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AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive
Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks.
Researchers devised a way to extract “reasoning traces” from Claude, GPT, and Gemini. What they found, they say, indicates that some Chinese AI may be trained on leading US models.
Beyond Elon Musk’s interpretation of The Odyssey, Silicon Valley leaders have often misunderstood classic books like Foundation and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s evident in their tech.
Researchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.
AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions
New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.
Yiyang Zhuge was already an intellectual celebrity in China. Her viral interview with Christopher Nolan made her famous in the US—and quickly turned her into a political Rorschach test.
Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents
When Your Brain Is in Your Arm
Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.
How Data Centers Broke American Politics
Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool
Special EditionThe Truth About Kids These Days
The youngs are facing problems that didn’t exist half a generation ago. They’re handling it better than you think.
Special EditionThe Future of Home
How we live now is defined by unprecedented forces. In this special issue, WIRED and Architectural Digest help you understand what home will look like tomorrow—and beyond.
Special EditionEveryone Is Watching the World Cup. The World Cup Is Also Watching You
Much of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is happening in Donald Trump’s America. Will the US’s immigration crackdown, surveillance systems, and political turmoil interfere with soccer’s tentpole tournament?
Special EditionThings Fall Apart
It's not enough to build things. You also have to tear them down. WIRED commissioned five stories about decommissioning, from EVs and internet cables to supercomputers and space stations.
Originally published October 2012: The tech giant has spread its infrastructure across the globe, but all queries and computations lead to data centers like the one in Lenoir, North Carolina.
