ChatGPT is unoriginal—and exactly what humans need

PLUS: Black Mirror Creator Charlie Brooker Wants to Break the Content Machine, and more [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [WIRED logo and a robot carrying a WIRED magazine] 06.14.23   [Charlie Brooker]( [WIRED Q&A | 7-MINUTE READ]( [Black Mirror Creator Charlie Brooker Wants to Break the Content Machine]( BY AMIT KATWALA [After years of exploring society’s dark absurdities, the sixth season of Netflix’s wildly popular sci-fi show looks at its own reflection.](   [Frances Haugen]( SOCIAL SKILLS | 8-MINUTE READ [Frances Haugen Says We Need a ‘Free Mark’ Movement]( BY STEVEN LEVY [The Facebook whistleblower says laws to fix social media will come—but she warns of emerging threats posed by virtual reality and AI.](   [Smartphone displaying the Google shopping tool]( MODEL BEHAVIOR | 3-MINUTE READ [Google’s New AI Tool Is About to Make Online Shopping Even Easier]( BY MEDEA GIORDANO AND ADRIENNE SO [The generative AI tool lets you “try on” clothes from hundreds of brands by displaying them on models of a wide array of sizes and skin colors.](   [Collage of wheels spinning, parrots squawking, and %22A+B=C%22]( IDEAS | 3-MINUTE READ [ChatGPT Is Unoriginal—and Exactly What Humans Need]( BY DANA KAROUT AND HOUMAN HAROUNI [The technology can help cut through buzzwordy “solutions” and serve as a shortcut for jumpstarting creativity.]( ADVERTISEMENT [GET WIRED]( [Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus free stickers!]([Subscribe now.](   [Photo of Henry Grabar]( WIRED PODCASTS | 36-MINUTE EPISODE [Is a Parking-Free Future Possible?]( [Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, talks about the blunders of urban planners and how better cities depend a whole lot on a smarter approach to parking.]( [Have a Nice Future podcast player](   [woman sleeping]( POWER NAP | 4-MINUTE READ [Gentle Brain Stimulation Can Improve Memory During Sleep]( BY MAGGIE CHEN [Stimulating the frontal lobes of sleeping epilepsy patients improved their recall of information—and may one day help treat Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s.](   [Hatch Restore v2]( FORTY WINKS | 16-MINUTE READ [The Best Sleep Gadgets and Apps]( BY SIMON HILL [Do you struggle to nod off or stay asleep through the night? These WIRED-tested tools can help.](   [Screenshot from the game, 'The Oregon Trail', featuring characters pulling a wagon across the desert]( DYSENTERY | 5-MINUTE READ [Fording Rivers and Forging Bonds on the Oregon Trail]( BY MICHAEL VENUTOLO-MANTOVANI [My sister and I were part of the "Oregon Trail Generation"—some of the first to truly form long-lasting relationships over video games.](   [Smartphones with a red-orange screen positioned in a row against a green backdrop]( SAFE KEEPING | 3-MINUTE READ [How to Download Your Reddit Data]( BY JUSTIN POT [Reddit is about to shut off public API access, which means it’s about to get harder to use—and harder to get your data out. Here’s how to grab it now.](   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Data Management - Lead Associate]( [Fannie Mae]( [Location: Washington, D.C.; Reston, VA, USA]( [APPLY NOW]( [Product Designer | Design Systems]( [Ramp Financial]( [Location: New York, USA]( [APPLY NOW]( ADVERTISEMENT [(image) WIRED Logo]( [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( Have questions or comments? [Reply to this email](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=WIRED%20Newsletter%20Questions,%20Comments%20or%20Feedback). This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( or [Manage your newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.