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Ideas

Are You Sure You Know What a Photograph Is?

Once, I thought I had a definition of photography. Today, surrounded by thermal cameras, lidar, 3D printers, and AI software, I am not so sure.
Special Series

The Creepy TikTok Algorithm Doesn’t Know You

The uncanny, addictive AI has turned math into a mystical force—and flattened humanity into a series of codes.
Emotional AI

What Happens When an AI Knows How You Feel?

Technology used to only deliver our messages. Now it wants to write them for us by understanding our emotions.

The Future of Robot Nannies

A machine can't love our children, but our children might love them.
Ideas

Who Killed the Robot Dog? 

The robotic companion was once a dream of techno-utopianism, but has instead become a terrifying weapon. What happened?
Ideas

The Future of Digital Assistants Is Queer

AI assistants continue to reinforce sexist stereotypes, but queering these devices could help reimagine their relationship to gender altogether.
No Help

This Company Tapped AI for Its Website—and Landed in Court

Under pressure to make their sites accessible to visually impaired users, firms turn to software. But advocates say the tech isn't always up to the task.
RE:WIRED

Kai-Fu Lee and Yoky Matsuoka Imagine AI's Potential for Good

The investor and entrepreneur discuss "human-in-the-loop" technology, and how artificial intelligence might be used for health and caregiving.
Rants and Raves

Netflix, Please Add a ‘Watched It’ Button Already

Wait a minute ... I've seen this before! Why is it so hard to filter out movies and shows on streaming services?
Mum's the Word

Soon Your Google Searches Can Combine Text and Images

With the help of AI, you’ll be able to take a picture of a shirt, then ask Google to find socks with the same pattern. 
Sound Tricks

These Deepfake Voices Can Help Trans Gamers

Players of online games can be harassed when their voices don't match their gender identity. New AI-fueled software may help.
Plaintext

Can AI—and a Personal Assistant—Cure Burnout for Working Moms?

Plus: Nest's original vision, a vaccine-weary public, and catastrophic business as usual.
Deep Dive

The WIRED Guide to Self-Driving Cars

How a chaotic skunkworks race in the desert launched what's poised to be a runaway global industry.
Social Media

Facebook Quietly Makes a Big Admission

The company’s new approach to political content acknowledges that engagement isn’t always the best way to measure what users value.
eat right

The Poop About Your Gut Health and Personalized Nutrition

Researchers are coming around to the idea that there isn't a one-size-fits-all diet. Some companies are going further to find out what fits you, specifically.
log off

Social Media Algorithms Are Controlling How I Grieve

What happens to a loved one's account after they pass—and how does their digital afterlife affect the ones who survive them?
Shiny Objects

Tesla Promised a Robot. Was It Just a Recruiting Pitch?

The highlight of an event aimed at AI whizzes was a human simulating a robot that might someday replace a human.
High Note

This Device Helps Paralyzed People Breathe—and Sing

Called the Exo-Abs, the robotic device uses artificial intelligence to gauge how much pressure to put on a person’s midsection.
Cloud Support

I Think an AI Is Flirting With Me. Is It OK If I Flirt Back?

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on emotional connection, continental affairs, and the ulterior motives of chatbots.
Chips Ahoy

Google's Next Pixel Phone Will Be Powered by a Custom Chip

Following the industry trend of tech giants manufacturing their own processors, the company will start putting bespoke silicon in its mobile hardware.