The unstoppable march of synthetic intelligence carries on. In mere weeks, AI has oozed into practically all the pieces we work together with on the web, from conversations, to journalism, to how we glance stuff up on-line. It is even obtained Google scrambling to reclaim its spot on the search throne after Microsoft applied its personal AI instruments to miraculously make Bing really feel related once more.
This week, we discuss with WIRED senior author Will Knight about how generative AI is altering how we seek for data and create content material on-line, and whether or not we should always truly be freaking out about our new robotic overlords.
Present Notes
Learn extra from Will concerning the very weird and infrequently horrifying world of generative AI. Observe all of WIRED’s ChatGPT and AI coverage.
Suggestions
Will recommends The Amazing Acro-Cats, which is a cat circus that’s about to go on tour. Lauren recommends the CBC documentary Big Dating. Mike recommends the World Bollard Association Twitter account.
Will Knight will be discovered on Twitter @willknight. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the principle hotline at @GadgetLab. The present is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.
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