OpenAI has allegedly become more guarded about publishing research that highlights the potentially negative impact that AI could have on the economy, four people familiar…
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OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block Are Teaming Up to Make AI Agents Play Nice
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block have cofounded a new open source organization—the Agentic AI Foundation—to promote standards for artificial intelligence agents. The three companies are also…
iFixit Put a Chatbot Repair Expert in an App
All of this works seamlessly on Android, but the experience might look different on iOS and require some additional permissions. “To get battery stats on…
America’s Biggest Bitcoin Miners Are Pivoting to AI
One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas. Over a…
OpenAI Should Stop Naming Its Creations After Products That Already Exist
In September, OpenAI launched a way for users to generate a digital likeness of themselves they could use to create personalized deepfake videos. This is…
This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide…
WIRED Roundup: DOGE Isn’t Dead, Facebook Dating Is Real, and Amazon’s AI Ambitions
Uncanny Valley host Zoë Schiffer is joined by senior editor Leah Feiger to discuss five stories you need to know about this week, from how…
Here’s What You Should Know About Launching an AI Startup
Julie Bornstein thought it would be a cinch to implement her idea for an AI startup. Her résumé in digital commerce is impeccable: VP of…
AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
A Reddit post about a bride who demands a wedding guest wear a specific, unflattering shade is sure to provoke rage, let alone one about…
Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database
An AI image generator startup left more than 1 million images and videos created with its systems exposed and accessible to anyone online, according to…