How Shivon Zilis Operated as Elon Musk’s OpenAI Insider
…He also waited years to file his lawsuit, despite having long expressed concerns that OpenAI was beginning to resemble a standard company. For Musk to get a favorable outcome, the jury and…
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YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts
…We maintain brand safety controls and exclusion lists designed to prevent placement alongside sensitive content and regularly review and update those safeguards.” The spokesperson added that they have raised the issue with…
The Real Losers of the Musk v. Altman Trial
…The rest of us should fear them both,” says Daniel Kokotajlo, a former OpenAI researcher who joined in 2022 and has raised concerns over the company’s safety culture. He was part…
Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale
…Pockets of employee protest have become a constant and defining feature of the biggest tech companies, including Meta, Amazon, and Google. But the latest concerns at Meta appear more widespread—so much…
Yann LeCun Raises $1 Billion to Build AI That Understands the Physical World
…If your government tends to be a little too authoritarian, it could be used for bad things.” LeCun has grappled with issues related to AI safety and security before. He notes that…
A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
…AI is shaping up to be a key issue in the 2026 midterms, and groups advocating for the industry are spending heavily to push back on growing public concerns about issues like…
They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies
…and not directly Daniel Micay.” Interesting. Then I got in touch with Micay himself—via LinkedIn, of all places. He declined my request for an on-the-record interview, citing safety concerns…
Trump Pivots on AI Regulation, Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office, and Hantavirus Explained
…The technical term we use for it is personally identifying information, and we have a lot of very specific training about how to handle it. And so I was very concerned that…
What Should Be in Your Bug-Out Bag, When the Disaster Comes?
…See WIRED’s guide to the best cloud storage services for each need and type of device, and make sure you use a good password manager to keep any sensitive data secure…
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
…But for years, Dolan "would come in, and he and Eversole would pore over all these social media comments from the Knicks and the Rangers," one veteran of MSG security tells us…