Elon Musk Boosts New Yorker’s Sam Altman Exposé on X as Trial Begins
…Musk also reposted Farrow’s story on Monday from his account. “Calling him “Scam” Altman is accurate,” he wrote on X, referring to a line in the article about his nickname for…
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A Crypto Scam Targeted a Gay OnlyFans Star. Then His X Feed Was Flooded With ‘MAGA Propaganda’
…While phishing scams, and the pipeline to extort high value accounts, are not new, Rachel Tobac, CEO of data protection company SocialProof Security, thinks the problem could get worse with upcoming midterm…
China Didn’t Make Americans Hate Data Centers
…One is a “cross-platform network of accounts” using AI-generated avatars that comment on a wide variety of social issues, and that “sporadically” mention US tech companies. The other exception, Sadek…
Former OpenAI Staffers Warn That xAI’s Poor Safety Record Could Complicate SpaceX’s IPO
…The cofounders say their experience working at OpenAI inspired them to launch the nonprofit which they hope can help hold AI labs accountable as an independent third party. “While I was at…
Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI
…Cryptographer JP Aumasson, the chief security officer at the cryptocurrency platform Taurus, has come to similar conclusions about Confer thus far. “Confer is probably the best private AI solution, all things considered…
Activists Are Taking On Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO
…AI chatbot developer will instantly rank among the world’s top 10 largest publicly-traded companies. On Wednesday, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, wrote to the US Securities…
Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
Amid rising fears of political violence, a WIRED investigation found that US political candidates are spending more on security, including purchasing equipment like home alarms and bulletproof vests. And recent research looking…
Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation
…The goal was to establish a shared foundation of ethical principles for the development of AI, including transparency, inclusion, and accountability. At the time, the Vatican appeared to be operating primarily in…
SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
As of December, SpaceX had set aside $530 million for potential litigation losses, some of which could stem from ongoing complaints filed against its AI unit over sexualized imagery generated by its…
5 Burning Questions About Elon Musk’s Terafab Chip Partnership with Intel
…semiconductors to tech companies hungry for chips to power the AI boom. As WIRED recently reported, Intel’s ability to secure these outside customers is critical to its success. And Musk could…