Tech Grapples With ICE + Casey Tries Clawdbot, a Risky New A.I. Assistant + HatGPT
This week we’re talking about the tech industry’s response to the killings by federal agents in Minneapolis and the federal government’s strategy to control the narrative on social media. Then we foll...
30 Jan 1h 10min
Will ChatGPT Ads Change OpenAI? + Amanda Askell Explains Claude's New Constitution
Ads are coming to ChatGPT’s free and low-cost subscription tiers. We explain what they’ll look like, why OpenAI is taking this approach and whether the company can court advertising dollars without co...
23 Jan 1h 13min
Jonathan Haidt Strikes Again + What You Vibecoded + An Update on the Forkiverse
This week, Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation,” returns to the show to discuss new research about how social media is harming teens and what it’s been like to become the face of a globa...
16 Jan 1h 14min
Can We Build a Better Social Network?
Over the past year we’ve been working with the podcast “Search Engine” on a project that reimagines what the internet can be. What if instead of rage-baiting, a social platform incentivized friendly i...
13 Jan 40min
Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax
Users of X are asking the platform’s built-in A.I. chatbot, Grok, to remove clothing from images of celebrities and everyday people. We talk with the New York Times reporter Kate Conger about how some...
9 Jan 1h 16min
Our 2026 Tech Resolutions + We Answer Your Questions
Happy New Year! We’re kicking things off by sharing our tech resolutions for 2026 and reflecting on how we fared with our social media and meditation goals from last year.Then, we open up the listener...
2 Jan 59min
The Wirecutter Show: Tips for Using A.I. Smartly With Kevin Roose
Kevin recently joined the hosts of The Wirecutter Show for a conversation about the A.I. products he’s using, strategies to make chatbots work better and his beloved robot vacuums Bruce Roose and Bruc...
30 Des 202534min
Where Is All the A.I.-Driven Scientific Progress?
The leaders of the biggest A.I. labs argue that artificial intelligence will usher in a new era of scientific discovery, which will help us cure diseases and accelerate our ability to address the clim...
26 Des 202539min
