Using Generative AI to Resurrect the Dead Will Create a Burden for the Living

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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences 08.24.23 IDEAS Using Generative AI to Resurrect the Dead Will Create a Burden for the Living BY TAMARA KNEESE AI technologies promise more chatbots and replicas of people who have passed. But giving voice to the dead comes at a human cost. GEAR ROUNDUP Apple Will Finally Pay for Throttling iPhones With 'Batterygate' Settlement BY BOONE ASHWORTH Plus: Amazon Music gets pricier, a bunch of people still want to ban TikTok in the US, and it's only getting hotter on planet Earth. SPACE RACER Lamborghini's All-Electric Lanzador Is Its Most Powerful Car Ever BY ALISTAIR CHARLTON Lambo's 1,341-hp "Ultra GT" is inspired by spaceships and is by a long way the most powerful car the brand has ever made. BUYING GUIDE The Best Electric Cargo Bikes for Families BY ADRIENNE SO We've spent years riding and testing extra-large ebikes, perfect for hauling both your little ones and groceries around town. ADVERTISEMENT GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus free stickers! Subscribe now. PRODUCT REVIEW These Luxe Speakers Are All About That Bass BY RYAN WANIATA These high-end speakers look unbelievable and sound very natural; the only downside is the cost. GET STUFFED The Best Travel Bags for Wherever You're Headed BY MATT JANCER We flew around the world and across the country dozens of times. These are the bags that we'd go anywhere with, and those that should just stay home. PROOFREAD Use of AI Is Seeping Into Academic Journals—and It's Proving Difficult to Detect BY AMANDA HOOVER Ethics watchdogs are looking out for potentially undisclosed use of generative AI in scientific writing. But there's no foolproof way to catch it all yet. HOLD TIGHT Damon's 200-MPH Superbike Wants to Save Your Life BY TIM STEVENS This 200-horsepower beast is Damon's bid to bring safe, electric motorcycles to the masses. WIRED put the HyperSport to the test. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.