AI Psychosis Is Rarely Psychosis at All
A wave of AI users presenting in states of psychological distress gave birth to an unofficial diagnostic label. Experts say it’s neither accurate nor needed, but concede that it’s likely…
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OpenAI Rolls Out Teen Safety Features Amid Growing Scrutiny
CEO Sam Altman announced an age-prediction system and new parental controls in a blog post on Tuesday.
Melania Trump’s AI Era Is Upon Us
The ever elusive first lady has emerged with a brief to exert thought leadership over AI, for the children. Some insiders are excited; others won’t touch the subject with a…
Is AI the New Frontier of Women’s Oppression?
In her new book, feminist author Laura Bates explores how sexbots, AI assistants, and deepfakes are reinventing misogyny and harming women.
I Hate My AI Friend
The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy.
ICE Has Spyware Now
Plus: An AI chatbot system is linked to a widespread hack, details emerge of a US plan to plant a spy device in North Korea, your job’s security training isn’t…
Spiritual Influencers Say ‘Sentient’ AI Can Help You Solve Life’s Mysteries
As concerns grow about AI chatbots leading users into delusional spirals, prominent spiritual influencers are capitalizing on an emerging form of techno-spirituality.
The White House Apparently Ordered Federal Workers to Roll Out Grok ‘ASAP’
A partnership between xAI and the US government fell apart earlier this summer. Then the White House apparently got involved, per documents obtained by WIRED.
IBM and NASA Develop a Digital Twin of the Sun to Predict Future Solar Storms
The tool models the sun using AI, and its developers say it can anticipate solar flares 16 percent more accurately and in half the time of current prediction systems.
The Hidden Ingredients Behind AI’s Creativity
Image generators are designed to mimic their training data, so where does their apparent creativity come from? A recent study suggests that it’s an inevitable by-product of their architecture.