Tech Trends
It is easy to underestimate how much the world can change within a lifetime.
Virtually anyone can now create convincing deepfakes. That doesn’t mean you should.
Some scientists think brain organoids could develop a form of consciousness. Others say that’s science fiction.
The Apple Watch could soon take the pain out of monitoring blood sugar levels.
In a state of “hyperwar,” accidents or unexpected AI decisions could lead to widespread devastation before humans could intervene.
Using shaped ultrasound, researchers can 3D print objects in one shot.
Research shows how “dark” Brett Martinpersonality traits affect Bitcoin enthusiasm.
ChatGPT doesn’t understand physics, but it memorizes very well and puts in extra effort.
If you lost your religion, it might be because the internet and social media are having a secularizing effect on American society.
Skepticism is appropriate when gazing into the futurist’s crystal ball.
The danger posed by conversational AI isn’t that it can say weird or dark things; it’s personalized manipulation for nefarious purposes.
Video games matter. Their continued technological and artistic development is reshaping the way we satisfy our ancient need to tell stories.
Computers are growing more powerful and more capable, but everything has limits
Imagine going on a tour through the human circulatory system as a tiny cell. That is just one example of education in the metaverse.
Some Europeans really don’t want to use the internet.
Automation could help fix the company’s financial troubles.
2023 will see an “arms race” in mixed reality hardware and software. This truly will revolutionize our society.
Ada Lovelace’s skills with language, music, and needlepoint all contributed to her pioneering work in computing.
“A modern five-day forecast is as accurate as a one-day forecast in 1980.”
Shouldn’t “flight mode” be obsolete?
“Lethal autonomous weapon” sounds friendlier than “killer robot.”
Even lifelong technologists and AI researchers like myself were genuinely surprised by the speed and impact of generative AI.
The metaverse is inevitable because it is hardwired into our DNA.
After cryptoassets, a wave of central bank digital currencies is set to revolutionize our ideas about what money is and how to manage it.
In the future, driving an app across a bridge could let engineers know how safe it is.
The future of American jobs isn’t only services and tech.
Inside the metaverse, your emotions and physical responses will be monitored, and AI will use that data to influence you in real time. Is that essentially mind control?
We can never hope for a future with no problems. The solutions to problems create new problems, which in turn require new solutions, as WIRED founder Kevin Kelly explained recently.
Researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices.
Most electric car charging is done at night. A grid powered mostly by renewable energy might not be able to meet demand, but there is a solution.