Webb Wright, Author at Gizmodo

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at the National Press Club in June 2026.

Bernie Sanders’ New AI Bill Would Pay Americans $1,000 a Year

The senator is making the case that AI is a public resource that was built using the collective genius of humanity.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 18

Midjourney is building a body-scanning device.

Remember Midjourney? It’s Building a Medical Scanning Device That It Says Is Faster Than an MRI

The company is also opening a spa in downtown San Francisco, “with pools of golden light which softly scan your body.”

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 18

Feds’ Legal Basis for Ban on Anthropic’s Most Powerful Models Looks Increasingly Shaky

Of course, whether the administration cares about the legal basis is an open question.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 17

A generic image of a passport with many stamps.

Estonia Is Giving AI Agents ‘Personal Identification Codes’

It’s an early experiment in adding a measure of accountability to an increasingly lawless internet.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 17

Anthropic Accused of Misleading Users Amid Soaring AI Costs in New Lawsuit

Affordability is becoming an existential problem for frontier models.

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David Sacks is co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Cybersecurity Experts Are Baffled by Trump’s Ban of Anthropic’s New AI Models

The quarrel between the federal government and the startup behind Fable and Mythos thickened over the weekend.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 15

The SpaceX IPO was the largest in history.

SpaceX’s Stratospheric IPO Launch Has a Couple of Heavy-Duty Stowaways

Big tech says its circular dealmaking is a virtuous dealmaking. To others it looks more like a noose.

Commerce Webb Wright Jun 12

Icons for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini apps displayed on a smartphone screen.

How Much Does It (Really) Cost to Use Claude Fable, GPT-5.5, and Gemini 3.5 Flash?

As if anyone is supposed to know what a million tokens adds up to.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 12

OpenAI Adds Fuel to Republican Drive to Label Anti-Data Center Movement a Chinese Psy-Op

State-backed Chinese hackers "sought to exploit and amplify existing public concerns about energy prices and local impacts of data center development," the company said.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 11

Anthropic debuted Fable 5 and Mythos 5 this week.

Anthropic’s Mythos Safeguards Stoke Fears of a ‘Permanent Underclass’

Users are complaining about the sensitive guardrails built into the company's new "Mythos-class" model, Fable 5. They're also worried about might happen next.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 10

Anthropic introduces Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5.

Anthropic Releases a Safer Version of Its ‘Too Dangerous’ Mythos AI

The new model, called Fable 5, has capabilities that “exceed those of every model we’ve previously made generally available,” according to Anthropic.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 9

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks to reporters after meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Altman met with Congressional leadership, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and others the day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order about artificial intelligence.

OpenAI Joins Anthropic in Call for International AI Watchdog

The calls for a slowdown on frontier model development are growing.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 9

Apple focused heavily on AI during WWDC 2026.

Apple Says Its New Google-Infused AI Is All About Privacy

The company says its new AI architecture, built in collaboration with Google, makes its offerings “smarter and more useful.”

Gadgets Webb Wright Jun 8

Big Tech Is Quietly Admitting That If It Wants to Sell People on AI, It Better Be Cheap

“Tokenmaxxing” is out. The Great Token Panic is setting in.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 8

Anthropic (Sorta) Calls for Pause on AI Development. You Should (Sorta) Take It Seriously

With its highly anticipated IPO around the corner, the company is balancing its long-held reputation as a leader in safety with the demands of its future shareholders.

Tech News Webb Wright Jun 5

ChipotlAI Max was built using Chipotle's Pepper chatbot.

Should You Hijack a Corporate AI Chatbot for Free Tokens?

A developer went viral for reconfiguring Chipotle’s customer support bot into a coding assistant, and providing the playbook for others to do the same to other chatbots.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 4

AI-powered feature recommends products on Amazon Shopping app.

Amazon’s Rolling Out Another AI Feature So You’ll Buy Even More Stuff

Can’t remember the name of a product you were thinking about purchasing? There’s an AI for that.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 3

Skull made of code on a computer screen.

‘A Fundamentally New Threat’: Researchers Develop New AI-Powered Worm That Might Be Unstoppable

A team of cybersecurity experts have shown how a self-replicating AI agent can take over a computer network at almost no cost.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 3

Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman onstage at Microsoft Build 2026.

Microsoft Targets Legal Fears to Sell Its Powerful New AI Model to Businesses

MAI-Thinking-1 is one of seven new models the company announced today, less than one year after unveiling its first in-house models.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 2

CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City.

Anthropic Just Beat OpenAI in the IPO Race

The company has filed a prospectus with the federal government, marking the beginning of what’s expected to be a historically lucrative moment for the AI industry.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 1

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Bernie Sanders’ New AI Bill Would Pay Americans $1,000 a Year

Remember Midjourney? It’s Building a Medical Scanning Device That It Says Is Faster Than an MRI

Feds’ Legal Basis for Ban on Anthropic’s Most Powerful Models Looks Increasingly Shaky

Estonia Is Giving AI Agents ‘Personal Identification Codes’

Anthropic Accused of Misleading Users Amid Soaring AI Costs in New Lawsuit

Cybersecurity Experts Are Baffled by Trump’s Ban of Anthropic’s New AI Models

SpaceX’s Stratospheric IPO Launch Has a Couple of Heavy-Duty Stowaways

How Much Does It (Really) Cost to Use Claude Fable, GPT-5.5, and Gemini 3.5 Flash?

OpenAI Adds Fuel to Republican Drive to Label Anti-Data Center Movement a Chinese Psy-Op

Anthropic’s Mythos Safeguards Stoke Fears of a ‘Permanent Underclass’

Anthropic Releases a Safer Version of Its ‘Too Dangerous’ Mythos AI

OpenAI Joins Anthropic in Call for International AI Watchdog

Apple Says Its New Google-Infused AI Is All About Privacy

Big Tech Is Quietly Admitting That If It Wants to Sell People on AI, It Better Be Cheap

Anthropic (Sorta) Calls for Pause on AI Development. You Should (Sorta) Take It Seriously

Should You Hijack a Corporate AI Chatbot for Free Tokens?

Amazon’s Rolling Out Another AI Feature So You’ll Buy Even More Stuff

‘A Fundamentally New Threat’: Researchers Develop New AI-Powered Worm That Might Be Unstoppable

Microsoft Targets Legal Fears to Sell Its Powerful New AI Model to Businesses

Anthropic Just Beat OpenAI in the IPO Race

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Norway Says AI Ain’t for Education

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