Skip to main content

Uncanny Valley

cat holding phone under WIRED Uncanny Valley title
Welcome to Uncanny Valley—an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley—where each week, WIRED’s editors bring you original reporting and analysis about some of the biggest stories in tech. On Tuesdays, WIRED’s global editorial director Katie Drummond sits down with influential figures in culture, politics, business, science, and beyond for a discussion captured through the WIRED lens. On Thursdays, WIRED’s Zoë Schiffer, Brian Barrett, and Leah Feiger let you in on what they’re hearing from sources in Silicon Valley and DC, catch you up on trends you should watch out for, and tell you how WIRED is thinking about it all.
FOLLOW: Katie Drummond: @katie-drummond | Brian Barrett: @brbarrett | Zoë Schiffer: @zoeschiffer | Leah Feiger: @leahfeiger

Recent Episodes

Uncanny Valley: OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home
He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up
The Big Interview

He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up

Uncanny Valley: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop
Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop

Uncanny Valley: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs
Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

Uncanny Valley: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix
Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix

Uncanny Valley: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union
Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

Uncanny Valley: AI Researcher Resignations, Bots Hiring Humans, and Evie Magazine’s Party
Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: AI Researcher Resignations, Bots Hiring Humans, and Evie Magazine’s Party

Uncanny Valley: ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers’ Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants
Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers’ Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants

Uncanny Valley: Tech Elites in the Epstein Files, Musk’s Mega Merger, and a Crypto Scam Compound
Fallout Producer Jonathan Nolan on AI: ‘We’re in Such a Frothy Moment’
Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities
Uncanny Valley: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype
Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype

Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’
WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025
Uncanny Valley

WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025