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Books

Dystopia Is All Too Plausible in The School for Good Mothers

Jessamine Chan's new novel makes a world full of surveillance android children seem very real. 
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.
Crisis Mode

Simulation Tech Can Help Predict the Biggest Threats

In the face of myriad global problems, Single Synthetic Environments will make life-and-death decisions easier to navigate.
mirror image

Gaming Giant Unity Wants to Digitally Clone the World

The company is leveraging its technology to help clients make “digital twins”—virtual copies of real-life objects, environments, and even people.
Sow It Goes

John Deere's Self-Driving Tractor Stirs Debate on AI in Farming

The automation, and control of the resulting data, raises questions about the role of human farmers. 
Year in Review

Face Recognition Is Being Banned—but It’s Still Everywhere

Two dozen cities and states prohibit use of the tech. But it’s on phones and is increasingly used in airports and in banks. 
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.
On Their Own

These Robots Follow You to Learn Where to Go

Burro makes carts that help growers of trees and vineyards with harvests. Meanwhile, the maker of Vespa scooters wants to carry your groceries.
Age estimation

This AI Predicts How Old Children Are. Can It Keep Them Safe?

Yoti’s tech may be enticing for Big Tech companies: It works out if you’re under or over 13, the age most social media platforms require to create an account.
Surveillance

Clearview AI Has New Tools to Identify You in Photos

In an interview with WIRED, CEO Hoan Ton-That said the company has scraped 10 billion photos from the web—and developed new ways to aid police surveillance.
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. 
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.
Simulation

Why Tesla Is Designing Chips to Train Its Self-Driving Tech

Developing AI is costly and time-consuming. Custom silicon can give companies an edge.
Intelligent Design

Can Robots Evolve Into Machines of Loving Grace?

Perhaps, if we put bots together the right way, consciousness will simply emerge.
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.
Cash Reward

Twitter's Photo-Cropping Algorithm Favors Young, Thin Females

The findings emerged from an unusual contest to identify unfairness in algorithms, similar to hunts for security bugs.
encryption

Apple Walks a Privacy Tightrope to Spot Child Abuse in iCloud

With a new capability to search for illegal material not just in the cloud but on user devices, the company may have opened up a new front in the encryption wars.
Inside Out

These Algorithms Look at X-Rays—and Somehow Detect Your Race

A study raises new concerns that AI will exacerbate disparities in health care. One issue? The study’s authors aren’t sure what cues are used by the algorithms. 
Score

How AI Will Help Keep Time at the Tokyo Olympics

Omega, the official timekeeper of the Games, is now using computer vision and motion sensors for events like swimming, gymnastics, and beach volleyball. 
Ideas

The Absurd Proposal to Put Bodycams on Teachers Is ... Feasible?

The idea to monitor educators so they don't teach critical race theory seems ridiculous. But schools are already rife with invasive surveillance.