8 Google employees invented modern AI. Here’s the inside story

PLUS: Apple Vision Pro Review: A Little Too Far Out, and more. [View in browser]( | [Your newsletter preferences]( 03.20.24   [Left: 2 floating web browsers in a virtual reality headset projection. Center: virtual reality headset sitting on rose colored mat beside battery pack. Right: Person sitting in home office wearing virtual reality headset, facing the camera.]( PRODUCT REVIEW | 7-MINUTE READ [Apple Vision Pro Review: A Little Too Far Out]( BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The Vision Pro is a big leap for spatial computing in an unfriendly package.   [Illustration of a user icon with a window opening to a person's blurred face]( MASKS OFF | 5-MINUTE READ [Glassdoor Wants to Know Your Real Name]( BY AMANDA HOOVER Anonymous, candid reviews made Glassdoor a powerful place to research potential employers. A policy shift requiring users to privately verify their real names is raising privacy concerns.   [The Apple logo on the exterior of an Apple store building with a yellow overlay effect]( PLAYING CATCHUP | 4-MINUTE READ [Apple’s MM1 AI Model Shows a Sleeping Giant Is Waking Up]( BY WILL KNIGHT A research paper quietly released by Apple describes an AI model called MM1 that can answer questions and analyze images. It’s the biggest sign yet that Apple is developing generative AI capabilities.   [A collage of portraits of the 8 authors of the Transformers paper]( ATTENTION! | 15-MINUTE READ [8 Google Employees Invented Modern AI. Here’s the Inside Story]( BY STEVEN LEVY They met by chance, got hooked on an idea, and wrote the “Transformers” paper—the most consequential tech breakthrough in recent history. ADVERTISEMENT [GET WIRED]( [The future is happening fast. Stay ahead of it with WIRED.]( [Get full tech coverage with a subscription to WIRED for just $30 $5.Plus free stickers WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( [TikTok](   You’re receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED. [Manage your preferences]( | [View our Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Have questions or comments? [Send us a message](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=Daily newsletter feedback). Need help? [Contact us](. Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.