Robert Downey Jr., Ayad Akhtar and Bartlett Sher on “Truthful Lies” in AI, Art and Politics

Robert Downey Jr., Ayad Akhtar and Bartlett Sher on “Truthful Lies” in AI, Art and Politics

“Digital machines are not just remaking stories, they're remaking us.” So says Oscar-winning actor Robert Downey Jr. as the titular character in his Broadway debut, MCNEAL. Kara talks with Downey Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher about the play and the thorny questions it raises around truth, lies and power in the AI age. They also discuss who is responsible for creating a new “social contract” around AI. Plus: Kara and Robert get into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and whether Downey is more like Elon Musk as Tony Stark aka Iron Man or in his upcoming role as Dr. Doom. Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find Kara on Threads @karaswisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A.I. Doomsday with Tristan Harris

A.I. Doomsday with Tristan Harris

After Kara and Nayeema review the week’s A.I. news, including Sam Altman’s Senate testimony and the viral AI-generated image of the Pentagon in flames, we turn to Tristan Harris — co-founder of the Ce...

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Lilly Singh on Making It on Social Media — and Hollywood

Lilly Singh on Making It on Social Media — and Hollywood

After an update on efforts to rein in TikTok from Montana to Washington DC, we turn to Lilly Singh, a creator who rose to fame in the early generation of YouTube stars and has since made the jump to l...

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Will Elon Musk Turn Twitter Into Yahoo Mail?

Twitter rose to prominence as a global public square that helped enable the Arab Spring, but Elon Musk has changed all that. The platform is complying with governments more, and a murky algorithm and ...

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How Will Lina Khan and the FTC Tackle AI?

How Will Lina Khan and the FTC Tackle AI?

After a discussion about Elon and the new “Chief Twit,” Linda Yaccarino, we turn to a woman who has refused to meet with Musk: Lina Khan. The Chair of the Federal Trade Commission has tech giants from...

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Watergate to Trump and Today’s GOP: A Throughline

Watergate to Trump and Today’s GOP: A Throughline

From the verdict in Trump’s sexual assault case to the Santos indictment and the Supreme Court saga, scandal is rife in Washington. Today we turn to the OG: Watergate, as examined in the new HBO serie...

11 Mai 202356min

Making Relationships Work (or Not) with Maggie Smith

Making Relationships Work (or Not) with Maggie Smith

Relationships are hard. When do you know it’s time to marry? When do you know it’s time to break up? We get inside those questions with Kara, Nayeema and our guest today: Maggie Smith. The poet’s vira...

8 Mai 202359min

Roy Wood Jr. on President Biden, Tucker Carlson, Trevor Noah and (of course) the WGA Strike

Roy Wood Jr. on President Biden, Tucker Carlson, Trevor Noah and (of course) the WGA Strike

After a look inside a writers' strike that could upend Hollywood, Kara and Nayeema turn to today’s guest: writer and comedian Roy Wood Jr. Fresh off his performance at the White House Correspondents D...

4 Mai 202359min

Snap’s Evan Spiegel on AI, AR, and – yes – TikTok

Snap’s Evan Spiegel on AI, AR, and – yes – TikTok

The Snap CEO talks about the challenges facing the company’s AI chatbot, how augmented reality glasses could change how we compute the real world and why a TikTok ban would “help” Snap.  You can foll...

1 Mai 202357min

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