NEW: “Anti-tech extremism” is now actively being monitored by US law enforcement as frustration over AI and data centers percolate across the country, according to records obtained by @wired.com. @drboguslaw.bsky.social has the scoop. No paywall bc FOIA www.wired.com/story/us-…
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US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows | WIRED wired.com
I’m a Professional Fact-Checker. AI Is Wrong More Often Than You Think | WIRED wired.com
Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale | WIRED wired.com
Take This Mandatory AI Workplace Training Right Now—or Else | WIRED wired.com
I Spent a Week Recording Myself Doing Chores for Money. Who's the Robot Now? | WIRED wired.com
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NEW: Excellent piece by @wired.com fact-checker extraordinaire @megherbst.bsky.social about the trials and tribulations of trying to ensure something is true in the AI era (and a fun peek into the world of fact-checking, if you're into that kind of thing, which I am): www.wire…
"Everyone is unhappy; the only people who are not unhappy are, literally, executives." Excellent reporting about the doom mood inside ever-profitable Meta by @peard33.bsky.social, @laurengoode.bsky.social, @stevenlevy.bsky.social, and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social www.wired.com/sto…
NEW: My unhinged @wired.com colleagues turned our latest digital issue about AI into a mandatory AI retraining course for employees who hate AI everywhere: www.wired.com/story/ai-or-...
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MY FIRST “BIG STORY” FOR WIRED!! Spent a week with a camera strapped to my forehead, training robots how to do chores. “Teach the robot how to cook tonight so you can put food on the table tomorrow.” www.wired.com/story/househ...
NEW: Nope. No. Not Happening. Over My Dead Body @thiccreese.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/google...
NEW: The (sometimes lucrative) search for software vulnerabilities is changing rapidly due to AI use, causing the entire system and economics of bug hunting. @lhn.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/the-ai...