Apple’s Latest Deal Shows How AI Is Moving Right Onto Devices
The iPhone maker’s purchase of startup Xnor.ai is the latest move toward a trend of computing on the “edge,” rather than in the cloud.
Artist Refik Anadol Turns Data Into Art, With Help From AI
He sees pools of data as raw material for visualizations that he calls a new kind of “sculpture.”
Can a Digital Avatar Fire You?
Samsung’s new artificial humans look, blink, and smile like us. But bots still shouldn’t deal with complex human emotions.
Now Stores Must Tell You How They’re Tracking Your Every Move
California’s new privacy law has spurred a torrent of online notices. But the law is also forcing changes offline, in traditional stores.
The Case for a Light Hand With AI and a Hard Line on China
In a WIRED Q&A, the US chief technology officer warns against overregulating tech, underestimating the Chinese, and losing America’s lead in quantum computing.
Conversational AI Can Propel Social Stereotypes
Designers need to consider the ethics of gendering not just AI voices, but also their tone, speed, word choice, and other speech patterns.
Computers Are Learning to See in Higher Dimensions
New artificial intelligence techniques can spot patterns not only in 2D images but on spheres and other curved surfaces, lifting AI out of “flatland.”
Export Controls Threaten the Future of AI Outposts in China
As restrictions intensify, it will become more difficult for American companies to maintain labs in the talent-rich country.
Facebookâs Deepfake Ban Is a Solution to a Distant Problem
The platform has a plan to deal with tomorrow’s disinformation. But what about today’s?
White House Favors a Light Touch in Regulating AI
US chief technology officer Michael Kratsios lists “principles” for government oversight, but analysts question whether they are too vague to do any good.
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