Feed: Artificial Intelligence LatestChannel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USWed, 16 Sep 2026 06:54:48 +0000AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Told Me That ‘All Lives Matter’https://www.wired.com/story/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-told-me-that-all-lives-matter/6aa43111edca0293d40e617fTue, 15 Sep 2026 18:00:09 +0000The virtual character, which is promoting its upcoming movie Misaligned, tries to evade politics by repetitively commenting on the clothes you’re wearing.CultureCulture / Digital Culturehollywood, Digital culture, artificial intelligence, Labor, Movies, politicsMiles KleeCondé NastHype MachineNew York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websiteshttps://www.wired.com/story/new-york-seizes-a-dozen-celebrity-deepfake-websites/6aa7fa05ee6aa1b9c0aa69d0Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:50:00 +0000In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.SecuritySecurity / Privacyartificial intelligence, Deepfakes, celebrities, Crime, porn, Internet, privacyMatt BurgessCondé NastTake DownAI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trump’s Team Says It’s on Themhttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-leaders-are-calling-for-a-slowdown-trumps-team-says-its-on-them/6aa7ba5ebd1baa3b3b2e94a7Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend plea for regulation. The White House seems unlikely to oblige.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligenceai, Donald Trump, agentic AI, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, artificial intelligence, Anthropic, OpenAI, ChinaIsabella WardCondé NastWhoa NowSexually Explicit Deepfake Sites Target 100-Plus Politicians in Europehttps://www.wired.com/story/sexually-explicit-deepfake-sites-target-100-plus-politicians-in-europe/6aa2cc3ca59cde6c55448869Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000An analysis of 160 deepfake websites reveals politicians in 22 countries appear on them. Nearly all of them are women.SecuritySecurity / Privacyprivacy, artificial intelligence, Deepfakes, women, Europe, politicsMatt BurgessCondé NastDeep Trouble‘I Like My Big Rat Wife’: Meet the People Using Chatbots to Write Custom Fictionhttps://www.wired.com/story/chatbot-generated-fiction-i-like-my-big-rat-wife/6a9585f1b479cd2d026f6fc0Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000While the publishing industry frets over how authors are using AI, many readers are taking things into their own hands.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencechatbots, artificial intelligence, Books, fiction, Fantasy, reading, Publishing, OpenAIJoel KhaliliCondé NastStory TimeAI Agents Are Thirsty for Powerhttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-are-thirsty-for-power/6aa2ae4185a64f1534d84791Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it's driving the data center buildout.ScienceScience / Environmentdata centers, agentic AI, artificial intelligence, Meta, OpenAI, environment, science, Power PlayMolly TaftCondé NastPower PlayFrom Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywherehttps://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-from-hacks-to-bioweapons-claude-misuse-is-now-everywhere/6aa461bc4de88ba2f8bc1d47Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000Plus: The US disrupts the internet’s biggest black market, a Conti ransomware hacker gets prison time, Meta fails to stop AI-generated videos of child abuse.SecuritySecurity / Security Newssecurity roundup, security, cybersecurity, hacks, hackers, privacy, children, artificial intelligence, Police, MetaAndy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, Dell CameronCondé NastSecurity RoundupMeta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systemshttps://www.wired.com/story/meta-sued-over-training-data-for-its-ai-and-face-recognition-systems/6aa40fffad39288c906c2bafFri, 11 Sep 2026 18:59:25 +0000The proposed class action alleges Meta illegally harvested people’s Facebook and Instagram photos to train its AI image-generation models and to build its unreleased “NameTag” face recognition feature.SecuritySecurity / PrivacyMeta, Facebook, Instagram, face recognition, artificial intelligence, smart glasses, lawsuits, privacyDhruv MehrotraCondé NastBasic TrainingOne of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’https://www.wired.com/story/one-of-ais-fiercest-critics-says-all-the-doom-talk-is-meant-to-distract-us/6aa2ebafac09546d4c4d2127Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.BusinessBusiness / Tech CultureBackchannel - NL, artificial intelligence, OpenAI, Anthropic, AI safety, Q&ALauren GoodeCondé NastBackchannelWhy So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyonehttps://www.wired.com/story/why-so-many-ai-researchers-think-the-machines-could-kill-everyone/6aa1ae63f598338e8d128f12Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely “spooking people” inside big labs.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligenceartificial intelligence, OpenAI, Anthropic, agentic AI, apocalypseWill KnightCondé NastControl Freaks