OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt 11. August 2025 (21:13) GPT-5 was touted as a major upgrade to ChatGPT. Not all users think that’s the case, posting threads like “Kill 4o isn’t innovation, it’s erasure” on Reddit.(Wired)
WIRED Roundup: Unpacking OpenAI’s Government Partnership 11. August 2025 (20:32) On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the week's news, from bitcoin miners trying to beat Trump's tariffs to OpenAI's new deal with the US government.(Wired)
Ford's Answer to China: A Completely New Way of Making Cars 11. August 2025 (17:02) The American automaker is spending billions on a radical reinvention of EV manufacturing, aimed squarely at taking on Chinese competition and Tesla.(Wired)
An AI Model for the Brain Is Coming to the ICU 11. August 2025 (17:00) The Cleveland Clinic and startup Piramidal are developing an AI model trained on brain wave data to monitor intensive care patients.(Wired)
In 'Alien: Earth', the Future Is a Corporate Hellscape 11. August 2025 (16:47) Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley tells WIRED he imagined the planet’s future based on his fears as a parent about the present, from dystopian capitalism to the “moral horror” of growing up.(Wired)
What Does Palantir Actually Do? 11. August 2025 (13:00) Palantir is often called a data broker, a data miner, or a giant database of personal information. In reality, it’s none of these—but even former employees struggle to explain it.(Wired)
Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats 11. August 2025 (12:00) Gaming cheats are the bane of the video game industry—and a hot commodity. A recent study found that cheat creators are making a fortune from gamers looking to gain a quick edge.(Wired)
