Livestream Replay: Musk v. Altman and the Future of OpenAI
… On the Panel A panel of WIRED experts went live to answer your questions about this consequential case. …
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WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private
… Most generative AI platforms now offer some type of “incognito mode,” but these features are usually designed to separate users from the questions they ask and the answers they receive rather than including a mechanism to entirely shield those questions and answers from the provider's view. …
Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meetings to Demand Limits on Data Centers
… He questioned the need for regulations that might slow industry progress, but expressed support for workers’ right to speak freely without retaliation from Amazon. …
Welcome to the Great American Satellite Age
… What is really the truth?” But Basalt and other new companies face questions over whether customers will materialize at the volume they expect. …
To Land a Job in AI, Try Reading Kant
… That’s where Gabriel is focusing his research. “The thing that has now become a very rich area is this question of value alignment—essentially, what it means for the technology to be actively good,” he says. “It turns out that you can sink a lot of philosophical man-hours into trying to understand … …
New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations
… Community members living in the low-income Black community around the campus, concerned about air pollution, rallied to protest the turbines. …
When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon
… In the Gulf, the question of who controls the sky is no longer a policy abstraction. …
Sniffies’ Users Worry About a ‘Straightification’ of the Gay Hookup App
… But the outrage underscores the significance of platforms like Sniffies and what it would mean to a community of people who already feel like they have so few quality options for seeking desire online. “It’s definitely an indicator of its fast rise, so no shade, but we saw what happened with Grindr… …
Some Asexuals Are Using AI Companions for Intimacy Without the Sex
… But some figures in the asexual community tell WIRED that asexual people pairing with AI remains extremely fringe and that they are just as capable of forging and maintaining human relationships as anyone else. …
OpenAI Buys Some Positive News
… In each case, the acquisitions raised immediate questions about whether the outlets would remain truly independent. …