Youth voting organization NextGen America is launching an effort to connect with potential voters in the gaming community by utilizing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot. The new voter registration program aims to engage with the prospective electorate by leveraging the chatbot, dubbed “VOTE-E,” on Discord, an increasingly popular social platform that allows communities to organize … Read more
WIRED collaborated with Der Spiegel, Recorder, and The Washington Post on this reporting. Each wrote separate stories that the news organizations agreed to publish in tandem. This story contains descriptions of abuse, self-harm, murder, and suicide. Reader discretion is advised. It sounds like a cheap true-crime conspiracy: An international network of predators steeped in Satanism … Read more
Several of the major technology companies with CEOs slated to appear before Congress on Wednesday have announced new initiatives or positions on efforts to protect children’s safety online ahead of this week’s hearing. The heads of Discord, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and X, formerly known as Twitter, are set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee … Read more
