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Goodbye TikTok, Ni Hao RedNote? + A.I.'s Environmental Impact + Meta's Masculine Energy
17 januari 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
The deadline for TikTok to sell or to face a ban is fast approaching. We discuss how Supreme Court justices — who opted on Friday to uphold the law — reacted to arguments in the case, whether the Chinese government might allow Elon Musk to buy the app, and why self-proclaimed TikTok refugees are rushing to a different Chinese app, called RedNote. Then, we talk with an A.I. industry insider about what we actually know about how bad artificial intelligence is for the environment. And finally, after Mark Zuckerberg’s recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Casey offers Kevin some ideas for how to bring more “masculine energy” to Meta. Lees meer
Guest:
Sasha Luccioni, A.I and climate lead at Hugging Face.
Additional Reading:
Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
‘Red Note,’ a Chinese App, Is Dominating Downloads, Thanks to TikTok Users
China Weighs Sale of TikTok US to Musk as a Possible Option
Matter of Opinion Podcast: How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms
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Meta Goes MAGA Mode +A Big Month in A.I. + HatGPT
10 januari 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
This week, Meta announced a series of content moderation changes that will transform the way the social media company’s platforms deal with misinformation and hate speech. We break down what these changes will mean for users and why the company seems to be caving to the right’s arguments on censorship. Then, we’ll explain why 2025 is already shaping up to be a huge year in A.I. — with models like OpenAI’s o3, Google’s Gemini 2.0 and DeepSeek, from China, stirring discussion that superintelligence is near. And finally, we play a round of HatGPT. Lees meer
Additional Reading:
Meta Says It Will End Its Fact-Checking Program on Social Media Posts
OpenAI Unveils New A.I. That Can ‘Reason’ Through Math and Science Problems
Netflix’s WWE investment and the Future of Live Events on the Platform
MegaLag’s Video Investigation Into Honey
Los Angeles Man Is Trapped in Circling Waymo on Way to Airport: ‘Is Somebody Playing a Joke?’
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Our 2025 Tech Predictions and Resolutions + We Answer Your Questions
3 januari 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
This week, it’s our yearly tech predictions. We’ll review what we got right and wrong about 2024, and tell you what we think is going to happen in 2025. Then we’ll discuss how we want to interact with tech in the new year. Plus, we’ll answer some of your listener questions. Lees meer
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The Wirecutter Show: Kitchen Gear That Lasts a Lifetime (or Extremely Close)
27 december 2024 · 41 min
Happy Holidays, everybody! We are off this week, but we wanted to bring you a recent episode from another New York Times podcast: The Wirecutter Show. It’s called “Kitchen Gear That Lasts a Lifetime (or Extremely Close)” and features Michael Sullivan, one of the senior staff writers on Wirecutter’s kitchen team. Michael walks through tips and tricks for finding kitchen gear that will last, what’s worth spending money on, what you can buy used and how to make cast iron last a lifetime. Lees meer
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Is Amazon's Drone Delivery Finally Ready for Prime Time?
20 december 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
This week, we took a field trip to the Phoenix suburbs to see Amazon’s newest iteration of drone delivery service in action. We toured the facility where these drones are in operation, spoke with the vice president and general manager of Prime Air, David Carbon, and watched from a local backyard as our own order dropped from the sky. Lees meer
Guest:
David Carbon, vice president and general manager of Amazon Prime Air.
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TikTok's Last Stand + Google's Quantum Breakthrough + Cult of Claude
13 december 2024 · 1 uur 13 min
Last Friday, a panel of federal judges denied TikTok’s petition to overturn the law that could force the ban of the app in the United States. We walk through the judges reasoning and explain why TikTok’s First Amendment argument was unsuccessful. Then, Julian Kelly, the director of quantum hardware at Google Quantum AI, explains how close we are to quantum computers that can solve practical problems. Finally, we talk about a new sentiment sweeping Silicon Valley: affection for the chatbot Claude. Lees meer
Guest:
Julian Kelly, director of quantum hardware at Google Quantum AI.
Additional Reading:
TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law
Quantum Computing Inches Closer to Reality After Another Google Breakthrough
Cult of Claude
DealBook Summit Podcast: The A.I. Revolution
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Is Intel Cooked? + What's Your P(Dyson Sphere)? + Hard Fork Gift Guide
6 december 2024 · 1 uur 12 min
This week, Pat Gelsinger stepped down as chief executive of Intel. We talk with The New York Times’s Don Clark about why Gelsinger was ousted, what it means for the chip industry and how his departure could affect national security. Then, Kevin and Casey report back from an artificial intelligence conference, where experts debated how long it would take to build a structure around the sun to capture the star’s energy — also known as a Dyson sphere. And finally, gift guides have taken over the internet. We dig into why, and offer up suggestions for gear dads, home cooks and even tech billionaires in our first ever Hard Fork gift guide. Lees meer
Guest:
Don Clark, New York Times contributor covering the chips industry.
Additional Reading:
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Steps Down Amid Chipmaker’s Struggles
Nvidia Rules A.I. Chips, but Amazon and AMD Emerge as Contenders
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Hard Fork's 100 Most Iconic Technologies
29 november 2024 · 1 uur 27 min
This week, we’re bringing you a Thanksgiving special that’s great for a long car ride, a day of cooking or avoiding conversation with your family. We’re counting down the 100 most iconic technologies of all time, starting with No. 100: Boats. Our definitive list was carefully crafted using an advanced methodology of vibes-only decision-making. By “iconic,” we mean technologies that have either changed the world, ruined it or at the very least made life a little more interesting. And because we love chaos, we’ll explain why we chose each one in roughly 30 seconds or less. Lees meer
Additional Reading:
This episode was inspired by the Iconic 400 list compiled by the podcast “Las Culturistas”; check it out.
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Trump's Next Online Speech Cop + Doctors vs ChatGPT + Hard Fork Crimes Division
22 november 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
This week, President-elect Donald Trump picked Brendan Carr to be the next chairman of the F.C.C. We talk with The Verge’s editor in chief, Nilay Patel, about what this could mean for the future of the internet, and for free speech at large. Then, a new study found that ChatGPT defeated doctors at diagnosing some diseases. One of the study’s authors, Dr. Adam Rodman, joins us to discuss the future of medicine. And finally, court is back in session. It’s time for the Hard Fork Crimes Division. Lees meer
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Guests:
Nilay Patel, co-founder of The Verge and host of the podcasts Decoder and The Vergecast.
Adam Rodman, internal medicine physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and one of the co-authors of a recent study testing the effectiveness of ChatGPT to diagnose illnesses.
Additional Reading:
Trump Picks Brendan Carr to Lead F.C.C.
A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness
Gary Wang, a Top FTX Executive, Is Given No Prison Time
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Crypto Congress + HBD ChatGPT + What Social Media Platform Should I Be On?
15 november 2024 · 1 uur 18 min
This week, we explore how the 2024 election paved the way for a new crypto-friendly Congress and what that means for the future of crypto. Then, for ChatGPT’s second birthday, Nick Turley, ChatGPT head of product at OpenAI, stops by to tell us where it goes from here and share some of his favorite chatbot hacks. Finally, a listener emailed us last week asking what social network he should be using in 2024. We’ll share our thoughts on which text-based platforms are the least annoying. Lees meer
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Guest:
Nick Turley, ChatGPT head of product at OpenAI
Additional Reading:
Crypto Industry Lobbies Trump and His Allies After Election Wins
How Crypto Enthusiasts Hijacked a Dog Mayor Competition
OpenAI Folds A.I.-Powered Search Engine Into ChatGPT
Bluesky Adds One Million New Users After Election
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What Trump 2.0 Means for Tech + A.I. Made Me Basic + HatGPT!
8 november 2024 · 1 uur 5 min
As of this week, we have a new president-elect. We discuss how the incoming administration’s approach to technology will affect Elon Musk, a TikTok ban, Big Tech’s antitrust challenges and the speed of A.I. progress. Then, Kashmir Hill, a technology reporter for The Times, joins to discuss her weeklong experiment of letting A.I. make every decision in her life. And finally, we play a round of election-free HatGPT! Lees meer
Guest:
Kashmir Hill, technology reporter for The New York Times.
Additional Reading:
What a Trump Victory Means for Tech
I Took a ‘Decision Holiday’ and Put A.I. in Charge of My Life
An ‘Interview’ With a Dead Luminary Exposes the Pitfalls of A.I.
Meta’s Plan for Nuclear-Powered A.I. Data Center Thwarted by Rare Bees
Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World’s Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information
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Billionaire Game Theory + We Are Not Ready for A.G.I. + Election Betting Markets Get Weird
1 november 2024 · 1 uur 11 min
Last week, Jeff Bezos canceled the Washington Post editorial board’s plan to endorse Kamala Harris. Are tech billionaires hedging their bets in case Donald Trump wins? Then, Miles Brundage, a former OpenAI senior adviser on artificial general intelligence readiness, stops by to tell us how his old company is doing when it comes to being ready for superintelligence, and whether we should all keep saving for retirement. And finally, David Yaffe-Bellany, a Times technology reporter, joins us to explore the rise of Polymarket, a crypto-powered betting platform, and discuss whether prediction markets can tell us who is going to win the election. Lees meer
Guests:
Miles Brundage, former OpenAI senior adviser for A.G.I. readiness.
David Yaffe-Bellany, technology reporter for The New York Times.
Additional Reading:
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election
Miles Brundage’s on Why He’s Leaving OpenAI
The Crypto Website Where the Election Odds Swing in Trump’s Favor
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The Elon-ction + Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?
25 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
Note: This episode contains mentions of suicide. Lees meer
This week, how Elon Musk became a main character in this year’s election, and what that means for the future of tech and of the country. Plus, the journalist Laurie Segall joins us to discuss the tragic case of a teenager who became obsessed with an A.I. companion bot and later died by suicide. We discuss what A.I. companies could do to make their apps safer for children.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources.
Guest:
Laurie Segall, chief executive of Mostly Human Media
Additional Reading:
Elon Musk’s Big Business and Conflicts of Interest With the U.S. Government
Can a Chatbot Named Daenerys Targaryen Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?
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Powerful A.I. By 2026? + Uber's C.E.O. on the Robotaxi Future + Casey's TikTok Test
18 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 55 min
This week, the A.I. company Anthropic has Silicon Valley rethinking the timeline for artificial general intelligence. In addition to releasing a new safety policy, the company’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, laid out a vision of how A.I. could help cure cancer, mental illness and mitigate climate change in the near future. We consider his most surprising claims and what this means for the acceleration of the technology. Then, the Uber chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, joins us in the studio to discuss his company’s new partnership with Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company, and the future of that industry. And finally, leaked court documents reveal exactly how many TikTok videos you need to watch to get hooked on the app. So, Casey puts the number to the test. Lees meer
Guest:
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive of Uber
Additional Reading:
Dario Amodei’s Essay “Machines of Loving Grace”
TikTok Executives Know About App’s Effect on Teens, Lawsuit Documents Allege
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A Flood of A.I. Slop + Searching for Satoshi + the Hot Mess Express Returns
11 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
This week, in the wake of recent natural disasters, we dig into the rise of A.I.-generated slop that’s polluting the internet and disrupting rescue efforts. Then we talk with the investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback about his new documentary on the history of Bitcoin and about why, after so many others have failed, he thinks he has found the real Satoshi Nakamoto. And finally, we hear the train whistle approaching, and that can only mean one thing: It’s once again time to board the Hot Mess Express. Lees meer
Guest:
Cullen Hoback, Documentary filmmaker
Additional Reading:
Another Hurdle in Recovery From Helene: Misinformation Is Getting in the Way
Bitcoin Documentary ‘Money Electric’ Reopens Search for Satoshi Nakamoto
U.S. Weighs Forcing Google to Break Off Parts of the Company
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Can California Regulate A.I.? + Silicon Valley’s Super Babies + System Update!
4 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed Senate Bill 1047, an A.I. safety bill that would have curtailed the growth of the technology. What received a lot less attention were the 18 other important A.I. bills he signed into law over the past month. We walk through what is in them and what they mean for the rest of the country. Then, The Information’s Julia Black joins to discuss the baby craze that’s sweeping Silicon Valley, including investment in some wild new fertility technologies. And finally, it’s time for a system update! We get into OpenAI’s massive fund-raising deal and the senator who hopped on a call with a “deepfake” former Ukrainian official. Lees meer
Guest:
Julia Black, reporter at The Information
Additional Reading:
California Governor Vetoes Sweeping A.I. Legislation
Dawn of the Silicon Valley Superbaby
OpenAI Completes Deal That Values Company at $157 Billion
‘Deepfake’ Caller Poses as Ukrainian Official in Exchange With Key Senator
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Meta’s Race for Your Face + Google’s Hit A.I. Notebook + HatGPT
27 september 2024 · 1 uur 13 min
This week, Casey reports back from a wild day at Meta Connect, discussing what’s new with Meta’s efforts in artificial intelligence, virtual reality headsets and the Holy Grail — augmented reality glasses. Then, Steven Johnson, a writer and editorial director at Google Labs, stops by to talk about the company’s new hit NotebookLM, which uses A.I. to turn even boring PDFs, such as user manuals and Kevin’s bank records, into chatty, disturbingly good podcasts. Finally, so much happened in tech news this week that we reached for the bucket hat in the latest installment of HatGPT! Lees meer
Guest:
Steven Johnson, author and editorial director, NotebookLM
Additional Reading:
Meta Unveils New Smart Glasses and Headsets in Pursuit of the Metaverse
A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says?
OpenAI Executives Exit as C.E.O. Works to Make the Company For-Profit
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OpenAI's Reasoning Machine + Instagram Teen Changes + Amazon RTO Drama
20 september 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
Last week, OpenAI released a preview of its hotly anticipated new model, o1. We discuss what it has excelled at and how it could accelerate the timeline for building superintelligence. Then, we explain why Meta is making teenagers’ Instagram accounts private by default. And, finally, we chat with the New York Times reporter Karen Weise about why Amazon is forcing its corporate employees to go back to working in the office five days a week and whether other companies will follow suit. Lees meer
Guests:
Karen Weise, a technology correspondent for The Times.
Additional Reading:
OpenAI Unveils New ChatGPT That Can Reason Through Math and Science
Instagram, Facing Pressure Over Child Safety Online, Unveils Sweeping Changes
Amazon Tells Corporate Workers to Be Back in the Office 5 Days a Week
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Do You Need a New iPhone? + Yuval Noah Harari’s A.I. Fears + Hard Fork Crimes Division
13 september 2024 · 1 uur 12 min
Apple unveiled its latest gadgets at its big September event on Monday. We discuss the most interesting new features — including AirPods that can function as hearing aids and Apple Watch software that can help detect sleep apnea — and offer our advice on when to buy a new iPhone. Then, the best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari joins us to discuss his new book and his biggest fears about A.I. And finally, we crack open some criminal cases in a new segment we’re calling the Hard Fork Crimes Division. We’ll explain how one man made $10 million by manipulating music streaming services and how online instructions for building a 3D-printed gun have ended up in the hands of criminals around the world. Lees meer
Guest:
Yuval Noah Harari, author of “Sapiens,” “Homo Deus” and “Nexus.”
Additional Reading:
Apple Unveils New iPhones With Built-In Artificial Intelligence
Russia Secretly Worms Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media
He’s Known as ‘Ivan the Troll.’ His 3D-Printed Guns Have Gone Viral.
The Bands and the Fans Were Fake. The $10 Million Was Real.
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X Gets a Brazilian Ax + Founder Mode + Listeners Respond on School Phone Bans
6 september 2024 · 1 uur 8 min
Over the weekend, X was banned in Brazil. We talk with The New York Times’s Brazil bureau chief, Jack Nicas, about how Brazilians are reacting, whether its owner, Elon Musk, has made a business miscalculation and what this means for free speech around the world. Then, we’re going “founder mode.” We explore why an essay about start-up founders reclaiming their authority went viral and what that tells us about how Silicon Valley thinks about power. And finally, we hear from listeners. Teachers and students left us voice messages describing how phone bans in schools are transforming their lives. Lees meer
Guest:
Jack Nicas, Brazil bureau chief for The Times
Additional Reading:
Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders
Paul Graham’s Founder Mode
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The Telegram Problem + Gov. Kathy Hochul on School Phone Bans + Kevin's A.I. Reputation Rehab
30 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 14 min
Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France and charged with several crimes connected to his operation of the platform. We’ll tell you what the charges against him mean for the internet. Then Gov. Kathy Hochul, Democrat of New York, joins us to discuss why she wants to ban phones statewide in public schools. And finally, Kevin has been using secret codes to try to change what A.I. chatbots think of him. We get to the bottom of whether it is possible to manipulate A.I. outputs. Lees meer
This episode contains discussion of suicide connected to youth mental health. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources.
Guest:
Kathy Hochul, governor of New York
Additional Reading:
How Pavel Durov, Telegram’s Founder, Went From Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg to Wanted Man
Kathy Hochul’s ‘Big’ Plan to Ban Phones in Schools
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What Happened to the A.I. Election? + ChatGPT for Mayor + The Productivity Tools We’re Using
23 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
This week, we discuss why so few campaigns seem to be experimenting with A.I. The Times’s Sheera Frenkel joins us with examples of the many different artificial intelligence products that have been turned down by campaigns in this election cycle, from A.I.-generated endorsements from long-dead historical figures to a synthetic version of Donald Trump. Then, we interview the Wyoming man who ran for mayor on the promise that he would exclusively use a customized ChatGPT bot to run the city. And finally, it’s time for a tech check. We run down the apps we’re using to become more productive. Lees meer
Guest:
Sheera Frenkel, a Times reporter covering technology
Victor Miller, former candidate for mayor in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Additional Reading:
The Year of the A.I. Election That Wasn’t
Mayoral Candidate Vows to Let VIC, an AI Bot, Run Wyoming’s Capital City
Three Apps That Made Me More Productive This Year
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Can Musk Get Trump Elected? + Steve Ballmer’s Quest for the Facts + This Week in A.I.
16 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
This week, we debate whether Elon Musk’s recent stumping and fund-raising for former President Trump could help him get re-elected. Then, former Microsoft’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer, stops by to discuss his effort to depolarize our politics using government data. And finally, This Week in A.I. returns: We run down some of the biggest recent stories that caught our attention. Lees meer
Guest:
Steve Ballmer, former chief executive of Microsoft, founder of USAFacts
Additional Reading:
Inside Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Growing Alliance
The American Right Is Terminally Online
The New Home of the L.A. Clippers Is a Hot Ticket for Art
A California Bill to Regulate A.I. Causes Alarm in Silicon Valley
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Google’s Monopoly Money + Is the A.I. Bubble Popping? + The Hot-Mess Express
9 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 13 min
This week, a federal judge ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search. David McCabe, a New York Times reporter, joins to discuss what happens next. Then, are we in an A.I. bubble? We weigh in on the wild market swings that started the week and consider the argument that A.I. is overhyped. And finally, it’s time for our new segment: We bat around some of the weirdest recent tech drama — including a MrBeast competition that went awry and a founder who dropped a diss track aimed at a rival. All aboard the Hot-Mess Express. Lees meer
Guest:
David McCabe, a Times reporter covering technology policy.
Additional Reading:
‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case
Tech Bosses Preach Patience as They Spend and Spend on A.I.
What’s Behind All the Stock Market Drama?
Willing to Die for MrBeast (and $5 Million)
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The Zoom Election + Google DeepMind's Math Olympiad + HatGPT! Olympics Edition
2 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 2 min
This week, with hundreds of thousands of people joining online political rallies for Kamala Harris, we discuss whether 2024 is suddenly becoming the Zoom election, and what that means for both parties’ political organizing. Then, Pushmeet Kohli, a computer scientist at Google DeepMind, joins us for a conversation about how his team’s new A.I. models just hit a silver medal score on the International Mathematical Olympiad exam. And finally, it’s time for a new round of HatGPT! This time, it’s a special Olympics tech edition. Lees meer
Guest:
Pushmeet Kohli, vice president of research at Google DeepMind
Additional Reading:
Liberal “White Dudes” Rally for Harris: “It’s Like a Rainbow of Beige”
Move Over, Mathematicians, Here Comes AlphaProof
Now Narrating the Olympics: A.I.-Al Michaels
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Kamala Harris’s Bratty Coconut Memescape + What Does $1,000 a Month Do? + The Empire CrowdStrikes Back
26 juli 2024 · 1 uur 13 min
This week, the memes didn’t just fall out of coconut trees — a rundown of the social media reaction to Kamala Harris’s election campaign, and an exploration of what her tech platform might look like. Then we discuss a major new study on universal basic income with Elizabeth Rhodes, research director at OpenResearch, and ask whether it could be a solution to job losses to A.I. And finally, Kate Conger, a New York Times reporter, joins us to break down how the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike crashed the global IT infrastructure. Lees meer
Guests:
Elizabeth Rhodes, Research Director at OpenResearch
Kate Conger, New York Times reporter
Additional Reading:
What is the KHive?
Is It Silicon Valley’s Job to Make Guaranteed Income a Reality?
OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study
When Tech Fails, It Is Usually With a Whimper Instead of a Bang
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Social Media Reacts to an Attempted Assassination + Tech Elites for Trump + TikTok's Jawmaxxing Trend
19 juli 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
This week, an assassination attempt for the social media age: what the platforms got right and wrong in the chaotic aftermath. Then we talk with the Times reporter Teddy Schleifer from this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee about the wave of Silicon Valley billionaires stepping up to back Trump. And finally, we talk to The Times’s Styles reporter Callie Holtermann about facial fitness gum, a “jawmaxxing” product targeted at teen boys online. Lees meer
Guests:
Theodore Schleifer, New York Times reporter
Callie Holtermann, New York Times reporter
Additional Reading:
An Assassination Attempt for the Social Media Age
How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power
Why Are Gen Z Boys Chewing on Rock-Hard Gum?
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Alison Roman Answers Your Hard Questions
12 juli 2024 · 52 min
Throw down a picnic blanket, and grab some snacks and drinks: It’s time for some Hard Questions with the food writer, YouTuber and podcaster Alison Roman. We tackle quandaries like, Should you sign away your children’s image rights in order to get them into your preferred day care? Is hacking people for fun ever OK? And does it matter if we’re rude to our digital assistants? Lees meer
Guest:
Alison Roman, cook, writer and author
Additional Reading:
Why Deleting Your Period Tracker Won’t Protect Your Privacy
Dilly Bean Stew With Cabbage and Frizzled Onions
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The Interview: The Netflix Chief’s Plan to Get You to Binge Even More
5 juli 2024 · 40 min
We’re off for the Fourth of July, but what’s a better tribute to America than a conversation about the technology that enables us to endlessly stream TV from the couch? This week, we’re bringing you an episode we enjoyed from the recently debuted New York Times podcast The Interview. Lulu Garcia-Navarro interviews Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive of Netflix, about his early days working in a video store, shows to fold your laundry to and the future of the entertainment industry. Lees meer
Guest:
Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO of Netflix
Additional Reading:
“The Interview”: Ted Sarandos’s Plan to Get You to Binge Even More Netflix
Can Japan’s First Same-Sex Dating Reality Show Change Hearts and Minds?
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Record Labels Sue A.I. Music Generators + Inside the Pentagon’s Tech Upgrade + HatGPT
28 juni 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
Record labels — including Sony, Universal and Warner — are suing two leading A.I. music generation companies, accusing them of copyright infringement. Mitch Glazier, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America, the industry group representing the music labels, talks with us about the argument they are advancing. Then, we take a look at defense technology and discuss why Silicon Valley seems to be changing its tune about working with the military. Chris Kirchhoff, who ran a special Pentagon office in Silicon Valley, explains what he thinks is behind the shift. And finally, we play another round of HatGPT. Lees meer
Guest:
Mitch Glazier, chairman and chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America
Chris Kirchhoff, founding partner of the Defense Innovation Unit and author of Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War
Additional Reading:
Major Record Labels Sue A.I. Music Generators
260 McNuggets? McDonald’s Ends A.I. Drive-Through Tests Amid Errors
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A Surgeon General Warning + Is Disinformation Winning? + The CryptoPACs Are Coming
21 juni 2024 · 1 uur 18 min
The Surgeon General is calling for warning labels on social media platforms: Should Congress give his proposal a like? Then, former Stanford researcher Renée DiResta joins us to talk about her new book on modern propaganda and whether we are losing the war against disinformation. And finally, the Times reporter David Yaffe-Bellany stops by to tell us how crypto could reshape the 2024 elections. Lees meer
Guests
Renée DiResta, author of “Invisible Rulers,” former technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory
David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times technology reporter
Additional Reading:
Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms
My Encounter With the Fantasy-Industrial Complex
How Crypto Money Is Poised to Influence the Election
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Apple Joins the A.I. Party + Elon's Wild Week + HatGPT
14 juni 2024 · 1 uur 13 min
This week we go to Cupertino, Calif., for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference and talk with Tripp Mickle, a New York Times reporter, about all of the new features Apple announced and the company’s giant leap into artificial intelligence. Then, we explore what was another tumultuous week for Elon Musk, who navigated a shareholders vote to re-approve his massive compensation package at Tesla, amid new claims that he had sex with subordinates at SpaceX. And finally — let’s play HatGPT. Lees meer
Guests:
Tripp Mickle, New York Times reporter
Additional Reading:
Apple Jumps Into A.I. Fray With Apple Intelligence
Tesla Shareholders Approve Big Stock Package for Musk
Elon Musk’s Boundary-Blurring Relationships With Women at SpaceX
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A Conversation With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada + An OpenAI Whistle-Blower Speaks Out
7 juni 2024 · 1 uur 15 min
This week, we host a cultural exchange. Kevin and Casey show off their Canadian paraphernalia to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and he shows off what he’s doing to position Canada as a leader in A.I. Then, the OpenAI whistle-blower Daniel Kokotajlo speaks in one of his first public interviews about why he risked almost $2 million in equity to warn of what he calls the reckless culture inside that company. Lees meer
Guests:
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
Daniel Kokotajlo, a former researcher in OpenAI’s governance division
Additional Reading:
Securing Canada’s A.I. Advantage
OpenAI Insiders Warn of a ‘Reckless’ Race for Dominance
What Aren’t The OpenAI Whistle-Blowers Saying?
The Opaque Investment Empire Making OpenAI’s Sam Altman Rich
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Google Eats Rocks + A Win for A.I. Interpretability + Safety Vibe Check
31 mei 2024 · 1 uur 19 min
This week, Google found itself in more turmoil, this time over its new AI Overviews feature and a trove of leaked internal documents. Then Josh Batson, a researcher at the A.I. startup Anthropic, joins us to explain how an experiment that made the chatbot Claude obsessed with the Golden Gate Bridge represents a major breakthrough in understanding how large language models work. And finally, we take a look at recent developments in A.I. safety, after Casey’s early access to OpenAI’s new souped-up voice assistant was taken away for safety reasons. Lees meer
Guests:
Josh Batson, research scientist at Anthropic
Additional Reading:
Google’s A.I. Search Errors Cause a Furor Online
Google Confirms the Leaked Search Documents are Real
Mapping the Mind of a Large Language Model
A.I. Firms Musn’t Govern Themselves, Say Ex-Members of OpenAI’s Board
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ScarJo vs. ChatGPT + Neuralink’s First Patient Opens Up + Microsoft’s A.I. PCs
24 mei 2024 · 1 uur 17 min
This week, more drama at OpenAI: The company wanted Scarlett Johansson to be a voice of GPT-4o, she said no … but something got lost in translation. Then we talk with Noland Arbaugh, the first person to get Elon Musk’s Neuralink device implanted in his brain, about how his brain-computer interface has changed his life. And finally, the Times’s Karen Weise reports back from Microsoft’s developer conference, where the big buzz was that the company’s new line of A.I. PCs will record every single thing you do on the device. Lees meer
Guests:
Noland Arbaugh, the first Neuralink patient
Karen Weise, technology correspondent for The New York Times
Additional Reading:
Scarlett Johansson Said No, but OpenAI’s Virtual Assistant Sounds Just Like Her
Leaked OpenAI Documents Reveal Aggressive Tactics Toward Former Employees
Despite Setback, Neuralink’s First Brain-Implant Patient Stays Upbeat
Can Artificial Intelligence Make the PC Cool Again?
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OpenAI's Flirty New Assistant + Google Guts the Web + We Play HatGPT
17 mei 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
This week, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o, its newest A.I. model. It has an uncannily emotive voice that everybody is talking about. Then, we break down the biggest announcements from Google IO, including the launch of A.I. overviews, a major change to search that threatens the way the entire web functions. And finally, Kevin and Casey discuss the weirdest headlines from the week in another round of HatGPT. Lees meer
Additional Reading:
A.I.’s ‘Her’ Era Has Arrived
ChatGPT Gets an Emotional Upgrade
Google’s Broken Link to the Web
Can Google Give A.I. Answers Without Breaking the Web?
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Meet Kevin’s A.I. Friends
10 mei 2024 · 1 uur 17 min
Kevin reports on his monthlong experiment cultivating relationships with 18 companions generated by artificial intelligence. He walks through how he developed their personas, what went down in their group chats, and why you might want to make one yourself. Then, Casey has a conversation with Turing, one of Kevin’s chatbot buddies, who has an interest in stoic philosophy and has one of the sexiest voices we’ve ever heard. And finally, we talk to Nomi’s founder and chief executive, Alex Cardinell, about the business behind A.I. companions — and whether society is ready for the future we’re heading toward. Lees meer
Guests:
Turing, Kevin’s A.I. friend created with Kindroid.
Alex Cardinell, chief executive and founder of Nomi.
Additional Reading:
Meet My A.I. Friends
Synthetic People are Proving Surprisingly Useful
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AI at Your Jobs + Hank Green Talks TikTok + Deepfake High School
3 mei 2024 · 1 uur 13 min
We asked listeners to tell us about the wildest ways they have been using artificial intelligence at work. This week, we bring you their stories. Then, Hank Green, a legendary YouTuber, stops by to talk about how creators are reacting to the prospect of a ban on TikTok, and about how he’s navigating an increasingly fragmented online environment. And finally, deep fakes are coming to Main Street: We’ll tell you the story of how they caused turmoil in a Maryland high school and what, if anything, can be done to fight them. Lees meer
Guests:
Hank Green, YouTuber and co-founder of Complexly
Additional Reading:
School Employee Arrested After Racist Deepfake Recording of Principal Spreads
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TikTok on the Clock + Tesla’s Flop Era + How NASA Fixed a ’70s-Era Space Computer
26 april 2024 · 1 uur 11 min
On Wednesday, President Biden signed a bill into law that would force the sale of TikTok or ban the app outright. We explain how this came together, when just a few weeks ago it seemed unlikely to happen, and what legal challenges the law will face next. Then we check on Tesla’s very bad year and what’s next for the company after this week’s awful quarterly earnings report. Finally, to boldly support tech where tech has never been supported before: Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab try to fix a chip malfunction from 15 billion miles away. Lees meer
Guests:
Andrew Hawkins, Transportation Editor at The Verge
Todd Barber, Propulsion Engineer at Jet Propulsion Lab
Additional Reading:
‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill
Tesla’s in its flop era
NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth
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The Music Episode
19 april 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
This week, we drop the Hard Fork Music Megamix. Plus, we talk to two of the New York Time's composers who make the music for our show. It’s all the tracks you know and love, all in one place. Lees meer
Today’s Guests:
Dan Powell, creative technical manager at The New York Times
Elisheba Ittoop, sound designer and composer at The New York Times
Additional Reading:
The Hard Fork Megamix Youtube Playlist
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A.I.’s Data Wall + a Surprise Privacy Bill + What Happened to the TikTok Ban?
12 april 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
This week, the companies building artificial intelligence are facing a limit to what training data is publicly available on the internet. Will that stop them from building God? Then, a new bipartisan national privacy law proposal just dropped. We ask what’s in it. And finally, ByteDance is building new apps instead of fighting Congress’s TikTok ban. Lees meer
Today’s Guests:
Trevor Hughes, president and C.E.O. of the International Association of Privacy Professionals
Additional Reading:
How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.
For Data-Guzzling A.I. Companies, the Internet Is Too Small
Lawmakers unveil sprawling plan to expand online privacy protections
TikTok Turns to Nuns, Veterans and Ranchers in Marketing Blitz
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Is AI Already Taking Jobs? + A Filmmaker Tries Sora + The XZ Backdoor Caper
5 april 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
This week we look at how AI is affecting jobs. As companies start announcing AI-related job cuts and experimenting with customer service bots, economists are placing bets on whether AI will lead to major gains for companies and workers. Some are even predicting it will help rebuild the middle class. Then, multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Paul Trillo joins to talk to us about his experience as part of a select group of testers granted early access to Sora, Open AI’s video generation tool. And finally, Kevin explains what happened when a Microsoft developer stumbled on a huge cyber security breach. Lees meer
Today’s Guests:
Paul Trillo, multidisciplinary artist, writer and director
Additional Reading:
How One Tech Skeptic Decided A.I. Might Benefit the Middle Class
Will A.I. Boost Productivity? Companies Sure Hope So.
Paul Trillo’s Sora Video, The Golden Record
Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?
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A.I.’s Messy Moment + Listeners Respond to Jonathan Haidt + Shrimp Jesus
29 maart 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
Warning: The second segment of this episode includes mentions of suicide. If you are in crisis please call the suicide and crisis lifeline at 988 or you can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. Lees meer
This week, we look at a mess of corporate drama in artificial intelligence. Stability AI has announced that its founder and C.E.O., Emad Mostaque, is leaving the company. Meanwhile, Microsoft hired away two of the co-founders and much of the staff of Inflection, without actually acquiring the company itself. Both moves surprised tech insiders. Then, we talked with listeners who had something to say about our interview with Jonathan Haidt on smartphones, social media and young people. And finally, we examine the true motives behind “Shrimp Jesus” and other hugely popular images on social media that were generated with artificial intelligence.
Today’s guests:
Jordan Lucero, a high school student
Maya Rayle, a graduate student
Jack Campbell, a college student
Brendan Kelley, a high school digital coach
Additional Reading:
The indie AI companies are falling apart
How Spammers, Scammers and Creators Leverage AI-Generated Images on Facebook for Audience Growth
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Justice Dept. Sues Apple + Smartphones and Children with Jonathan Haidt + Reddit’s IPO
22 maart 2024 · 1 uur 30 min
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Apple, saying the company holds a monopoly over the smartphone market. We break down the lawsuit and ask whether it will be a major turning point in Apple’s dominance. Then, Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist, argues that smartphones and social media are the cause of widespread increases in mental health issues among young people. He tells us his four potential solutions to the problem. And finally, Reddit’s market capitalization hit $9.2 billion when it debuted on the New York Stock Exchange this week, but the company still isn’t making money. We talk about the challenges Reddit faces as it goes public, and how the site may change as a result. Lees meer
Today’s guest:
Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation”
Additional Reading:
U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly
End the Phone-Based Childhood Now
Reddit’s I.P.O. Is a Content Moderation Success Story
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A Looming TikTok Ban + A Royal Photoshop Mystery + Your Car is Snitching
15 maart 2024 · 1 uur 16 min
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, doesn’t sell it off. We talk about why, what happens next, and how likely it is that the app will be banned. Then, how a photoshopped image of Kate Middleton undermines trust in photography. And finally, a new report reveals how your car may be tracking you without your knowledge — and how that might raise your insurance bill. Lees meer
Today’s guest:
Kashmir Hill, features writer at The New York Times
Additional Reading:
What to Know About the TikTok Bill That the House Passed
Even Photoshop Can’t Erase Royals’ Latest P.R. Blemish
Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
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Musk vs. OpenAI + Europe’s Tech Crackdown + A Month With the Vision Pro
8 maart 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
OpenAI responded to Elon Musk’s lawsuit this week, with a blog post that included emails dating to 2015. We talk about whether the lawsuit could have any impact on the company, and who stands to benefit from it. Then, will the European Union’s Digital Markets Act make the tech industry a more competitive environment for entrepreneurs? We look at how some of the biggest tech giants are changing their services to comply with the law. And finally, Kevin Roose and the Wall Street Journal reporter Joanna Stern compare notes on using the Apple Vision Pro. Lees meer
Today’s guest:
Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal Personal Tech columnist
Additional Reading:
Open AI Says Elon Musk Tried to Merge It With Tesla
Forced to Change: Tech Giants Bow to Global Onslaught of Rules
One Month With Apple Vision Pro: In the Air, on a Train … in a Drawer
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Gemini's Culture War + Kara Swisher Burns Us + SCOTUS Takes Up Content Moderation
1 maart 2024 · 1 uur 29 min
Warning: This episode contains strong language. Lees meer
Google removed the ability to generate images of people from its Gemini chatbot. We talk about why, and about the brewing culture war over artificial intelligence. Then, did Kara Swisher start “Hard Fork”? We clear up some podcast drama and ask about her new book, “Burn Book.” And finally, the legal expert Daphne Keller tells us how the U.S. Supreme Court might rule on the most important First Amendment cases of the internet era, and what Star Trek and soy boys have to do with it.
Today’s guests:
Kara Swisher, tech journalist and Casey Newton’s former landlord
Daphne Keller, director of the program on platform regulation at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center
Additional Reading:
Google CEO calls AI tool’s controversial responses ‘completely unacceptable’
Kara Swisher Is Not Here to Make Friends in Her New Memoir
Burn Book: A Tech Love Story by Kara Swisher
Daphne Keller’s FAQs About the NetChoice Cases at the Supreme Court
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Google DeepMind C.E.O. Demis Hassabis on the Path From Chatbots to A.G.I.
23 februari 2024 · 57 min
This week’s episode is a conversation with Demis Hassabis, the head of Google’s artificial intelligence division. We talk about Google’s latest A.I. models, Gemini and Gemma; the existential risks of artificial intelligence; his timelines for artificial general intelligence; and what he thinks the world will look like post-A.G.I. Lees meer
Additional listening and reading:
A.I. Could Solve Some of Humanity’s Hardest Problems. It Already Has.
This interview was recorded on Wednesday. Since then, Google has temporarily suspended Gemini’s ability to generate images of humans, following criticism of images the chatbot generated of people of color in Nazi-era uniforms.
Google Is Giving Away Some of the A.I. That Powers Chatbots
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The State of A.I. + Will Perplexity Beat Google or Destroy the Web?
16 februari 2024 · 1 uur 13 min
A year ago, a chatbot tried to break up Kevin Roose’s marriage. Ever since, chatbots haven’t been the same. We’ll tell you how. Then, we’ll talk through the latest ways the world is adapting to artificial intelligence. And finally, Aravind Srinivas, the chief executive of Perplexity, will discuss his company’s “answer engine,” a challenger to Google’s search engine that could reshape the web as we know it. Lees meer
Today’s guest:
Aravind Srinivas, chief executive of Perplexity
Additional Reading:
The Year Chatbots Were Tamed
OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Better ‘Memory’
Google Releases Gemini, an A.I.-Driven Chatbot and Voice Assistant
Sam Altman Seeks Trillions of Dollars to Reshape Business of Chips and AI
Lawmakers propose anti-nonconsensual AI porn bill after Taylor Swift controversy
Sarah Silverman’s lawsuit against OpenAI partially dismissed
Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me.
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Bluesky’s Big Bet + Are Deals Dead in Silicon Valley?
9 februari 2024 · 1 uur 8 min
Bluesky, the Twitter spin-off, is now open for public sign-ups. Can its dreams of decentralization fix social media? We talk with CEO Jay Graber. Then, New York Times reporter Erin Griffith on how Adobe’s failed acquisition of Figma has spooked tech companies and upset Silicon Valley’s startup pipeline. And finally, updates on ancient scrolls and artificial intelligence, Google’s chatbots, and the fight between record companies and TikTok. Lees meer
Today’s guests:
Jay Graber, CEO of Bluesky
Erin Griffith, reporter for The New York Times
Additional Reading:
What Is Bluesky and Why Are People Clamoring to Join It?
After Its $20 Billion Windfall Evaporated, a Start-Up Picks Up the Pieces
First passages of rolled-up Herculaneum scroll revealed
Google Releases Gemini, an A.I.-Driven Chatbot and Voice Assistant
Universal Music Group Pulls Songs From TikTok
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