WIRED

January / February 2026 |

A Plea from WIRED’s Top Boss: Say Less by Katie Drummond The Many Sides of Ed Zitron He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, the multi-platform British tech writer has your attention. Inside Alpha School The AI-powered school was supposed to revolutionize education. But not every student thrives without teachers. The Cure Untold legions of people are confessing their innermost secrets to AI. This is the story of two humans—and their bots—on the very edge of therapy’s new frontier.