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Amid 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.

From Red Pill coaches to “Dawah Bros,” influencers are dressing up hypermasculinity and misogyny in religious language—and finding audiences across social platforms.

Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.

The author of The AGI Chronicles says his book “was written by a very tired, overworked, under-slept human being.”

In a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

WIRED spoke with the founders of the Aged Intelligence Society, a fast-growing events startup that brings women together to “solve midlife problems using frontier tools.”

Missed our latest WIRED@Night event? Enjoy an evening of podcasting in San Francisco right here.

WIRED was the first magazine to cover Theranos and its enticing billionaire founder. There were warning signs even then.

This week on Uncanny Valley, we go behind the scenes of our Nathan Fielder cover story, unpack tech billionaires’ generous promises, and discuss the suspicious letters sent to US election offices.

With no accurate Big Tech mapping app to help him, Anas Hattab launched a Telegram group to get himself home at night. Now nearly 350,000 Palestinians rely on it to navigate the occupied West Bank.

Brian K. Vaughan claims he’s seen Dune: Part Three and it’s “a fucking beautiful movie.”