Hard Fork's 100 Most Iconic Technologies
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 ...
29 Nov 20241h 27min
Trump's Next Online Speech Cop + Doctors vs ChatGPT + Hard Fork Crimes Division
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 th...
22 Nov 20241h 9min
Crypto Congress + HBD ChatGPT + What Social Media Platform Should I Be On?
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 hea...
15 Nov 20241h 17min
What Trump 2.0 Means for Tech + A.I. Made Me Basic + HatGPT!
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 o...
8 Nov 20241h 5min
Billionaire Game Theory + We Are Not Ready for A.G.I. + Election Betting Markets Get Weird
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 O...
1 Nov 20241h 11min
The Elon-ction + Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?
Note: This episode contains mentions of suicide. 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 jour...
25 Okt 20241h 10min
Powerful A.I. By 2026? + Uber's C.E.O. on the Robotaxi Future + Casey's TikTok Test
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...
18 Okt 20241h 55min
A Flood of A.I. Slop + Searching for Satoshi + the Hot Mess Express Returns
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 filmmak...
11 Okt 20241h 9min
