Gemini's Culture War + Kara Swisher Burns Us + SCOTUS Takes Up Content Moderation
Warning: This episode contains strong language.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 int...
1 Mar 20241h 29min
Google DeepMind C.E.O. Demis Hassabis on the Path From Chatbots to A.G.I.
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 ...
23 Feb 202456min
The State of A.I. + Will Perplexity Beat Google or Destroy the Web?
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 artifi...
16 Feb 20241h 13min
Bluesky’s Big Bet + Are Deals Dead in Silicon Valley?
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 Ado...
9 Feb 20241h 8min
We Tried the Apple Vision Pro + Can Congress Protect Kids Online? + Cruise’s Crash
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is now for sale in stores. Will it live up to the hype? Kevin Roose and Casey Newton tried it out to see. Then, in a high-profile congressional hearing on child safety and s...
2 Feb 20241h 13min
Mediapocalypse Now + a16z’s Chris Dixon Defends Crypto + HatGPT
Layoffs are hitting newsrooms and publishers again, as tech platforms, ad markets and artificial intelligence reshape the internet. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton have ideas for solutions. Then, one of ...
26 Jan 20241h 15min
The AI Election + Bitcoin’s Wall Street Debut + TikTok’s Doodad Era
OpenAI has released its plan to fight disinformation in elections in 2024, but will its policies be consequential compared to those of other generative A.I. companies? Then, a watershed moment had cry...
19 Jan 20241h 15min
Why Casey Left Substack + Elon’s Drug Use + A.I. Antibiotic Discovery
Casey is taking his newsletter Platformer off Substack, as criticism over the company’s handling of pro-Nazi content grows. Then, The Wall Street Journal spoke with witnesses who said that Elon Musk h...
12 Jan 20241h 27min
