AI Backlash, ICE DNA Collection, and Data Center Politics: WIRED's Uncanny Valley Roundup
WIRED's podcast team covers Google Earth's AI failures, ICE's expanded DNA database, White House AI cybersecurity secrecy, and a bipartisan coalition against data centers.
Congress targets AI companies' use of patient data with updated health privacy bill
Lawmakers seek to ban the sale of health and location information to data brokers, explicitly extending protections to data entered into AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude.
Avon and Somerset Police's Predictive Crime Models Face Accuracy and Transparency Crisis
A Wired investigation reveals UK police algorithm scored hundreds of thousands without consent or clear methodology, raising questions about reliability and oversight.
State Attorneys General Launch Coordinated Investigation Into OpenAI's Data Practices
New York AG subpoenaed OpenAI for records on advertising, user data handling, and safeguards for minors and seniors.
OpenAI Integrates ChatGPT With Plaid for Direct Bank Account Access
OpenAI is piloting a financial-data connector that allows ChatGPT Pro subscribers to link bank accounts for spending analysis and budgeting advice.