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This New Algorithm for Sorting Books or Files Is Close to Perfection

This New Algorithm for Sorting Books or Files Is Close to Perfection
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Computer scientists often deal with abstract problems that are hard ...
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An Advisor to Elon Musk’s xAI Has a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump

An Advisor to Elon Musk’s xAI Has a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump
A researcher affiliated with Elon Musk’s startup xAI has found a new way to both measure and manipulate entrenched preferences ...
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Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance

Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance
Google announced Tuesday that it is overhauling the principles governing how it uses artificial intelligence and other advanced technology. The ...
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DeepSeek’s New AI Model Sparks Shock, Awe, and Questions From US Competitors

DeepSeek’s New AI Model Sparks Shock, Awe, and Questions From US Competitors
The true price of developing DeepSeek’s new models remains unknown, however, since one figure quoted in a single research paper ...
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Want to Avoid AI Scams? Try These Tips From Our Experts

Want to Avoid AI Scams? Try These Tips From Our Experts
Howdy subscribers! Thank you to all the readers of WIRED’s AI Unlocked newsletter who tuned in for our most recent ...
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Dictatorships Will Be Vulnerable to Algorithms

Dictatorships Will Be Vulnerable to Algorithms
AI is often considered a threat to democracies and a boon to dictators. In 2025 it is likely that algorithms ...
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It Was a Record Year for Dating Apps. They Still Don’t Have It Figured Out

It Was a Record Year for Dating Apps. They Still Don’t Have It Figured Out
To fix that, several startups launched niche dating apps—some puzzling, others entirely predictable—designed to satisfy unique needs, with many of ...
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OnlyFans Models Are Using AI Impersonators to Keep Up With Their DMs

OnlyFans Models Are Using AI Impersonators to Keep Up With Their DMs
One of the more persistent concerns in the age of AI is that the robots will take our jobs. The ...
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The Pressure Is on for Big Tech to Regulate the Broken Digital Advertising Industry

The Pressure Is on for Big Tech to Regulate the Broken Digital Advertising Industry
Digital advertising is a whopping $700 billion (£530 billion) industry that remains largely unregulated, with few laws in place to ...
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OpenAI Scored a Legal Win Over Progressive Publishers—but the Fight’s Not Finished

OpenAI Scored a Legal Win Over Progressive Publishers—but the Fight’s Not Finished
Subject, who additionally represents The Intercept in an analogous DMCA case towards OpenAI, in addition to the nonprofit newsroom the ...
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