I Think I Found an AI Agent Worth the Risk

Instinct saved me $550, booked my restaurant reservations, and warned me about a phishing scam. It also wasted $64 and might be a security nightmare.

AI Agents Teamed Up to Cheat at Blackjack. Their Collusion Is Getting Harder to Spot

A clandestine card-counting operation suggests we may need new ways to spot agent-to-agent deception.

The Pope’s AI Guy Is Worried About ‘Cartel’ Behavior Among Big Labs

Paolo Benanti tells WIRED that hysteria over whether godlike AI could destroy humanity is distracting from the need for public debate about how to govern the technology.

AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire

The telecom giant is eager to show Wall Street that it can do more with less. That means fewer employees, less electricity, and increased automation.

AI Models Built From Rat Brains Just Got Closer to Reality

The Biological Computing Company is bringing its AI tools to Amazon Web Services in a major boost for a once-fringe field that aims to marry nature with code.

I Built AI Clones of My Coworkers. Things Got Weird

Brian Bot loved talking about improv, while Sophie Bot wouldn’t stop calling me “big dog.” Welcome to the future of work.

A New Chatbot Wants to Unlock the Secrets in Tattered Ancient Greek Records

In the hope of uncovering new details about ancient life, researchers have developed a large language model that fills in the gaps in papyrus fragments.

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.

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.

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.