AI tools and apps

 The Cloudflare CEO joined The Big Interview to talk about standing up to content scraping, the internet’s potential futures, and his company’s relationship to Trump.

 At WIRED’s AI Power Summit Monday, industry executives and officials discussed the impact artificial intelligence is having on every corner of society—and where it goes from here.

 Over 200 contractors who work on improving Google’s AI products, including Gemini and AI Overviews, have been laid off, sources say. It’s the latest development in a conflict over pay and alleged poor working conditions.

 DeeperDive, a new tool that converses with readers, is an effort to beat the AI industry at its own game.

 The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy.

 Researchers convinced large language model chatbots to comply with “forbidden” requests using a variety of conversational tactics.

 The ever elusive first lady has emerged with a brief to exert thought leadership over AI, for the children. Some insiders are excited; others won’t touch the subject with a 10-foot pole.

 WIRED is gathering a panel of leaders across technology, politics, and media to tell you everything you need to know about the future of generative AI.

 At a weekend hackathon in San Francisco, more than 100 coders gathered to test whether they could beat AI—and win a $12,500 cash prize.