Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USSat, 10 Oct 2026 02:02:11 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/book-publishers-are-quietly-using-more-ai-staff-are-revolting/6abe9c83d05dc665bd7e9be0Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:28:49 +0000Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.CultureCulture / BooksPublishing, Labor, artificial intelligence, Books, Claude, ChatGPTAdam MorganCondé NastRead the Roomhttps://www.wired.com/story/even-law-and-order-is-terrified-of-ai/6ac01fede94a29d60b5da911Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000In its 26th season premiere, the procedural legal drama paints a damning picture of power-mad AI CEOs.CultureCulture / TVartificial intelligence, Television, Crime, Sam Altman, Dario AmodeiEj Dickson Condé NastKiller Machinehttps://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-inside-elon-musks-midterm-spending-spree/6ac6ac8d9de41610baccb1a6Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:14:12 +0000This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss where Elon Musk’s PAC is spending millions, the latest ideology Trump claims is dangerous, and the backlash against the designer behind Muse’s logo.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligencePoliticsPolitics / Politics NewsUncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Muse, artificial intelligence, Elon Musk, Anthropic, OpenAI, elections, politics, government, republicans, democratsZoë Schiffer, Leah FeigerCondé NastUncanny Valleyhttps://www.wired.com/story/she-designed-metas-new-ai-logo-then-came-the-hate/6ac52a334a782f0cbf88b69fThu, 08 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000Jessica Hische knew working for Meta might upset some people. But she didn’t anticipate just how angry they would get.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceModel Behavior, artificial intelligence, Meta, agentic AI, design, artistsZoë SchifferCondé NastModel Behaviorhttps://www.wired.com/story/tristan-harris-tech-nonprofit-is-laying-off-most-staff-and-going-founder-led/6ac027c0a18993c6adb8406dThu, 08 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000The Center for Humane Technology helped spark a movement against excessive screen time, but internal tensions over its direction and strategy have simmered for years, sources tell WIRED.BusinessBusiness / Tech CultureBusiness / Artificial Intelligencenon-profit, activism, Layoffs, Silicon Valley, Tristan HarrisParesh DaveCondé NastFounder Modehttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-is-driving-cars-now-oh-boy/6ac3dfb697d1c72b4c81d740Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0000Three engineers put GPT, Claude, and Grok in charge of a real car. Only one of them was successful.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceAI Lab, artificial intelligence, food, Grok, Claude, Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, SpaceXWill KnightCondé NastAI Labhttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-chatgpt-intelligent-ui-is-more-show-than-tell/6ac65d4eac79b670a5c39488Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.GearGear / Gear News and EventsChatGPT, OpenAI, chatbot, Assistant, generative AI, artificial intelligence, designReece RogersCondé NastGraphic Noveltyhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-pentagon-hopes-to-speed-up-kill-chain-ai-buys-with-5-minute-videos/6aba893a7ea3dd9a2098dcc7Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:34:33 +0000The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.SecuritySecurity / National Securitydepartment of defense, Military, military tech, Google, Anthropic, OpenAI, artificial intelligence, weaponsMaddy VarnerCondé NastKiller Dealshttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-wants-its-new-agent-to-run-your-life-mine-said-it-loved-me/6ac3d5b47bdb47f16c28ca1bWed, 07 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000Dots are designed to automate online tasks, like buying furniture. In my initial experience, the always-on agent was a bit buggy and couldn’t complete a captcha.GearGear / Gear News and Eventschatbots, OpenAI, agentic AI, artificial intelligence, virtual assistant, privacyReece RogersCondé NastDoting Helphttps://www.wired.com/story/organic-literature-books-by-people-stamp-ai/6abbf5520a4fd8591c7dc4f6Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000Amid a sea of AI writing slop, a new stamp for “organic literature” will help readers to pick out books authored by real, corn-fed, free-range humans.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligencePublishing, Books, artificial intelligence, Creative writing, StartupsJoel KhaliliCondé NastAll Natural