Google Thinks It Can Cash In on Generative AI. Microsoft Already Has
While both Alphabet and Microsoft boasted strong quarterly earnings, only one tech giant showed that its generative AI bet is starting to pay off.
Meta’s Open Source Llama 3 Is Already Nipping at OpenAI’s Heels
Meta’s decision to give away powerful AI software for free could threaten the business models of OpenAI and Google.
Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram
WIRED found thousands of ads running on Meta’s social platforms promoting sexually explicit “AI girlfriend” apps. Some human sex workers say the platform unfairly polices their own posts more harshly.
Rabbit’s AI Assistant Is Here. And Soon a Camera Wearable Will Be Too
WIRED went along to the company’s launch event where customers picked up the very first R1s and learned of an inbound “all-seeing” accompanying AI device.
A National Security Insider Does the Math on the Dangers of AI
Jason Matheny, CEO of the influential think tank Rand Corporation, says advances in AI are making it easier to learn how to build biological weapons and other tools of destruction.
The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK
The world’s most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown.