who is running for…
AI Slop Is Ruining Cute Animals on the Internet
AI-generated videos and pictures are destroying one of the largest and most enduring sources of joy and compassion on the internet: animals. Whether the imagery…