‘We Were Wrong’
An oral history of WIRED’s original website
Nostalgia is not our strong suit at WIRED. We rarely look back. But sometimes conscience demands that even we zealots of the future take stock. And so we are solemnly ready to examine our origins.
The internet has gone terribly wrong, or so common wisdom has it. AI has salted the earth with factory-made frankenwords. Online spaces are besieged by bad act…
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