Tag Archives: Wired

What Scarlett Johansson v. OpenAI Could Look Like in Court

If Scarlett Johansson pursues legal action against OpenAI for giving ChatGPT a voice she calls “eerily similar to mine,” she might claim the company breached her right to publicity.

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Local Coworking Spaces Thrive Where WeWork Dared Not Go

A disused church, a school, and a motorcycle garage are among the hyperlocal new coworking spaces cropping up to offer remote workers a place to go.

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We Stood on Both Sides of the New York–Dublin Portal and It Was Glorious

Hundreds of people and two WIRED reporters gathered at the Portal, which is open again after being closed due to “inappropriate behavior.”

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Google Search’s New AI Overviews Will Soon Have Ads

Google is set to start mixing ads into its new AI-generated search answers. It’s a test of how the company’s biggest revenue stream can adapt to the age of generative AI.

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Google Taps AI to Show Shoppers How Clothes Fit Different Bodies

A new breed of online ad allows brands to pay Google to offer shoppers AI-generated images that show how items of clothing would look on different skin tones and body types.

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AI Is a Black Box. Anthropic Figured Out a Way to Look Inside

What goes on in artificial neural networks work is largely a mystery, even to their creators. But researchers from Anthropic have caught a glimpse.

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The US Is Forming a Global AI Safety Network With Key Allies

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo says the US is collaborating with other countries including the UK, Japan, and Canada to manage the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

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Crypto Astrologers See Price Moves in the Stars

They predict the ups and downs of Bitcoin based on planetary movements, and their super-secretive clientele listens.

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Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT

In a scorching statement, Scarlett Johansson claims that after she turned down an invitation to voice ChatGPT, OpenAI brazenly mimicked her distinctive tones anyway.

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I Make AI Models to Sell Real People Clothes

Working at an AI modeling agency means teaching pixels to smize—and filtering out the people with three heads.

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