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Join the WIRED World Fair in Miami on November 4
For one day only, WIRED is bringing the technologies, people, and cultural forces transforming our world off the page and into real life. Open Original Post
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Here’s How an AI Slowdown Could Actually Be Enforced
Even if big AI companies agree to a pause, ensuring that nobody tries to sneak ahead could prove tricky. Open Original Post
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AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race
The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have. Open Original Post
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If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already
Anthropic’s CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI “thinks.” So far the evidence is disturbing. Open Original Post
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Trump’s Anti-Bias AI Order Is Just More Bias
The Trump administration says it wants AI models free from ideological bias, as it pressures their developers to reflect the president’s worldview. Open Original Post
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Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream
The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real data centers. Open Original Post
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The Leftist Split Over AI Doom
The left wants AI regulation. They just can't agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be. Open Original Post
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Napster Is Back, and It Wants to Digitally Clone Teachers
Once the music industry’s biggest headache, Napster’s next act is bringing AI to the classroom. Open Original Post
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Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons
Of all the threats presented by uncontrollable artificial intelligence, scientists say death by plague ranks low. Open Original Post
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Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss three possible AI doomsday scenarios, AI safety, and the unexpected bipartisan alliance forming against AI. Open Original Post
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The AI ‘Slowdown’ Is an Antitrust Mess
By framing their efforts as a “slowdown” rather than an industry-wide push for better security standards, AI labs may have set themselves up for years of regulatory headaches. Open Original Post
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The AI Slowdown Debate Crashed Salesforce's Party
The Dreamforce conference became an unlikely battleground for the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia to debate whether AI development should slow down. Open Original Post