This episode of Uncanny Valley covers the people resigning from AI companies and the humans getting hired by AI agents. Plus, we attend a soiree thrown by a conservative women’s magazine.
The Boston startup uses AI to translate and verify legacy software for defense contractors, arguing modernization can’t come at the cost of new bugs.
The AI search startup once predicted advertising would be a massive business. Now it’s betting on a smaller, more valuable audience.
Scout AI is using technology borrowed from the AI industry to power lethal weapons—and recently demonstrated its explosive potential.
The days of tech giants buying up discrete chips are over. AI companies now need GPUs, CPUs, and everything in between.
Security experts have urged people to be cautious with the viral agentic AI tool, known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.
The residents of Potters Bar are working to protect the “green belt” of farms, forests, and meadows that surround London from the endless demand for AI infrastructure.
As OpenAI removed access to GPT-4o in its app on Friday, people who have come to rely on the chatbot for companionship are mourning the loss all over the world.
In an interview with WIRED, Greg Brockman says his political donations support OpenAI’s mission—even if some employees at the company disagree.
I used the viral AI helper to order groceries, sort emails, and negotiate deals. Then it decided to scam me.