When you first learn how to build a PC, everything can seem super complicated, but one of the most confusing things you'll come across is motherboard sizing. Depending on the type of case you've bought for your build (and what kind of hardware you want to put in your computer …
Read More »The Daylight Tablet Returns Computing to Its Hippie Ideals
“Do you mind if I hug you?” asks Anjan Katta. This is not the usual way to wrap up a product demo, but given the product and its creator, I wasn’t really surprised. Katta, a shaggy-haired, bearded fellow, he’d shown up to the WIRED office in San Francisco dressed like …
Read More »Generative AI Doesn’t Make Hardware Less Hard
Things aren’t going so well for AI hardware startups. After years of development, startup Humane launched a $700 wearable in early April that leans heavily on artificial intelligence. The original pitch for the Ai Pin was that you no longer need to juggle different apps; its operating system can “search …
Read More »To Build a Better AI Supercomputer, Let There Be Light
Most artificial intelligence experts seem to agree that taking the next big leap in the field will depend at least partly on building supercomputers on a once unimaginable scale. At an event hosted by the venture capital firm Sequoia last month, the CEO of a startup called Lightmatter pitched a …
Read More »There's No AI Without Nvidia. Meet the CEO Powering the Future
Talking to Jensen Huang should come with a warning label. The Nvidia CEO is so invested in where AI is headed that, after nearly 90 minutes of spirited conversation, I came away convinced the future will be a neural net nirvana. I could see it all: a robot renaissance, medical …
Read More »Etching AI Controls Into Silicon Could Keep Doomsday at Bay
Even the cleverest, most cunning artificial intelligence algorithm will presumably have to obey the laws of silicon. Its capabilities will be constrained by the hardware that it’s running on. Some researchers are exploring ways to exploit that connection to limit the potential of AI systems to cause harm. The idea …
Read More »ChatGPT's Hunger for Energy Could Trigger a GPU Revolution
The cost of making further progress in artificial intelligence is becoming as startling as a hallucination by ChatGPT. Demand for the graphics chips known as GPUs needed for large-scale AI training has driven prices of the crucial components through the roof. OpenAI has said that training the algorithm that now …
Read More »Everything Should Be As Easy to Upgrade As the Steam Deck
When I bought the Steam Deck a few years ago, I was skeptical. I was willing to risk buying only the cheapest version possible—a $400 handheld with a measly 64 GB of storage. Now, I know I love it. I've used it for hundreds of hours already, stuck with limited, …
Read More »Want a Better PC? Try Building Your Own
Ready to level up your computing knowledge? Building your own PC will help you understand how every component works and gives you the ability to customize your system for a perfect fit. While it’s certainly more complicated than experienced builders might tell you, if you plan carefully, read the manuals, …
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