
“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 and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcas... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 199 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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This is often a timely and entertaining insight to current tech, but I’m finding Kevin’s biases toward AI are sometimes steamrolling over objectivity. Today was the day i unsubscribed. It’s been coming for awhile.
It was a conversation about tech and the future but over the last year or so it feels like they have gone ALL IN on AI and it really dominates the conversation. Might be a sign of the times but would be nice to have an AI free episode from time to time or at least an AI free segment. I feel like I’m at work listening to this amount of hype.
Every time this show appears on my feed, and I find the title compelling, I say to myself, “Oh, I forgot, they laugh like hyenas and make 12yo magician jokes.’” And “like” their voices sound annoying, never mind.
This podcast is not liberal. It sounds like its sponsors are AI companies. They don’t really have a more human voice to what is happening in the world regarding AI. The New York Times needs to keep its shareholders happy and I’m sure a lot of their sponsors are tech companies. This isn’t making the world a better place. Just vague AI information at best.
Apple podcast keeps unsubscribing Hard Fork for me and it’s the second time this has happened…. And it’s second week in a roll. Not sure why…
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Hard Fork delivers timely, often provocative discussions at the intersection of technology, policy, and society. Core hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton unpack big tech stories, offer brisk interviews with industry leaders, researchers, and journalists, and close with rapid-fire segments that mix culture and business news. The show consistently centers AI, platform governance, workforce impact, and regulatory dynamics, making it a go-to for listeners who want sharp analysis, behind-the-scenes industry context, and a sense of how tech shifts affect work, politics, and everyday life. Notable strengths include high-level policy and governance conversations paired with insider perspectives from journalists and researchers, plus a lively banter ... more
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