Steve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It's Calling Again
In a recently uncovered 1983 speech, Steve Jobs predicted the ubiquity of personal computers. In 2024, AI has brought us to another inflection point.

In a recently uncovered 1983 speech, Steve Jobs predicted the ubiquity of personal computers. In 2024, AI has brought us to another inflection point.

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Steve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It's Calling Again
In a recently uncovered 1983 speech, Steve Jobs predicted the ubiquity of personal computers. In 2024, AI has brought us to another inflection point.
The union representing the voice and motion-capture actors who work in video games authorized the strike after talks with gaming companies stalled over the use of AI.

The company behind ChatGPT is expanding into search, and leaning heavily on its relationships with publishers.

The Garden State has enacted a hefty new tax credit specifically for AI businesses. But tax incentives—particularly around data centers—haven’t always created large numbers of jobs.

Google’s new advance combines a large language model with a self-learning AI. The technique could address some shortcomings with AI—although there’s a catch.

A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.

States across the US are seeking to criminalize certain uses of AI-generated content. Civil rights groups are pushing back, arguing that some of these new laws conflict with the First Amendment.

The newest version of Llama will make AI more accessible and customizable, but it will also stir up debate around the potential pitfalls of releasing AI without guardrails.

Algorithms designed to handle a car after it loses traction could potentially intervene on behalf of human drivers.

A WIRED investigation finds that major players like Activision Blizzard, which recently laid off scores of workers, are using generative AI for game development.

Six years after Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M. Chu prepares to release his adaptation of one of Broadway’s biggest musicals. From a table at his family’s famous Chinese restaurant, he opens up about his childhood among the titans of tech—and why filmmakers shouldn’t be afraid of AI.

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From gymnast-tracking to pole vault measurements mid-jump, the watch brand’s Swiss Timing division has a whole host of new timing tech for Paris 2024.

We had a specialty chatbot to curate perfect days out in London and New York for under $100 each. We're still recovering from our journeys.

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With competing models—including many free ones—flooding the market, OpenAI is announcing a cheaper way to use its AI.

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The company announced a new technique to make the workings of its systems more transparent, but people familiar with OpenAI say more oversight is needed.

This summer’s Games are going to look bigger and better and louder than ever, thanks to key innovations in the broadcast booth and in the cloud.

Creators claim their videos were used without their knowledge.
