
“Hard Fork” is a show about the future that’s already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. F... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 215 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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This week, we break down why everyone is suddenly talking about A.I. safety, why frontier A.I. companies are asking for regulation and why the Trump administration is rejecting them. And then, to close out this chapter of “Hard Fork,” we answer all y... more
The “Hard Fork” team is away this week. But while we’re away, we’re bringing you a recent episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”
In this episode, Ezra talks with the journalist Jasmine Sun about her recent reporting trip through the Midwest, where she ex... more
This week, we’re diving into two new reports about the OpenAI-Hugging Face hack. We discuss what’s new and how they fundamentally change our understanding of what happened. Then we’re joined by Ajeya Cotra, one of the investigators at METR, to discus... more
This week, Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram over claims it endangered children with addictive social media platforms. We discuss why it capitulated and what it means for the entire social media i... more
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Caffeinated mania, forced fake laughter, and lame “humor” in abundance - but if you want substantive analysis of tech and AI look elsewhere. This is infotainment at its most exasperating. Very disappointing from NYT.
Brilliant, smart, super informative and, to top it all up, the funniest podcast out there.
Kevin, Casey, will miss you lots, can’t wait for the next endeavour, good luck, please come back quickly!
This is really awful. The hosts are two chuckleheads who blindly cheer on AI and big tech. They spend the show laughing hilariously at eachother while slavishly regurgitating the marketing materials of the big tech companies. If this show and its clownish hosts were replaced by AI bots, nobody would notice the difference.
They do a disclaimer about their ties to AI companies, and then shill for them every chance they can. Don’t listen.
Great podcast. What comes next?
Also, put those data centers in the desert, far away from cities and neighborhoods.
Build data centers in the middle of nowhere.
People don’t want the noise and generator air pollution. People don’t want their water and electricity bills to increase.
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Hard Fork offers high-velocity conversations about AI, technology policy, and the societal implications of rapid innovation. Episodes mix regulatory upheaval, corporate strategy, and governance with in-depth interviews from researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders, plus timely culture and ethics segments. The show is known for a sharp, interview-driven format anchored by two NYT journalists who frequently challenge executives and raise accountability questions, making it a compelling listen for professionals tracking AI governance, product strategy, and tech policy. Noteworthy is the blend of hard policy analysis with accessible storytelling, plus a live-event cadence and recurring discussions about safety, ethics, and the human impa... more
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