ICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash Grows
The team also discusses the backlash against Google Earth’s AI slop, the White House’s secretive AI cybersecurity plan, and SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon. AI Worms and Viruses Will Be WorseWelp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the MoonHow Data Centers Broke American PoliticsYou can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at @brbarrett, Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at @zoeschiffer, Leah Feiger on Bluesky at @leahfeiger, and Molly Taft on Bluesky @mollytaft.com. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts and search for “uncanny valley.” We’re on Spotify too.TranscriptNote: This is an automated transcript, which may contain errors.Zoe Schiffer: Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley.
- ▪The team also discusses the backlash against Google Earth’s AI slop, the White House’s secretive AI cybersecurity plan, and SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon.
- ▪AI Worms and Viruses Will Be WorseWelp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the MoonHow Data Centers Broke American PoliticsYou can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at @brbarrett, Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at @zoeschiffer, Leah Feig
- ▪You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts and search for “uncanny valley.” We’re on Spotify too.TranscriptNote: This is an automated transcript, which may contain errors.Zoe Schiffer: Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley.
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Brian BarrettZoë SchifferLeah FeigerMolly TaftBusinessAug 6, 2026 3:30 PMICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash GrowsIn today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss how ICE has been collecting DNA samples of people with no criminal convictions, including children, which end up in an FBI database indefinitely.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThis week on Uncanny Valley, Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger break down how ICE has collected DNA from nearly a million people this year, including young children, feeding an FBI database indefinitely.
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