Sam Spengler
@samspengler.bsky.social
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This might be the most slacked-about story so far: a profile of @edzitron.com, who has become the pre-eminent AI skeptic. @tcraggs22.bsky.social takes on what this specific role entails www.wired.com/story/ai-pr-...
Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI
He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This might be the most slacked-about story so far: a profile of @edzitron.com, who has become the pre-eminent AI skeptic. @tcraggs22.bsky.social takes on what this specific role entails www.wired.com/story/ai-pr-...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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I didn’t work on this story myself, but it’s one of my favorites from this year. Nothing encapsulates our era—and WIRED’s subject matter expertise–better than this gem from @sam-apple.bsky.social. See what happens when six strangers and their chatbot partners get together for a couples’ retreat:
My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely survived.
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July 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I didn’t work on this story myself, but it’s one of my favorites from this year. Nothing encapsulates our era—and WIRED’s subject matter expertise–better than this gem from @sam-apple.bsky.social. See what happens when six strangers and their chatbot partners get together for a couples’ retreat:
From investigating the surveillance tech used against protestors, to parsing the Epstein clips' metadata, the work of @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social is unmatched. In June, the pair reviewed hundreds of 911 calls placed from immigration detention centers—revealing an inundated system.
‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
From investigating the surveillance tech used against protestors, to parsing the Epstein clips' metadata, the work of @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social is unmatched. In June, the pair reviewed hundreds of 911 calls placed from immigration detention centers—revealing an inundated system.
In May, IT workers learned that the colleague they collab with via Teams each day could actually be a North Korean national. That was thanks to reporter Bobbie Johnson, who exposed a North Korean government sponsored operation that defrauds western companies out of millions in salary and benefits.
Your Favorite New Coworker Is an AI-Enhanced Operative From North Korea
For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.
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July 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In May, IT workers learned that the colleague they collab with via Teams each day could actually be a North Korean national. That was thanks to reporter Bobbie Johnson, who exposed a North Korean government sponsored operation that defrauds western companies out of millions in salary and benefits.
WIRED reporters are a cut above when it being inside the conference rooms and research labs of AI giants like OpenAI, Google, Meta and Microsoft. In March @peard33.bsky.social and @arielle.bluesky.social expertly captured the year-long panic inside Google that began with the launch of ChatGPT-3.5.
Inside Google’s Two-Year Frenzy to Catch Up With OpenAI
The search giant should’ve been first to the chatbot revolution. It wasn’t. So it punched back with late nights, layoffs—and lowering some guardrails.
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July 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
WIRED reporters are a cut above when it being inside the conference rooms and research labs of AI giants like OpenAI, Google, Meta and Microsoft. In March @peard33.bsky.social and @arielle.bluesky.social expertly captured the year-long panic inside Google that began with the launch of ChatGPT-3.5.