Tag Archives: Wired

OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week

OpenAI released initial estimates about the share of users who may be experiencing symptoms like delusional thinking, mania, or suicidal ideation, and says it has tweaked GPT-5 to respond more effectively.

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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.

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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.

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The Worst Thing About AI Is That People Can’t Shut Up About It

A plea from WIRED’s top boss: Say less.

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The Argument for Letting AI Burn It All Down

When the AI bubble bursts, the nerds will do their best work.

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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.

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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.

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Sora Has Lost Its App Store Crown to Drake and Free Chicken

Dave’s Hot Chicken is the top app in the iOS App Store, ending Sora’s weeks-long reign.

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Inside the Messy, Accidental Kryptos Reveal

After 35 years, the secretive CIA sculpture finally gave up its mystery, thanks to a novelist, a playwright, and some misplaced documents. But the chase to decode continues.

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How Data Centers Actually Work

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the economics and environmental impacts of energy-hungry data centers and whether these facilities are sustainable in the age of AI.

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