The Capitalist Trap of Pig Organ Transplants
The “miracle” pig heart transplant plays with the expectations of desperate patients and makes clear how the system values certain lives over others.
Optimizing Machines Is Perilous. Consider ‘Creatively Adequate’ AI.
The future of artificial intelligence needs less data and can tolerate ambiguity.
Is It OK to Listen to a Butt-Dial Message?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist explores the forgotten comfort of accidental surveillance.
The Prisoner Who Revolutionized Chinese Language With a Teacup
While imprisoned for being a “reactionary,” physicist and engineer Zhi Bingyi began devising a system to help computing machines read Chinese characters.
TikTok Has Created a West Elm Caleb Cinematic Universe
The imaginative play that makes the platform so much fun also helps explain the controversy around the internet’s new main character.
The Internet Is Failing Moms-to-Be
Even as a disinformation researcher, I was surprised and overwhelmed by the amount of manipulation in pregnancy apps.
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.
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.
The ‘Dune’ NFT Copyright Fiasco Is the Least of Crypto’s Legal Worries
Spice DAO’s copyright misstep shows how many questions there are about the rules of cryptoart. This is an opportunity for transformation