Our new chatbots pose as confidants, lovers, psychotherapists and mentors. Their creators encourage us to believe these products have empathy,… read more
Dumb down “struggle” and you dumb down a generation. …And yet the colleges themselves have decided – like enablers —… read more
A WIRED review of Telegram communities involved with the explicit nonconsensual content has identified at least 50 bots that claim… read more
The first component of Future You is an image generation model called StyleClip. After the user uploads a selfie, the… read more
This is my first introduction to the term ‘brain rot’. Perplexed, I ask them what it means. Laughing, they describe… read more
Currently, your data may already be shared with other companies. If you signed up to participate in research studies through… read more
Today’s dominant social media platforms are designed to produce, above all else, user engagement. Engaged users contribute increasing amounts of… read more
Recent research—some of it funded by text therapy providers like Talkspace—continues to suggest that texting is a legitimate and effective… read more
Technology has transformed how we spend, study, live, eat — even how we sleep. And for the 6.75 billion people… read more
Today, the Commission is approving the release of a groundbreaking report that sheds light on how these powerful Companies have… read more