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Uncanny Valley | WIRED

355 episodes · 16 with AI analysis

Welcome to Uncanny Valley—an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley—where each week, WIRED’s writers and editors bring you original reporting and analysis about some of the biggest stories in tech. On Tuesdays, The Big Interview with WIRED’s Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond in conversation with influential figures in culture, politics, business, science, and beyond for a discussion captured through the WIRED lens. On Thursdays, WIRED writers and editors Zoë Schiffer, Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger add you to the Slack group thread to let you into what they’re hearing from sources in Silicon Valley and D.C, read you into what trends you should be watching for and how WIRED is thinking about it all.

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Musk v. Altman Trial - OpenAI GovernanceSam Altman Testimony and CredibilityOpenAI For-Profit Conversion DisputeAI Regulatory Capture and Policy InfluenceTrump China State Visit DelegationUS-China Trade and AI CompetitionHantavirus Outbreak and Conspiracy TheoriesCOVID-Era Misinformation Playbook ReuseIvermectin False Claims and Health GriftingPublic Health Communication Gaps

Analyzed Episodes

May 14, 2026

Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Musk v. Altman Trial - OpenAI GovernanceSam Altman Testimony and CredibilityOpenAI For-Profit Conversion Dispute
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May 12, 2026

The Creators of Hacks Really, Really, Really Hate AI

AI in Creative IndustriesMedia Censorship and Free SpeechEntertainment Industry Consolidation
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May 7, 2026

Trump Pivots On AI Regulation; What Is Hantavirus?; Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office

AI Model Oversight and Federal RegulationTrump Administration AI Policy ReversalDOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) Impact on Federal Agencies
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Apr 23, 2026

Apple’s Next Chapter; SpaceX and Cursor Strike A Deal; Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto

Apple CEO Succession and AI StrategyEnterprise AI Coding Market CompetitionGovernment Contractor Ideological Positioning
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Apr 2, 2026

Iran Targets U.S. Tech; Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop; Trump's Plans for Midterms

Iran's threat to target U.S. tech companiesAmazon Web Services infrastructure attacksSAVE Act voter ID requirements
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Mar 31, 2026

The Myth That AI Will Replace Language Learning

AI-powered language learningEducational technology scalingPublic company growth strategy
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Mar 24, 2026

BIG INTV: Chris Hayes on Urgency and Attention

Attention EconomyAI Job DisplacementTech Industry Political Alignment
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Mar 19, 2026

Nvidia’s “Super Bowl of AI”; Tesla Disappoints Fans; Meta’s VR Metaverse Is Over

AI chip specialization and inference optimizationNvidia's trillion-dollar revenue projectionsTesla full self-driving transfer policy changes
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Mar 18, 2026

Introducing Kill Switch Podcast: Uncovering an AI Journalist

AI journalism fraudEditorial verification processesFreelance journalism economics
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Mar 12, 2026

Can Anthropic Win Its Lawsuit?; War Memes; AI Comes for VCs Jobs

AI company government relationsSupply chain risk designationsWar propaganda and social media
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Mar 5, 2026

Iran Strikes in the AI Era; Prediction Markets Ethics; Paramount Beats Netflix

AI Defense ContractsIran Military ConflictPrediction Markets Ethics
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Jan 30, 2026

BIG INTV: Silicon Valley Tech Workers’ Campaign to Get ICE Out of US Cities

Tech Worker Activism and Corporate AccountabilityICE Contracts and Government Surveillance TechnologyVenture Capital Gatekeeping and Founder Autonomy
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Feb 26, 2026

Pentagon v. ‘Woke’ Anthropic; Agentic v. Mimetic; Trump v. the State of the Union

AI Safety RegulationDefense Department AI ContractsAI Alignment and Guardrails
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Feb 3, 2026

Big Intv: Fallout Director Jonathan Nolan Says He's Still a Techno-Optimist

AI in entertainment productionHollywood production economicsTax incentive impact on film industry
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Feb 5, 2026

Tech Elites in the Epstein Files; Musk’s Mega Merger; Crypto Scam Compound

Jeffrey Epstein document releaseTech billionaire associationsSpaceX and xAI merger
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Dec 19, 2024

All of Our Hopes and Fears for Tech

AI Hardware FailuresAutonomous VehiclesAI Smart Glasses
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