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A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached

Consolation Prize

A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached

Jason Parham

Wicked Director Jon M. Chu on ‘What Makes Art Beautiful’ in the AI Era

Uncanny Valley

Wicked Director Jon M. Chu on ‘What Makes Art Beautiful’ in the AI Era

Zoë Schiffer and Manisha Krishnan

People Are Paying to Get Their Chatbots High on ‘Drugs’

Stoner Logic

People Are Paying to Get Their Chatbots High on ‘Drugs’

Mattha Busby

DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To

Fireable Offense

DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To

Jason Parham

Grindr Goes ‘AI-First’ as It Strives to Be an ‘Everything App for the Gay Guy’

Grind Mindset

Grindr Goes ‘AI-First’ as It Strives to Be an ‘Everything App for the Gay Guy’

Jason Parham

A New Las Vegas Attraction Serves Up Alien Foxes, Exoplanets, and VR Carl Sagan

Take a Trip

A New Las Vegas Attraction Serves Up Alien Foxes, Exoplanets, and VR Carl Sagan

Ben Dowsett

Kids and Teen Influencers in Australia Say ‘Bye-Bye’ to Social Media

New Age

Kids and Teen Influencers in Australia Say ‘Bye-Bye’ to Social Media

Charley Locke

Silicon Valley Is All About the Hard Sell These Days

Love Me

Silicon Valley Is All About the Hard Sell These Days

Jason Parham

Horses, the Most Controversial Game of the Year, Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype

Video Games

Horses, the Most Controversial Game of the Year, Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype

Megan Farokhmanesh

Buying Warner Bros. Gives Netflix What It’s Always Needed: An Identity

R&D by M&A

Buying Warner Bros. Gives Netflix What It’s Always Needed: An Identity

Angela Watercutter

AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone

Unreal

AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone

Kat Tenbarge

Watch the Highlights From WIRED’s Big Interview Event Right Here

The Big Interview

Watch the Highlights From WIRED’s Big Interview Event Right Here

WIRED Staff

Jon M. Chu Says AI Couldn’t Have Made One of Wicked’s Best Moments

The Big Interview

Jon M. Chu Says AI Couldn’t Have Made One of Wicked’s Best Moments

Marah Eakin

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back

Incognito Mode

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back

Jason Parham

Bryan Johnson Has Discovered Shrooms, and He Really Wants You to Know It

Ego Trip

Bryan Johnson Has Discovered Shrooms, and He Really Wants You to Know It

Mattha Busby

HBO Max’s Mad Men Vomit Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’

Gross Product

HBO Max’s Mad Men Vomit Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’

Alan Sepinwall

Who the Hell Is Actually Using Facebook Dating?

Swipe Right

Who the Hell Is Actually Using Facebook Dating?

Jason Parham

Prague’s City Center Sparkles, Buzzes, and Burns at the Signal Festival

Digital Art

Prague’s City Center Sparkles, Buzzes, and Burns at the Signal Festival

Vladan Shir

Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits

Pay Up

Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits

Jason Parham

5 Great Games You Might Have Missed This Year

Roundup

5 Great Games You Might Have Missed This Year

Megan Farokhmanesh