Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USThu, 01 Oct 2026 14:33:17 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-ai-safety-accord-is-a-fancy-pinky-swear/6abd2716b729f64a710059c9Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:09 +0000Six major AI companies signed a voluntary agreement with the White House this week vowing to implement safeguards. It’s unclear how much that matters.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceOpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, xAI, Donald Trump, Regulation, FTC, Antitrust, politics, NVIDIAMaddy VarnerCondé NastIt’s Showtimehttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-dots-devday-muse-battling-it-out/6abbf44535e7c9025b8ff9e3Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse are vying to be your AI agent of choice. I've tried both—and I suspect you will too.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligenceagentic AI, OpenAI, AI Lab, artificial intelligence, Meta, Muse, developers, chatbotsReece RogersCondé NastAI Labhttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-delays-release-of-latest-model-over-safety-concerns/6abb6e1ea8fe438aac4deedbTue, 29 Sep 2026 10:36:22 +0000The company said its latest Astra model would undergo more work to meet safety standards, and issued an apology for the way it handled the hacking of an Australian government website.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceOpenAI, generative AI, Tech News, Sam Altman, artificial intelligence, Regulation, securityIsabella WardCondé NastEmergency Brakehttps://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-timnit-gebru/6ab58f0f3ed5f7e510d97cc6Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.The Big StoryBusinessBig Interview, Uncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Q&A, artificial intelligenceLauren GoodeCondé NastThe Big Interviewhttps://www.wired.com/story/independent-advisers-resign-en-masse-from-big-techs-anti-terrorism-group/6ab6abbd9e73fb37203a36d9Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:47:54 +0000Meta and other tech giants are pushing through structural changes at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism that outside researchers allege will weaken oversight of an already embattled consortium.BusinessBusiness / Big Techcontent moderation, Meta, terrorism, platforms, Social MediaParesh DaveCondé NastCall It Quitshttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-are-about-to-flood-the-workforce-no-ones-ready-for-it/6ab2a2c60fa125208c530950Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Your next coworker might well be an AI agent—and will require a whole new model of workplace interactions.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencefuture of work, Work, artificial intelligence, agentic AI, LaborKate TaylorCondé NastClanking Inhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-next-evolution-of-ai-is-learning-from-your-dodgy-gaming-skills/6aaaecb0b7c3017c573a37cdMon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A British startup is shaping video game inputs into training data for AI models that can navigate the physical world.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligenceai, generative AI, agentic AI, artificial intelligence, NVIDIA, video gamesJoel KhaliliCondé NastGit Gudhttps://www.wired.com/story/nvidias-answer-to-rogue-agents-is-an-open-source-ai-security-system/6ab9e5651843e8497ae635e2Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000In the wake of a series of high-profile AI safety incidents, Nvidia is introducing a new software tool that helps keep agents from escaping containment.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligenceartificial intelligence, NVIDIA, agentic AI, AI safetyLauren Goode, Lily Hay NewmanCondé NastSafety Firsthttps://www.wired.com/story/appeals-court-lets-the-pentagon-designate-anthropic-a-supply-chain-risk/6ab69b4edd296d4bba528714Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:58:20 +0000The AI lab had argued multiple violations of its rights, but a divided panel of judges sided with the Trump administration.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencelawsuit, department of defense, Pentagon, Anthropic, supply chain, national security, artificial intelligenceParesh DaveCondé NastBlacklisthttps://www.wired.com/story/war-bros-didnt-always-rule-silicon-valley/6ab56e0282a6ee4de5e5937aFri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000Some say that tech was always about the money and the military. Don’t buy that argument.BusinessBusiness / Tech CultureBackchannel - NL, military tech, war, Silicon Valley, DefenseSteven LevyCondé NastBackchannelhttps://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-is-trying-to-get-musk-and-x-out-of-a-dollar137-million-eu-fine/6ab63af54583e2d9f6520e58Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:32:17 +0000The US government filed an application to support the company’s legal challenge against a fine issued under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, which Trump has described as “overseas extortion.”BusinessBusiness / RegulationX, EU, tech policy, Elon Musk, European Union, xAI, Donald Trump, Europe, government, JD Vance, department of justiceIsabella WardCondé NastJoining Forceshttps://www.wired.com/story/i-finally-found-an-ai-agent-worth-the-risk/6ab2e8c97e5544c7a3b97b6fThu, 24 Sep 2026 19:36:35 +0000Instinct saved me $550, booked my restaurant reservations, and warned me about a phishing scam. It also wasted $64 and might be a security nightmare.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceModel Behavior, artificial intelligence, agentic AI, cybersecurity, Meta, chatbots, privacyZoë SchifferCondé NastModel Behaviorhttps://www.wired.com/story/tech-bros-dating-palantir-tesla/6a711b8da0e49dc311c08795Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Once seen as nerdy but harmless innovators, men in tech are now widely regarded as red-pilled Elon Musk wannabes. It’s made getting laid a whole lot harder.The Big StoryCultureBusinessBusiness / Tech Culturelongreads, technology, Dating, Tesla, Palantir, WIRED WomenElana KleinCondé NastThe Ick Factorhttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-agent-collusion-card-counting-secrets/6ab15565c9d4d635b849c984Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000A clandestine card-counting operation suggests we may need new ways to spot agent-to-agent deception.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceAI Lab, artificial intelligence, cards, agentic AI, secrecy, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, AmazonWill KnightCondé NastAI Labhttps://www.wired.com/story/popes-ai-advisor-warns-of-cartel-behavior-big-labs/6ab27a761acebec6d2d49431Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:03:00 +0000Paolo Benanti tells WIRED that hysteria over whether godlike AI could destroy humanity is distracting from the need for public debate about how to govern the technology.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceAI Ethics, AI Regulation, artificial intelligence, religion, Anthropic, AI safety, OpenAI, DeepMindJoel KhaliliCondé NastFalse Idolshttps://www.wired.com/story/atandt-is-automating-away-its-old-telecom-empire/6a985f6da50ff5eef82d5502Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:15:00 +0000The telecom giant is eager to show Wall Street that it can do more with less. That means fewer employees, less electricity, and increased automation.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceBusiness / Energyat&t, agentic AI, artificial intelligence, Labor, JobsParesh DaveCondé NastDialing Inhttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-models-built-from-rat-brains-are-about-to-become-a-reality/6ab198445aa23cbddc7c1ad7Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000The Biological Computing Company is bringing its AI tools to Amazon Web Services in a major boost for a once-fringe field that aims to marry nature with code.BusinessBusiness / StartupsBusiness / Artificial Intelligenceai, neural networks, Biology, AWS, artificial intelligence, StartupsLauren GoodeCondé NastOh Rats!https://www.wired.com/story/ai-coworker-bots-loved-improv-and-interstellar-soundtrack/6a9970ae5d28a882aa86cc75Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000Brian Bot loved talking about improv, while Sophie Bot wouldn’t stop calling me “big dog.” Welcome to the future of work.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceWork, artificial intelligence, chatbots, Google Gemini, future of workKate TaylorCondé NastOur Bots, Ourselveshttps://www.wired.com/story/apollo-ai-model-ancient-greek-secrets-papyrus/6aaaeb105011cf39a39c7612Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000In the hope of uncovering new details about ancient life, researchers have developed a large language model that fills in the gaps in papyrus fragments.BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligencearchaeology, languages, research, artificial intelligence, academia, EuropeJoel KhaliliCondé NastIt’s Greek to Me https://www.wired.com/story/justice-for-css/6a57aee6e92beab9ff9622e5Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000In defense of the girliest programming language.BusinessBusiness / Computers and SoftwareCSS, Machine Readable, coding, programming, Computers, software, WIRED WomenPete MillspaughCondé NastMachine Readable