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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 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...

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“The same thing that they cite as most likely to cause the end of human life on Earth is the thing that they also cite as one of their primary competitive advantages. And that is recursive self-improvement. So that's where an AI model can improve itself.” — Brian Barrett, Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Brian Barrett · 29 Oct 2026 Listen →
“We would not allow it in bridge building or aeroplane making. They didn't even allow it when they were testing the nuclear bomb and the Trinity testings. It feels to me as though so much of this decision taking is outside of democratic structures.” — Jess Asato, Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Jess Asato · 27 Oct 2026 Listen →
“Sexual abuse is a free speech issue. It silences people. And when we allow sexual abuse to happen with impunity, we are essentially saying we do not care about women's voices.” — Mary Anne Franks, Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Mary Anne Franks · 20 Oct 2026 Listen →
“Over time, as he increases more and more power, there is only one character in all his companies, and that's Elon Musk. And only one character in all of his marriages, that's Elon Musk. Everyone else recedes into the background.” — Alex Gibney, Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Alex Gibney · 13 Oct 2026 Listen →
“That's why I really like this term confidence man, because it gets the whole issue of a con, but it's also this idea of how do you perpetuate a con, it's with confidence. You say things that are absolutely outrageous. Full self-driving is a solved problem, or we're going to be on Mars next year. He says it with such confidence.” — Alex Gibney, Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Alex Gibney · 13 Oct 2026 Listen →
“This is why I believe the superintelligence existential risk discussion is not just distracting, but dangerous. Because with automation bias, with over-trusting these machines already, if you believe that they are nearly superintelligent instead of error-prone large language models parroting things, then you're going to be less likely to check. You're going to be less likely to put checks and balances and regulation.” — Timnit Gebru, Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Timnit Gebru · 29 Sep 2026 Listen →
“I think that social media as we have it is hell. It's truly the most literal panopticon — we're bugs trapped under a little glass.” — Patti Harrison, Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Patti Harrison · 22 Sep 2026 Listen →
“I think the users were allergic to big tech and not actually to AI. They just associated AI with big tech, which is actually kind of a fair and reasonable thing to do.” — Andy Yen, Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Andy Yen · 18 Aug 2026 Listen →
“AI is surveillance, the internet is surveillance, and the internet as an invention was great for many things, but it was one of the worst inventions that could have been made from a privacy standpoint.” — Andy Yen, Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Andy Yen · 18 Aug 2026 Listen →

Hosts

Uncanny Valley | WIRED is hosted by Lauren Goode , Michael Calore , Katie Drummond , Zoë Schiffer , Arielle Pardes , Brian Barrett , Leah Feiger , Zoe Schiffer , Naomi Fry , Ben Smith , Rosie Swash and Alexandra Schwartz .

Recent Episodes

  1. 3 Nov 2026

    ‘Our Risk, Their Reward’: Zohran Mamdani on AI and Data Centers

    With Zohran Mamdani

  2. 29 Oct 2026

    How a Contractor's AI Agent Got Into the Pentagon; Anthropic’s Doomer IPO; ICE at the Polls?

  3. 27 Oct 2026

    UK Politician Jess Asato Got Deepfaked. Now She’s Taking xAI to Court

    With Jess Asato

  4. 22 Oct 2026

    Inside the Secret Nathan Fielder Interview; Will Musk Give Your Kid a SpaceX Share?

  5. 20 Oct 2026

    Sexual Assault Is a Free Speech Issue

    With Mary Anne Franks

  6. 19 Oct 2026

    From The Big Story: Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything

  7. 15 Oct 2026

    Meta’s Muse Won’t Stop Sexting; Apple’s HomeView Is Just a Giant Apple Watch

    With Reece Rogers

  8. 13 Oct 2026

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

    With Alex Gibney

  9. 8 Oct 2026

    Inside Elon Musk's Midterm Spending Spree; What Is Effective Altruism Exactly?

  10. 6 Oct 2026

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

    With Kevin Roose

  11. 1 Oct 2026

    Trump’s Pinky Swear AI Safety ‘Accord;’ An AI Agents Worth the Risk

  12. 29 Sep 2026

    There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI Says Timnit Gebru

    With Timnit Gebru

Guests

Julian Chokkattu (30 episodes), Kate Knibbs (20 episodes), Aarian Marshall (17 episodes), Adrienne So (16 episodes), Gilad Edelman (13 episodes), Lily Hay Newman (12 episodes), Will Knight (11 episodes), Paresh Dave (11 episodes), Matt Simon (10 episodes), Adam Rogers (10 episodes), Andy Greenberg (9 episodes), Boone Ashworth (9 episodes), and 162 more.