Feed: Artificial Intelligence LatestChannel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USTue, 25 Aug 2026 23:22:33 +0000It Should Be Harder to Apply for a Job. No, Reallyhttps://www.wired.com/story/applying-for-a-job-is-too-damn-easy/6a832aea4b5ce895652e6c3fTue, 25 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000Thanks to a dwindling supply of open roles, “one-click” applications, and the rise of artificial intelligence, it’s easier than ever to apply for a job. We’re all paying the price.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceRecruiting, Jobs, artificial intelligence, LinkedIn, employees, careersKate TaylorCondé NastAutofrictionSpirit Airlines Wants to Sell Its Data to Google. Former Flight Attendants Are Freaked Outhttps://www.wired.com/story/spirit-airlines-wants-to-sell-its-data-to-google-former-flight-attendants-are-freaked-out/6a8bcbcc05bb0e7bdcba3ae7Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:15:00 +0000“It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell our private data for AI,” says one former Spirit Airlines flight attendant.GearGear / Gear News and EventsAirlines, transportation, artificial intelligence, Training, data, Google, modelsAarian MarshallCondé NastCabin PressureThey Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Startedhttps://www.wired.com/story/teachers-deepfake-ai-students-content/6a6a638dbda4e52fe44bd61aMon, 24 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceDeepfakes, TikTok, Teens, artificial intelligence, SnapchatCaroline HaskinsCondé NastAge of AIThe Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boomhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-unlikely-place-at-the-center-of-chinas-ai-boom/6a85df6ad0110f6d404e4794Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:25:32 +0000Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a city in Inner Mongolia into a crucial hub for data centers.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceMade in China, China, data centers, artificial intelligence, DeepSeekZeyi YangCondé NastMade in ChinaThe Single English County Saying No to Palantirhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-single-english-county-saying-no-to-palantir/6a7c4b927c15d30fa36e58fdFri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The UK government is facing calls to cancel a sprawling health care contract with Palantir. The region of Greater Manchester insists it can do a better job itself.BusinessBusiness / Big TechPalantir, UK, health care, artificial intelligence, technology, businessJoel Khalili, Matt BurgessCondé NastSolo ActSilicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AIhttps://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-doesnt-get-why-you-hate-ai/6a85dd109e48c15857d19badThu, 20 Aug 2026 18:49:07 +0000Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting through it.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceModel Behavior, artificial intelligence, Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI, Silicon Valley, Anthropic, data centersMaxwell ZeffCondé NastModel BehaviorI Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spothttps://www.wired.com/story/generalist-ai-robots-learn-like-clever-toddlers/6a832c00aa9b25dea71b4c22Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000During a recent visit to Generalist AI, I watched a robotic arm improvise and use a banana as a tool.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencerobotics, ai, generative AI, AI Lab, artificial intelligence, Startups, DeepMind, boston dynamicsWill KnightCondé NastAI LabCoders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarkshttps://www.wired.com/story/coders-say-they-already-found-workarounds-to-claudes-invisible-watermarks/6a85891388ea458d1c261341Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:44:07 +0000Anthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were being touted online.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceClaude, Anthropic, AI Models, artificial intelligence, hacks, codingIsabella WardCondé NastSquare OneFlock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Codehttps://www.wired.com/story/flock-safety-os-investigate/6a7dd1a1171ea6971cf1d2c1Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.SecuritySecurity / PrivacyAI, agentic AI, artificial intelligence, Policing, Police, Crime, surveillance, privacy, cars, FlockDhruv Mehrotra, Dell CameronCondé NastFlocking HellOpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Roguehttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-overhauls-safety-protocols-after-its-ai-agents-went-rogue/6a848674f787031f677590edTue, 18 Aug 2026 18:33:11 +0000The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceSecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksOpenAI, AI safety, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, cybersecurityMaxwell ZeffCondé NastModel Timeout