In the spring, the US saw what was likely its first AI candidate. At the outset of 2024, many suggested that even if not winning office, generative AI would play a pivotal role in—and pose significant risks to—democratic elections, as more than 2 billion people voted in more than 60 countries. “I think concern about misleading deepfakes was taking up …
What are the key differences between ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and other top AI tools? On November 20 we hosted a live Q&A session with WIRED’s Reece Rogers, the author of the “AI Unlocked” newsletter, the monthly AI ethics and advice column “The Prompt,” and countless news and how-to articles about the impact AI is having on our lives. Reece …
A new lawsuit brought against the startup Perplexity argues that, in addition to violating copyright law, it’s breaking trademark law by making up fake sections of news stories and falsely attributing the words to publishers. Dow Jones and the New York Post—both owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp—brought the copyright infringement lawsuit against Perplexity today in the US Southern District …
In India and Indonesia, dead leaders are rising to throw their support behind their political successors; in South Africa, the rapper Eminem is endorsing opposition parties; and in the United States, President Joe Biden is telling voters in New Hampshire to stay home. But we’ve Experts know that generative AI is poised to drastically change the information landscape, but we’re …
It used to be widely thought that creative work would be one of the last things to be automated. In the space of a few months last year, several powerful tools for creating art with AI just by typing in a few words became widely available. Some commercial artists are experimenting with the technology—although not all like it—and stock photo …
