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Join Us for the WIRED Big Interview Event
20 Nov

Join Us for the WIRED Big Interview Event

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WIRED's Big Interview has long been the definitive source for in-depth conversations with the executives, scientists, political leaders, and creators shaping the rapidly shifting future. Now, for the first time, we're bringing that series to the stage. You won't want to miss it.Join us live December 3 in San Francisco for a full day of in-depth interviews with an extraordinary lineup of guests.We’ll be joined by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber, Signal Foundation president Meredith Whittaker, and many more luminaries from the worlds of technology, entertainment, business, science, and beyond.What Is It?The…
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Trae Stephens Has Built AI Weapons and Worked for Donald Trump. As He Sees It, Jesus Would Approve
25 Sep

Trae Stephens Has Built AI Weapons and Worked for Donald Trump. As He Sees It, Jesus Would Approve

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When I wrote about Anduril in 2018, the company explicitly said it wouldn’t build lethal weapons. Now you are building fighter planes, underwater drones, and other deadly weapons of war. Why did you make that pivot?We responded to what we saw, not only inside our military but also across the world. We want to be aligned with delivering the best capabilities in the most ethical way possible. The alternative is that someone’s going to do that anyway, and we believe that we can do that best.Were there soul-searching discussions before you crossed that line?There’s constant internal discussion about what to…
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After Shark Tank, Mark Cuban Just Wants to Break Shit—Especially the Prescription Drug Industry
12 Sep

After Shark Tank, Mark Cuban Just Wants to Break Shit—Especially the Prescription Drug Industry

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What do you mean by that?Because your insurance company, whoever it may be, uses a PBM, a pharmacy benefit manager. The PBM has negotiated with a pharmacy what the reimbursement rate is. Except they basically said, “Here’s what we’re going to reimburse you.” [His Apple Watch buzzes.]You can go ahead and check that.It’s my son. [Speaking into watch.] We’ll do a late lunch. Don’t worry about it. Go ahead and have fun. [Back to the interview.] He’s playing basketball.Nice.So, with the PBMs, there’s no negotiation. Particularly for the small independent pharmacies, they take it or leave it. And: “Oh, by…
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For the Director of Wicked, There’s No Place Like Silicon Valley
23 Jul

For the Director of Wicked, There’s No Place Like Silicon Valley

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You seem to do that in your movies too—tie things up with a bow, give the audience a satisfying ending. Should we expect the same from Wicked?I’ve thought a lot about what Wizard of Oz means. It’s the American fairytale, to follow the yellow brick road. There’s someone who’s going to give you your heart’s desire at the end of it, but you have to prove yourself. And yet nicely contained stories don’t actually exist. Life just keeps going. In my work now, I’m trying to almost dissect the idea of happy endings. Especially with Wicked, which is all about…
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If Ray Kurzweil Is Right (Again), You’ll Meet His Immortal Soul in the Cloud
13 Jun

If Ray Kurzweil Is Right (Again), You’ll Meet His Immortal Soul in the Cloud

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You put a stake in the ground with your book The Singularity Is Near. This one is called The Singularity Is Nearer. How do you define the singularity?To me it’s when a human will not only be able to do everything that other people can do, but also create something new, like curing certain forms of cancer. AI is integral to doing that, because you can actually try out every single possible combination of things that might cure cancer. And instead of asking which one of those billions of possible cures are we going to try, we can try them…
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