Why AI Breaks Bad
Once in a while, LLMs turn evil—and no one quite knows why.
2025
Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out
In Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself.
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.
The Argument for Letting AI Burn It All Down
When the AI bubble bursts, the nerds will do their best work.
The Worst Thing About AI Is That People Can’t Shut Up About It
A plea from WIRED’s top boss: Say less.
Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI
He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.
Rise of the Killer Chatbots
On an airstrip somewhere in Texas, a swarm of killer jets approaches—controlled by, of all things, a large language model.
AI’s Next Frontier? An Algorithm for Consciousness
Some of the world’s most interesting thinkers about thinking think they might’ve cracked machine sentience. And I think they might be onto something.
AI and the End of Accents
I sound Korean—because I am Korean. Can AI make me sound American?
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.