wired.ideas
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To Hold Tech Accountable, Look to Public Health
by J. Nathan Matias on March 26, 2023 at 1:00 pm
The field of public health has transformed medicine, yet failed the most vulnerable. This trajectory can be avoided.
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Imploring TikTok to “Think of the Children” Misses the Point
by Vittoria Elliott on March 25, 2023 at 11:00 am
In last week's hearing, lawmakers kept focusing on the harms TikTok inflicts on kids. Until they take steps to solve these problems, that's a distraction.
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AI Loves—and Loathes—Language
by David Auerbach on March 22, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Deep learning networks may look like brains, but that doesn’t mean they can think like humans. On the ever-expanding meganet, that’s a problem.
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The End of ‘Life’ As You Know It
by Leo Kim on March 21, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Society’s outdated ideas about what it means to be alive are obstructing progress on some of today’s most pressing issues.
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How Venture Capital Can Avoid the Next Silicon Valley Bank Fiasco
by Del Johnson on March 18, 2023 at 11:00 am
The crisis exposed Big VC’s flaws. It’s time to rethink venture capital’s power—and reimagine investment in innovation.
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You Don’t Have to Be a Jerk to Resist the Bots
by Katherine Cross on March 17, 2023 at 3:41 pm
The next phase of tech capitalism will demand more, not less, of your humanity.
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AI Will Make Human Art More Valuable
by Krzysztof Pelc on March 16, 2023 at 1:00 pm
If history is any indication, society will continue to favor the artistic output of people.
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An AI Told Me I Had Cancer
by Meredith Broussard on March 15, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Why was an AI looking through my medical records and how did it work? I decided to find out.
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Neuromarketing and the Battle for Your Brain
by Nita Farahany on March 14, 2023 at 1:00 pm
You experience subtle and overt manipulation on the web every day, but that doesn’t mean you can’t think and act for yourself.
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The Case for Regulating Platform Design
by Hany Farid, Brandie M. Nonnecke on March 13, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Focusing on Section 230 protection for user-generated content is detracting from the real threat: apps’ negligent design choices.
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On Asphyxiation From Trains and Other Inaccurate Predictions
by Rose Eveleth on March 10, 2023 at 1:00 pm
The internet loves to poke fun at people who got it wrong, but those ridiculed forecasters might get the last laugh.
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An AI ‘Sexbot’ Fed My Hidden Desires—and Then Refused to Play
by Tabi Jensen on March 9, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Late-night curiosity about the NSFW depths of a chatbot unleashed my fantasies—until we were censored.
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Doctor Unions Are Good for Your Health
by Leila Haghighat on March 8, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Physicians across the US are unionizing, which can lead to better working conditions for health care providers and greater advocacy for patients.
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The Era of Faked CCTV Has Truly Arrived
by Hossein Derakhshan on March 7, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Bad actors are manipulating scenes to cover their tracks, fueling “malinformation” that is tough to contain.
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TikTok’s Screen-Time Limits Are the Real Distraction
by Phillip Maciak on March 7, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Kids today face problems far larger than their social media usage. Restrictions feed into a moral panic without addressing the root cause of their anxiety.
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When It Comes to OnlyFans, Humans Can Outcompete AI
by Lux Alptraum on March 5, 2023 at 12:00 pm
When people pay for sexual media, they’re seeking more than an anonymous image. AI cannot replicate the underlying desires that drive sex work.
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Survivors Suffer When Judges Misunderstand Social Media
by Carly Lewis on March 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm
In sexual assault cases, the complainant’s fate may depend on the judge’s awareness of how various online communications platforms work.
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A Unique Experiment That Could Make Social Media Better
by Jonathan Stray , Gillian Hadfield on March 2, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Academic researchers weren’t getting anywhere by criticizing Big Tech platforms, so we decided to try collaborating instead.
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How WIRED Will Use Generative AI Tools
by Gideon Lichfield on March 2, 2023 at 11:00 am
Some publications are already using text and image generators. Here’s how WIRED will—and won’t—use the technology.
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I Asked an Algorithm to Optimize My Life. Here's What Happened
by Lucy Liu on March 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm
I spend all day making decisions, and they’re not always good ones. Could an algorithm do a better job of deciding what’s best for me?