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Welcome to Uncanny Valley—an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley—where each week, WIRED’s editors bring you original reporting and analysis about some of the biggest stories in tech. On Tuesdays, WIRED’s global editorial director Katie Drummond sits down with influential figures in culture, politics, business, science, and beyond for a discussion captured through the WIRED lens. On Thursdays, WIRED’s Zoë Schiffer, Brian Barrett, and Leah Feiger let you in on what they’re hearing from sources in Silicon Valley and DC, catch you up on trends you should watch out for, and tell you how WIRED is thinking about it all.
FOLLOW: Katie Drummond: @katie-drummond | Brian Barrett: @brbarrett | Zoë Schiffer: @zoeschiffer | Leah Feiger: @leahfeiger

Recent Episodes

Jensen Huang Is Out. Will Nvidia’s Rivals Cash In?
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Jensen Huang Is Out. Will Nvidia’s Rivals Cash In?

Jensen Huang’s $470 Billion Affair
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Jensen Huang’s $470 Billion Affair

Louis Rossmann Wants More People to Care About the Right to Repair
How Elon Musk and Big Tech Poured Millions Into the Midterms, and Lost
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How Elon Musk and Big Tech Poured Millions Into the Midterms, and Lost

‘Our Risk, Their Reward’: Zohran Mamdani on AI and Data Centers
How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon
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How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon

UK Politician Jess Asato Got Deepfaked. Now She’s Taking xAI to Court
Inside the Exclusive Nathan Fielder Interview
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Inside the Exclusive Nathan Fielder Interview

Sexual Assault Is a Free Speech Issue
The Big Interview

Sexual Assault Is a Free Speech Issue

We Got Hot and Heavy With Meta’s Muse—and Baffled by Apple’s HomeView
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We Got Hot and Heavy With Meta’s Muse—and Baffled by Apple’s HomeView

Alex Gibney’s Musk Has a Unique Perspective on Daddy Issues
The Big Interview

Alex Gibney’s Musk Has a Unique Perspective on Daddy Issues

Livestream Replay: Watch Uncanny Valley on Women, Tech, and Power
Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree
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Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree

Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI
The Big Interview

Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI

Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot
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Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot

Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI
Anonymous Men Have Turned Cyberharassment Into a Group Sport—Here’s One Woman’s Side of the Story
Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like
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Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like

If the US Collapses Soon, Don’t Blame Emily St. John Mandel
The Big Interview

If the US Collapses Soon, Don’t Blame Emily St. John Mandel

Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?
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Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?