The privacy issues over the company’s surveillance cameras cause momentum in schools all over the country
Stanford AI100 report says scaling is hitting limits, Nvidia drove over 15% of 2025 US stock gains, and the public has had little say.
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Technology
Sam Altman told Stanford students we can no longer patch all the bugs as AI finds them, and called for an AI defence shield. He also spoke on pacing.
Technology
One of the worst scientific experiments in history is now the inspiration for a Netflix reality show. Back in 1971, psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, quickly called the Stanford Prison Experiment a success, saying it answered a fundamental question about good and evil, but his methods later raised questions among researchers.
Education & Youth
The New Stanford Prison Experiment is a new low for reality TV. But its results are more compelling than you might think.
Science & Climate
As Netflix debuts its own reimagined version of the infamous 1971 Standford Prison Experiment, a key question remains: Did one man influence the outcome?
Australia & Pacific
WIRED tasks William Stanford Davis (Mr. Johnson), Chris Perfetti (Jacob Hill), Lisa Ann Walter (Melissa Schemmenti), Janelle James (Ava Coleman), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Barbara Howard), Quinta Brunson (Janine Teagues) and Tyler James Williams (Gregory Eddie) to answer the 50 most searched questions about...
Education & Youth
The New Stanford Prison Experiment is a new low for reality TV. But its results are more compelling than you might think.
World News
Christopher Gardner, the author of Food Sense and director of nutrition studies at Stanford, says we have overcomplicated the question of what to eat