wired.ideas
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One Day, AI Will Seem as Human as Anyone. What Then?
by Joanna J. Bryson on June 26, 2022 at 11:00 am
A Google engineer's claim that the LaMDA program is sentient underscores an urgent need to demystify the human condition.
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America’s Armed Forces Are Weaker Without Roe
by Janessa Goldbeck on June 24, 2022 at 10:02 pm
Here’s what Congress, the DOD, and the VA can do to ensure troops’ access to abortion—and improve the nation’s security.
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How ‘The Dress’ Sparked a Neuroscience Breakthrough
by David McRaney on June 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm
The color debate that broke the internet raised new questions about the relationship between perception and consciousness.
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Generative Art Is Challenging What It Means to Be Human
by Jessica Rizzo on June 23, 2022 at 1:00 pm
In the age of NFTs, artists who collaborate with machines are forcing new questions around intellectual property, process, and the value of art.
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Parents Need to Know What’s Going On Inside Their Day Care Apps
by Alexis Hancock on June 23, 2022 at 11:00 am
After months of digging into privacy and security issues around these apps, I have some serious concerns.
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Russia Should Pay for Its Environmental War Crimes
by Jenny Morber on June 22, 2022 at 12:00 pm
The legal challenges are steep, but scientists are recording the war’s devastating impact on Ukraine’s land and wildlife.
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The Story You’ve Heard About Cities and the Drug Crisis Is Wrong
by Maia Szalavitz on June 21, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Calling San Francisco and other places “failed” cities for liberal policies is bad journalism. At worst, it exacerbates harm.
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My Problem With Pronouns
by KC Cole on June 18, 2022 at 11:00 am
The thing about identity is, it changes over space and time.
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It’s Time to Burn Medical Consent Forms
by Keith Porcaro on June 16, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Attempts at reform have not gone far enough. The problem isn’t the documents—it’s how to frame consent in the new health ecosystem.
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What Black One Direction Fans Reveal About Activism
by Kaitlyn Tiffany on June 15, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Pop music fans know that their faves can't change the world's systemic problems—that's not what they're asking for.
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‘Is This AI Sapient?’ Is the Wrong Question to Ask About LaMDA
by Katherine Cross on June 14, 2022 at 2:29 pm
The bigger problem is what happens when we act as if AIs are conscious, and how that could be used against us.
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The Sexist Pseudoscience at the Heart of Biology
by Lucy Cooke on June 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm
For centuries, zoological law taught that sexual inequality was inevitable. Then women began studying Darwin for themselves.
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The Genre-Transcending Mastery of The Staircase
by Virginia Heffernan on June 13, 2022 at 12:00 pm
The true-crime tale lends itself to the fact-fiction danse macabre.
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Life Is Great in the Age of No Secrets
by Paul Ford on June 12, 2022 at 11:00 am
It was fun looking at the world as a huge conspiracy theory, but then I realized: There’s no such thing as hidden knowledge.
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Prediction Engines Are Like Karma: You Get What You Stream
by Meghan O'Gieblyn on June 10, 2022 at 12:00 pm
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on the virtues of sharing a streaming profile and screwing with algorithms.
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This Is the Internet That Socialists Want
by Gilad Edelman on June 10, 2022 at 11:00 am
We asked Internet for the People author Ben Tarnoff about why antitrust isn't enough, and whether profit motive is the root of all of Big Tech's problems.
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Therapists Should Build a New Cultural Competence: ‘Onlineness’
by Pamela J. Hobart on June 9, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Therapy doesn’t work without understanding, and the “extremely online” deserve to have their experiences taken seriously.
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The Internet Needs You-Are-Here Maps
by Nabeel Gillani, Deb Roy on June 8, 2022 at 12:00 pm
We spend so much of our time online without knowing where we are—or how fragmented we've become. Locating ourselves can help us leave our bubble.
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How the Amish Use Technology
by Lindsay Ems on June 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Community members’ relationships to smartphones or the internet reflect local values and nuances of group identity.
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How Marginalized Workers Can Make the Most of Remote Work
by Alan Henry on June 7, 2022 at 11:00 am
Whether you’re hybrid or at the home office full-time, here’s what you can do to focus your energy, connect meaningfully, and use flexibility to your […]