WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

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In today’s episode, Zöe is joined by WIRED’s Leah Feiger to run through five of the best stories you need to know about — from how AI is eliminating entry level jobs to how a secretive Democrat group is funding high-profile influencers. Then, Zöe and Leah dive into the scoop that AI researchers recently recruited to Meta’s Superintelligence Lab are already leaving — some of them, back to OpenAI.

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

• Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab | WIRED •

• AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers | WIRED •

• Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings | WIRED •

• A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers | WIRED •

• What It’s Like Watching Dozens of Bodies Decompose (for Science) •

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