Steven Levy

Editor at Large @WIRED. Signal: stevenlevy.72

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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. https://t.co/p9vVbvxxMX

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Paris' big Vivatech conference was all about "sovereignty." Speaker after speaker griped about U.S. dominance, some offering plans to change things. Europe has a long way to go to compete in AI, but it has no choice--especially because of Trump. https://t.co/bFRFJgEhU1

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Looking for a great reader question for my WIRED newsletter. Ask me anything!

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Officially welcoming the great @laurengoode.bsky.social to Backchannel. She'll be doing the newsletter once a month, writing great essays like this one. The other three weeks you're stuck with me. https://t.co/ECPhCmSP9B

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@stewartbrand @Ryanphelan6 I was first on Mirene in 1984 helping plan the first Hackers Conference--42 years later I finally got to be a passenger sailing underneath the GG bridge, chatting w Stewart as we cruised. Whoever buys this tug will have a treasure.

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Yes, @stewartbrand is one of my heroes, a visionary rooted in pragmatism who has made his mark on the world. He and his wife @Ryanphelan6 expressed these values in a home they built for his later years. https://t.co/tG2ZG7HmOZ

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The $1 M auction for the secrets of the CIA Kryptos sculpture was months ago--now we learn that Paradigm, a crypto-centric VC firm won. Here are their plans--and the line they didn't cross. https://t.co/WmuPVVBBSJ

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@Dagk @WIRED Thanks, Dag,but what's the question?

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Seeking a great reader question for my WIRED/Backchannel newsletter. Just imagine how happy you will be to see me address your question with wit and candor, and maybe even a subtle eyeroll. Ask me anything!

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Wow, the week went by fast. Now it's time to ask you folks for a great reader question that I will answer in the Backchannel/WIRED newsletter. Ask me anything!

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Here's an exclusive inside look at Flourish, a startup full of neuroscientists and AI researchers working together to make discoveries about the brain and use them to create a more efficient form of AI that learns like people do. https://t.co/dcJhUe9aGA

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@simba_mudonzvo ok will take a look

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I need a great reader question for this week's Backchannel/WIRED newsletter. Ask me anything!

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The recent AI agent breakthrough is just as big a bang as ChatGPT. Only techies realize this now but eventually no one will be able to ignore it. My report from inside this huge shift. https://t.co/bjjsxEcncS

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The good news: Google's upgraded AI search is better than the (less useful than they used to be) 10 Blue Links. Not so good: One more traffic-sucking blow for websites and online publications. https://t.co/jjLgismhPj

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Looking for a great reader question for my Backchannel newsletter. Here's your chance to hear from me on any subject. Fire away, friends!

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@Combobulat43909 I get the criticism. But I wasn't saying that Apple should do a killer AI product for the hell to it. Someone is going to take advantage of AI to make a blindingly productive SOMETHING for the masses. If I were Ternus I'd make sure Apple was part of that.

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John Ternus, your mission as CEO is to do for AI what Apple has done for desktop computing, mobile, and music--harness the power of a messy technology and make it accessible and delightful. Do you choose to accept? If not someone else will, and Apple will suffer. https://t.co/5L5YSK1AzP

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Philosopher Nick Bostrom once was considered a doomer. Now he's considering whether AI's risk of annihilating humanity might be worth it--because we're all going to die unless AI saves us. If all goes right, he's looking forward to humanity's "retirement." https://t.co/h6MflqIBTG

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@mapmeormapyou @cosmic_clock Not that I recall. Cops went to the closet because ex FBI detectives hired by Holly’s family interviewed downstairs neighbors who reported smells and leakages from that closet.