Welcome back to Uncanny Valley! This week, WIRED’s Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger are joining the show as the new cohosts, alongside Zoë Schiffer. And our attention has been drawn to the drama going down in the quaint little town of Davos. Zoë tells us how at the World Economic Forum’s event in Switzerland, major AI players like Anthropic have been the protagonists—sharing the spotlight with President Donald Trump, who insists on invading Greenland. Brian has been looking at how ICE activity is developing, and Leah is forcing us to think about this year’s midterms, because tech giants are already pouring millions into it. Plus, we dive into why OpenAI’s decision to roll out ads in ChatGPT was a long time coming.
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Zoë Schiffer: Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley. I'm Zoë Schiffer, WIRED's director of business and industry.
Today, we're starting a bit of a new chapter here on the show, and I want to introduce you to my brand-new cohost, Brian Barrett, our executive editor here at WIRED, and Leah Feiger, our senior politics editor. Brian and Leah, welcome to the show.
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