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Welcome to the “illusory truth effect,” a glitch in the human psyche that equates repetition with truth. The post Want to Make a Lie Seem True? Say It Again. And Again. And Again appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The world’s top AI researchers met to consider the threats posed by their research. The global economy could be the first casualty. The post The AI Threat Isn’t Skynet. It’s the End of the Middle Class appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

If immigration bans threaten the tech industry, it will route around the problem—like the internet itself. The post Trump Can’t Stop the Globalization of Work—the Internet Will See to That appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Twitter still can’t figure out its business—or how to make money. The post Forget New Users. Twitter Needs to Find New Ads appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Another week, another plan by Twitter to combat abuse. But this time feels a little different. The post Silicon Valley Finally Gets Real About Troll Control appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

What if we regarded code not as a high-stakes, sexy affair, but the equivalent of skilled work at a Chrysler plant? The post The Next Big Blue-Collar Job Is Coding appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Opinion: By failing to hire more women and people of color, tech companies do themselves—and their shareholders—a disservice. The post Tech Still Doesn’t Get Diversity. Here’s How to Fix It appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The seemingly resurrected plant isn’t about making America great again. It’s about making chips for a post-PC world. The post Intel’s ‘New’ Factory Isn’t About Trump—It’s About Fixing Intel appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

When a team comes back from insurmountable odds, is it because the world is fundamentally chaotic — or because our mental models are wrong? The post The Super Bowl and the Black Swanning of America appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

A new platform uses artificial intelligence to let voters keep track of every official word uttered by state legislators. The post A Heroic AI Will Let You Spy on Your Lawmakers’ Every Word appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico