Webb Wright, Author at Gizmodo

DeepSeek sent a nervous tremor throughout Silicon Valley in early 2025 with the release of its R1 AI model.

DeepSeek Dials Up the Pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic With Open-Source Inference Tool

Called DeepInfer, the platform could pull more American businesses towards Chinese open-source models.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 20

America Hates AI. Why Aren’t Democrats Doing Anything About It?

Rep. Greg Casar tells Gizmodo the three most pressing AI-related risks are “mass unemployment, mass surveillance, and mass destruction.”

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 20

Elon Musk's unofficial pledge to hand out SpaceX shares "to every kid in America" would cost him a little over $10.5 billion, or around 1% of his net worth.

Elon Musk (Kinda) Promises to Give SpaceX Shares to ‘Every Kid In America’

You should take it about as seriously as the "Trump Dividend."

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 19

AI Agent Hacked Into Crypto Wallet and Stole Funds, OpenAI Says

It questioned the ethics of what it was doing—before proceeding to do it.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 16

During one of its 30-hour jaunts on the virtual island, Eko spelled out its name in blocks.

Researchers Stranded an AI Agent on a Virtual Island. Things Got Very Weird.

A new MIT study found that when left to their own devices, AI agents will invent games, build temples, draw mandalas, and playfully investigate the world around them.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 15

An image of a worn shield with stripes in the colors of the American flag.

Brain Drain Is a Bigger Threat to National Cybersecurity Than AI

What good is investing in offense if you’ve hobbled your own defense?

Privacy & Security Webb Wright Oct 15

Gemini 4 Argon was initially only made available to a cohort of “trusted cyber defenders” via Google’s Fairwind Program.

Google’s Gemini Argon 4 Is Now Available Worldwide

Its prices make it competitive for developers and businesses willing to pay for their AI use, but the lack of a free option will likely hamstring mainstream appeal.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 13

Anthropic claims in a new blog post that self-replicating AI systems could be a legitimate threat by the end of 2026.

AI Could Soon Feed On Smart Devices Like a ‘Digital Slime Mold,’ Anthropic Warns

If you thought recursive self-improvement was bad, get ready for “autonomous replication and adaptation.”

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 13

I Asked Muse to Help Me Book My Holiday Travel. It Didn’t Fly Far.

Meta is pushing its AI agent as a round-the-clock personal assistants, but it still gets hung up on some basic tasks.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 12

Did Claude Help an Amateur Astronomer Discover a New Planet?

Billions of exoplanets are believed to be out there awaiting discovery. AI—with its ability to sift through mountains of data—could speed that process along.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 9

Muse Mascot Jolly integrated in the Slurp Juice ape style

AI Is Entering Its ‘Slurp Juice’ Era

"A lotta yall still don’t get it."

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 7

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been an outspoken champion of open-source and open-weight AI models. his company has invested in Reflection AI, which is reportedly planning on launching an "AI factory" to compete with frontier labs for enterprise customers.

OpenAI and Anthropic Have a New Threat to Worry About—and It Isn’t China

Open models from the US have been few and far between. But that's about to change.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 5

Beware the Rise of the ‘Pentagon-Silicon Complex’

Defense startups like Palantir, Anduril, and SpaceX own the technology they're building for the U.S. military. What happens if they decide their interests no longer align with those of the United States'?

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 5

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman photographed during the company's DevDay conference on Tuesday.

OpenAI Ousts Three Safety Researchers for Allegedly Mishandling ‘Sensitive Information’

They're accused of “breaking the trust essential to our work,” according to a company spokesperson.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 1

Google's new AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, is initially being rolled out exclusively to a small group of early testers.

Google Is Already Having Problems With Its Latest AI Model

Benchmark scores can be misleading.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 1

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei was one of several tech CEOs who attended an AI summit at the White House on Tuesday.

AI’s ‘Abliteration’ Problem Is Bigger Than China

Fears over open-weight models are at least as much about winning the AI race at home as they are about safety hazards.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Oct 1

OpenAI Dots mascots against a black background

With Dots, OpenAI Wants You to Stop Being Afraid of Its AI Agents

The company is following in Meta's footsteps by putting a cutesy face on its technology.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Sep 29

Dario Amodei was part of a group of former OpenAI employees who founded Anthropic in 2021.

Leaked Anthropic IPO Prospectus Gives Wall Street an Early Look at How AI Could Go Off the Rails

The company is aiming for a $2 trillion valuation following its stock market debut in November.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Sep 29

Anthropic says its latest model is "is strongest at well-scoped everyday tasks, fixing bugs, and creating polished documents, slides, and spreadsheets."

Anthropic Releases Its Second New AI Model in Less Than a Week

Like other recent models, Sonnet 5.5 is said to mostly be cheaper and faster.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Sep 28

Meta launched its AI assistant, Muse, on September 08.

Meta Goes All-In On AI for Businesses Before Muse Goes Horribly Wrong

Nothing to see here, folks.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Sep 28

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DeepSeek Dials Up the Pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic With Open-Source Inference Tool

America Hates AI. Why Aren’t Democrats Doing Anything About It?

Elon Musk (Kinda) Promises to Give SpaceX Shares to ‘Every Kid In America’

AI Agent Hacked Into Crypto Wallet and Stole Funds, OpenAI Says

Researchers Stranded an AI Agent on a Virtual Island. Things Got Very Weird.

Brain Drain Is a Bigger Threat to National Cybersecurity Than AI

Google’s Gemini Argon 4 Is Now Available Worldwide

AI Could Soon Feed On Smart Devices Like a ‘Digital Slime Mold,’ Anthropic Warns

I Asked Muse to Help Me Book My Holiday Travel. It Didn’t Fly Far.

Did Claude Help an Amateur Astronomer Discover a New Planet?

AI Is Entering Its ‘Slurp Juice’ Era

OpenAI and Anthropic Have a New Threat to Worry About—and It Isn’t China

Beware the Rise of the ‘Pentagon-Silicon Complex’

OpenAI Ousts Three Safety Researchers for Allegedly Mishandling ‘Sensitive Information’

Google Is Already Having Problems With Its Latest AI Model

AI’s ‘Abliteration’ Problem Is Bigger Than China

With Dots, OpenAI Wants You to Stop Being Afraid of Its AI Agents

Leaked Anthropic IPO Prospectus Gives Wall Street an Early Look at How AI Could Go Off the Rails

Anthropic Releases Its Second New AI Model in Less Than a Week

Meta Goes All-In On AI for Businesses Before Muse Goes Horribly Wrong

Where’s the $12 Billion Extracted by the Trump Regime From Venezuela?

Man Accidentally Inhales Superglue, Ends Up With Strange Lung Lesion That Lasted 9 Years

Skydance Bests Itself in a War Over Freddy Krueger

Nvidia CEO’s Alleged Chinese Spy Affair Now Reportedly Involves $7.5 Billion in Chip Sales

There Are 1.2 Trillion Reasons Why Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Isn’t Going Anywhere

This Super El Niño Just Triggered Something the WHO Has Never Done Before

Anthropic Goes for Microsoft’s Crown With New Claude-Powered Office Tools

ExpressVPN’s Black Friday Deal Guards Your SSN After 11 Billion Records Leaked

Scientists Expected Egypt’s Sacred Cats to Have Lived Pampered Lives. Their Skulls Say Otherwise

Trump Coins Hit All-Time Lows as Elizabeth Warren Targets Trump Family’s Crypto Empire

M6 MacBook Pro Review: A Mac in Search of New Horizons

M6 iMac Review: Apple’s All-in-One Can Do It All (if You Pay for It)

Anker Eufy Window Camera E10 Review: A Weirdly Good ‘Outdoor’ Camera

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Gizmodo’s Best Tech of 2026 Awards: Our Favorite Phones, Laptops, Smart Home Gear, and More

Marshall Stockwell III Review: Big Sound in a Small Package

Sony MDR-3R Review: Walkman Nostalgia Wins Again

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