MATT BURGESS SECURITY JAN 26, 2026 6:30 AM Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker—and More Dangerous Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology. PHOTOGRAPH: GETTY IMAGES Get our Tracker: ICE newsletter to understand what’s happening and what’s coming next SIGN UP By signing up, you agree to our user agreement (including class action waiver and arbitration provisions), and acknowledge our privacy policy. You’ve read your last free article. The intersection of technology, power, and culture. Start your free trial and get access to 5 all-new premium newsletters—cancel anytime. START FREE TRIAL Already a subscriber? Sign In The intersection of technology, power, and culture. Start your free trial and get access to 5 all-new premium newsletters START FREE TRIAL You Might Also Like In your inbox: Sign up for our new Tracker: ICE newsletter Moltbot is taking over Silicon Valley Big Story: He leaked a scam compound’s secrets—and had to get out alive Palantir defended its work with ICE to staff Olympics: From medals to mascots, here’s everything you need to know Matt Burgess is a senior writer at WIRED focused on information security, privacy, and data regulation in Europe. He graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in journalism and now lives in London. Send tips to Matt_Burgess@wired.com. ... Read More SENIOR WRITER TOPICS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEEPFAKES ALGORITHMS MACHINE LEARNING CRIME Don't Just Keep Up. Get Ahead Sign up for the Daily newsletter to get our biggest stories, handpicked for you each day. SIGN UP By signing up, you agree to our user agreement (including class action waiver and arbitration provisions), and acknowledge our privacy policy. READ MORE A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI As the world’s largest companies pour hundreds of billions of dollars into large language models, San Francisco-based Logical Intelligence is trying something different in pursuit of AI that can mimic the human brain. JOEL KHALILI Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed X has placed more restrictions on Grok’s ability to generate explicit AI images, but tests show that the updates have created a patchwork of limitations that fail to fully address the issue. MATT BURGESS ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tip line since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document. CAROLINE HASKINS Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online. DAVID GILBERT The Race to Build the DeepSeek of Europe Is On As Europe’s long-standing alliance with the US falters, its push to become a self-sufficient AI superpower has become more urgent. JOEL KHALILI Inside OpenAI’s Raid on Thinking Machines Lab OpenAI is planning to bring over more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab after nabbing two cofounders, a source familiar with the situation says. Plus, the latest efforts to automate jobs with AI. MAXWELL ZEFF Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them ‘Physically Safe’ From ICE A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Google’s Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials. MAXWELL ZEFF Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing. KAT TENBARGE Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAI The departures are a blow for Thinking Machines Lab. Two narratives are already emerging about why they happened. MAXWELL ZEFF AI-Powered Disinformation Swarms Are Coming for Democracy Advances in artificial intelligence are creating a perfect storm for those seeking to spread disinformation at unprecedented speed and scale. And it’s virtually impossible to detect. DAVID GILBERT AI Bots Are Now a Significant Source of Web Traffic New data shows AI bots pushing deeper into the web, prompting publishers to roll out more aggressive defenses. WILL KNIGHT Where Tech Leaders and Students Really Think AI Is Going We asked tech CEOs, journalists, entertainers, students, and more about the promise and peril of artificial intelligence. Here’s what they said. BRIAN BARRETT