The AI desk
Research, products, policy and the companies behind them — our own reporting alongside an editor-curated group of AI publications, each named on the story.
She had only walked for a couple of hours, and already she was lost. It was early afternoon on Sept. 14, 2025, when 30-year-old Graciela Gómez Hernández crossed the border from the eastern…
AI NewsOur 15-month investigation into death and surveillance along the US-Mexico border began with a simple question: Why did so many people die near government surveillance towers meant to help…
AI NewsWhen José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the United States on April 8, 2024, the day before his 32nd birthday, it should have triggered a chain of technological alerts and human…
AI NewsOfficials discussed setting up a mechanism for the two countries to notify each other of AI incidents which could threaten national security.
AI NewsGovernments need to rein in increasingly capable AI agents before their risks are fully understood, a United Nations scientific panel warned in the global organization's first major…
AI NewsMeta's Muse AI agent has been blocked from shopping Amazon on behalf of its users, GeekWire reports. A popup message started appearing on Sunday for Muse users saying that "continued access…
AI NewsThe man who may stand to make the most money from the AI boom seems to think he knows better than anyone else, including researchers who have studied and worked on AI for decades. In an…
AI NewsThe president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an "AI czar" to lead a new "AI force." He made the announcement amid growing calls from across the political spectrum and even…
AI NewsBefore recent high-profile hacks raised the specter of AI possibly "killing all humans," our energy systems were already disturbingly vulnerable to cyberattack - and the risk is growing…
AI NewsThe president has doubled down on data centers and AI. His base is running in the opposite direction.
AI NewsThe Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information.
AI NewsMeta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. But for all…
AI NewsIn May, Gemini broke containment and hacked three different companies, but Google didn't disclose the incident until the Wall Street Journal approached the company. The hacks happened…
AI NewsToday on Decoder, we’ve got the first of a two-part series on the future of business, and I’m talking with Jonathan Kanter, the former antitrust chief for the US Department of Justice in…
AI NewsAt the start of this week, the who's-who of AI seemed - at least tentatively - on the side of AI regulation. Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had proposed a three-step plan for…
AI NewsAI labs are toying with an industry-wide pact to slow development. Meanwhile, widely available AI chatbots are already helping uncover a tidal wave of security flaws.
AI NewsPowerful AI models have created an existential risk to the field, but researchers can’t stop relying on them because they’re too useful.
AI NewsFor one day only, WIRED is bringing the technologies, people, and cultural forces transforming our world off the page and into real life.
AI NewsRecently unsealed court documents in the New York Times' case against OpenAI and Microsoft are pretty damning. The companies' own documentation warned that it was starting a "doom loop"…
AI NewsBut the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
AI NewsEven if big AI companies agree to a pause, ensuring that nobody tries to sneak ahead could prove tricky.
AI NewsFAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.
AI NewsVirginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in data center development and slow down approvals in a…
AI NewsThe Federal Register website briefly used an open source Chinese AI search tool.
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