He Scraped All of Their Art for AI. Now He’s Collaborating on a Tool to Help Them

Since early 2023, photographer Jingna Zhang and a small crew of volunteers have worked tirelessly to maintain an image-sharing social media and portfolio app called…

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers, according to several current and former…

A Judge Has Blocked the Pentagon’s Attempt to Blacklist Anthropic

A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from designating Anthropic a national security risk over a dispute about the use of its AI…

AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?

The AI race has long been framed as a zero-sum game: Either the US or China will win in the end. But as concerns pile…

A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend

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…

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…