Steven Levy
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Editor at Large @WIRED. Signal: stevenlevy.72
New York City
Joined March 2007
People sometimes tell me they've fallen off the Plaintext newsletter list, through no fault of their own. If you're a WIRED subscriber and want my newsletter, you can follow this link and give it every week.
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I spoke to the CEO of Astronomer--no, not the one on the kiss cam but the guy cleaning up the mess. It appears that there's less mess and more opportunity.
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The viral kiss-cam moment could be the best thing that’s ever happened to Astronomer. But its new CEO won’t say that.
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Blazing-fast image creation – using just your voice. Try Grok Imagine.
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That time again--I need a great reader question for my newsletter/column. You can ask me anything under the sun or if it's nighttime, the moon. Please ask away!.
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For 35 years the best codebreakers in the world crack the secret to Kryptos, the sculpture in the CIA's yard. Now the artist Jim Sanbornis putting the solution up for auction.
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Jim Sanborn is auctioning off the elusive solution to K4, the outdoor sculpture that sits at CIA headquarters.
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"Design is bigger than design," claims Figma CEO Dylan Field, saying that its blockbuster IPO is upleveling that element to the core of all we produce. AI will raise the stakes--and the competition.
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Dylan Field took Figma public in one of the wildest IPOs in recent memory. He insists the real story is the rise of design itself.
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RT @WIRED: @StevenLevy While Epstein might have been correct in his hunch that AI would be significant, his dilettante efforts in science m….
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Long before ChatGPT, a group of AI luminaries gathered on an island to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Their funder ultimately cast a shadow on all who attended.
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In 2002 Jeffrey Epstein hosted an exclusive symposium in the Virgin Islands to jar AI out of its doldrums. Here's what happened.
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Long before ChatGPT, a group of AI luminaries gathered on an island to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Their funder ultimately cast a shadow on all who attended.
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Looking for a great reader question. Ask me anything and I'll answer in my WIRED newsletter and column.
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Caught in the middle of a political battle, @BlackRock reaffirmed its focus is helping millions of Americans save for retirement. They warned that injecting politics from either side risks undermining financial performance.
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Millions of Ameircans depend on the security of their retirement savings to live with dignity after a lifetime of hard work. That’s why the Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement (APSR)...
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Today I write about the Trump Anti-Woke AI executive order. Yes, you will want to read it. Please subscribe so I don't have to do any more marketing.
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The Trump administration says it wants AI models free from ideological bias, as it pressures their developers to reflect the president’s worldview.
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Just this year, I've given an early warning on DOGE (one day after inauguration), the definitive tale on THAT Meta book, a deep dive into the AGI Clause in the OAi/MS contract, and the latest news of Kryptos, the unsolved sculpture at the CIA. .
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Today my Plaintext newsletter relaunches as Backchannel (a name dear to me). It's one of 5 great letters (IMHO) you get with a WIRED subscription. Sign up now to get it in your inbox on Fridays.
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An amazing opportunity--this week my Plaintext newsletter relaunches with a new look and a new name. But I'm still taking a reader question. Here's a chance to make a mark by posing me a query about . anything. Ask away!.
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This is a wonderful doc about Einstein's brain. As you will see, I play a key role.
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The bizarre yet true story behind the theft of brain of the world's most famous scientist.
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RT @WIRED: A key clause in Microsoft and OpenAI's deal embodies the raging divide between AGI true believers and those who think it's still….
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A key clause in Microsoft and OpenAI's deal embodies the raging divide between AGI true believers and those who think it's still a long ways off.
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RT @Techmeme: As top reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue and challenges with building a wide audience pose threat….
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Steven Levy / Wired: As top reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue and challenges with building a wide audience pose threats to its long-term success
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Here's what's behind @boztank --or should I say Lt. Col Bosworth--and other tech execs joining the Army. (!)
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Meta CTO Andrew "Boz" Bosworth and leaders from OpenAI and Palantir have joined a detachment intended to make the US Armed Forces "leaner, smarter, and more lethal."
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Fun discussing this with Thomas!.
Just rolled off the stage with @StevenLevy at Viva Technology. It is clear to me that AI agents will soon write more than 90% of all code and are the application layer for AGI in software engineering. If developers with agents become 10x more productive, it means agents are doing
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WRECKED. Hirono: Has any court said that DEI is unconstitutional? Yes or no?. Hamilton: Yes. Hirono: Which court?. Hamilton: The United States Supreme Court. Hirono: I disagree with you…. Hamilton: You can go read it yourself. 🔥🔥🔥
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