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10.18.23

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DIGITAL CULTURE | 4-MINUTE READ

A Chatbot Encouraged Him to Kill the Queen. It's Just the Beginning

BY WILL BEDINGFIELD

Companies are designing AI to appear increasingly human. That can mislead users—or worse.

SOMETHING FISHY | 4-MINUTE READ

Chum Salmon Are Spawning in the Arctic. It's an Ominous Sign

BY MATT SIMON

The fish may be a harbinger of dramatic warming in the north—and rapidly transforming ecosystems.

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BUYING GUIDE | 24-MINUTE READ

Give Your Back a Break With Our Favorite Office Chairs

BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND GEAR TEAM

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FOG OF WAR | 5-MINUTE READ

Who's Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here's Why It's Hard to Know What's Real

BY DAVID GILBERT

A flood of false information, partisan narratives, and weaponized "fact-checking" has obscured efforts to find out who's responsible for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza.

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WIRED PODCASTS | 36-MINUTE EPISODE

How to Digitize an Entire Government

From online voting to frictionless taxes, Estonia's government services can sound like sci-fi to outsiders. Its chief information officer talks about how it works—and what other countries might learn.

PRODUCT REVIEW | 7-MINUTE READ

The i5 Is BMW's Best EV Yet

BY JASON BARLOW

WIRED IMPACT | 4-MINUTE READ

DeepMind Wants to Use AI to Solve the Climate Crisis

BY AMIT KATWALA

WIRED spoke with DeepMind's climate lead about techno-utopianism, ways AI can help fight climate change, and what's currently standing in the way.

WEIGHED DOWN | 7-MINUTE READ

Elon Musk's Main Tool for Fighting Disinformation on X Is Making the Problem Worse, Insiders Claim

BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT AND DAVID GILBERT

X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it's not fit for that purpose.

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REMOTE CONTROL | 3-MINUTE READ

Remote Driving Is a Sneaky Shortcut to the Robotaxi

BY SEAN LIGHTBOWN

German startup Vay is pushing teledriving—in which cars are remotely operated by humans—as easier to achieve than fully autonomous driving.

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