Nvidia’s Hugging Face Acquisition Is a $12.9 Billion Bet on Open-Source AI

The long-rumored deal will give the chip giant access to—and help it promote—a huge repository of open-source AI models and data sets.

Meta Pushes Its New AI Agent on Employees—but Eases Off on Tokenmaxxing

The company is reducing pressure on workers to use artificial intelligence tools while encouraging them to experiment with Hatch, its most advanced AI project yet.

Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit

The US government wrote a letter in support of OpenAI’s argument that training AI on others’ intellectual property is fair use.

These Russian Mathematicians Taught AI Models How to Talk to Each Other Without Using Words

A startup called Mostik has a wild new approach to combining the capabilities of AI models.

The Logical End Point of AI Job Interviews Is Two Bots Talking to Each Other

Christopher was sick of being ghosted by AI recruiters. So he unleashed ChatGPT on his robot interviewer.

OpenAI Is About to Release Its First AI Model With ‘Critical’ Cyber Abilities

The company will give select partners early access to its Astra AI model—so they have time to shore up their defenses.

You Know Who Really Hates AI? Insurance Claims Adjusters

Of the Glassdoor reviews from claims adjusters that mentioned AI, a staggering 98 percent were negative. “AI is just a tool,” one person tells WIRED. “It should never be given the keys.”

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk.

AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” senior writer Will Knight talks his recent visit to China and the future of AI collaboration.