Feed: Artificial Intelligence LatestChannel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USSat, 31 Oct 2026 19:48:08 +0000Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victimshttps://www.wired.com/story/kernel-panic-volta-autodoxer-ai-infostealer-malware/6ae370037389580e6da942a4Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksKernel Panic, malware, artificial intelligence, hackers, vulnerabilities, Discord, Gmail, Roblox, hacking, security, cybersecurityLily Hay Newman, Matt BurgessCondé NastKernel PanicMeta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yethttps://www.wired.com/story/metas-muse-could-upend-all-kinds-of-businesses-it-hasnt-yet/6ae4e6ac964b916949bd58edSat, 31 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000Companies have spent the past several weeks trying to reassure investors that Muse and other AI agents pose more of an opportunity than a threat.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceMeta, agentic AI, Retail, earnings, artificial intelligence, MuseParesh DaveCondé NastSecret AgentsAn AI Agent Injected Drugs Into a Live Mouse’s Brainhttps://www.wired.com/story/an-ai-agent-did-brain-surgery-on-live-mouse/6ae3cd3d378f1dacd59d6cc7Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000A biotech startup let an agent choose a gene therapy and successfully inject the treatment, offering a startling glimpse of the future of research labs.ScienceScience / Biotechartificial intelligence, Anthropic, Claude, brains, Neuroscience, gene therapyEmily MullinCondé NastNot Brain Surg—OhHow a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagonhttps://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-how-a-contractors-claude-agent-got-into-the-pentagon/6ae2572fb8b2eb024a124f0cFri, 30 Oct 2026 21:19:26 +0000This week on Uncanny Valley, we also discuss Anthropic’s IPO filing and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceBusiness / Big TechUncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Anthropic, Dario Amodei, elections, politics, Claude, Pentagon, department of defenseBrian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah FeigerCondé NastUncanny ValleyA Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure Pentagon Systemhttps://www.wired.com/story/a-defense-contractor-gave-their-personal-ai-agent-access-to-a-secure-pentagon-system/6adf41f52b5fc20f5f0e3547Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:39:43 +0000Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employee’s personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.Politicspolitics, government, Pentagon, department of defense, artificial intelligence, Anthropic, security, cybersecurityVittoria ElliottCondé NastAgent AlertThe ‘Pain in the Ass’ Math That Could Save Vibe Coding From Itselfhttps://www.wired.com/story/software-verification-is-the-hot-new-answer-to-the-ai-safety-crisis/6adf749c866c48a82946e7f2Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000A new startup called &Truth is joining the race to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses math to prove software works as intended.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceBusiness / Startupsartificial intelligence, math, cybersecurity, Startups, hacking, code, codingParesh DaveCondé NastBuilding ProofsMistral Says Its AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Has Leapfrogged China in the Open-Weight Racehttps://www.wired.com/story/mistral-says-le-chonk-surpasses-chinese-models-cybersecurity/6ae2117191edfe18440518daThu, 29 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000The French AI lab claims its latest release matches or outperforms even the best models from DeepSeek and Z.ai in coding and cybersecurity.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceDeepSeek, China, artificial intelligence, open source, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, EuropeJoel KhaliliCondé NastEven ChonkierI Gave My Blood to the AI Death Clockhttps://www.wired.com/story/i-gave-an-ai-death-clock-my-blood/6ac53d249637ad55744650f4Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000Death Clock promises to predict when you’re going to die and help you extend your time on Earth. After a month, I felt like it was sucking the life out of me.The Big StoryCultureSciencelongreads, Ghosts in the Machine, artificial intelligence, health, longevity, AppsJason ParhamCondé NastGhost WriterI Put a Bunch of AI Agents in Charge of a Fantasy Soccer Team. They’re Not Better Than Humans—Yethttps://www.wired.com/story/i-put-ai-agents-in-charge-of-a-fantasy-team/6adfcf10fff166c1bb1e044fWed, 28 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000To experiment with AI’s predictive skills, I let Codex loose on a fantasy team. It tried to bench Erling Haaland at first, but it soon learned the error of its ways.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceAI Lab, artificial intelligence, soccer, Sports, agentic AI, OpenAI, research, prediction markets, Kalshi, PolymarketWill KnightCondé NastAI LabMacmillan Staff Say the Publisher Threw a Party for a Workplace AI Assistant That Was Later Killedhttps://www.wired.com/story/macmillan-staff-say-the-publisher-threw-a-party-for-a-workplace-ai-assistant-that-was-later-killed/6ad123ca8f0396c58f0a3709Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:15:00 +0000Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.CultureCulture / Booksartificial intelligence, Books, Publishing, self-publishing, Claude, Google GeminiAdam MorganCondé NastParty Foul