Meet Kevin’s A.I. Friends
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 g...
10 Maj 20241h 17min
AI at Your Jobs + Hank Green Talks TikTok + Deepfake High School
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 ta...
3 Maj 20241h 13min
TikTok on the Clock + Tesla’s Flop Era + How NASA Fixed a ’70s-Era Space Computer
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 hap...
26 Apr 20241h 11min
The Music Episode
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. Today’s ...
19 Apr 20241h 2min
A.I.’s Data Wall + a Surprise Privacy Bill + What Happened to the TikTok Ban?
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 ...
12 Apr 20241h 6min
Is AI Already Taking Jobs? + A Filmmaker Tries Sora + The XZ Backdoor Caper
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 ma...
5 Apr 20241h 3min
A.I.’s Messy Moment + Listeners Respond to Jonathan Haidt + Shrimp Jesus
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 TAL...
29 Mars 20241h 8min
Justice Dept. Sues Apple + Smartphones and Children with Jonathan Haidt + Reddit’s IPO
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 Appl...
22 Mars 20241h 30min
