Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTikTok on the Clock + Tesla’s Flop Era + How NASA Fixed a ’70s-Era Space Computer
Episode 80
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, …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Music Episode
Episode 79
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 t…
2 years, 2 months ago
A.I.’s Data Wall + a Surprise Privacy Bill + What Happened to the TikTok Ban?
Episode 78
This week, the companies building artificial intelligence are facing a limit to what training data is publicly available on the internet. Will that s…
2 years, 2 months ago
Is AI Already Taking Jobs? + A Filmmaker Tries Sora + The XZ Backdoor Caper
Episode 77
This week we look at how AI is affecting jobs. As companies start announcing AI-related job cuts and experimenting with customer service bots, econom…
2 years, 2 months ago
A.I.’s Messy Moment + Listeners Respond to Jonathan Haidt + Shrimp Jesus
Episode 76
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 …
2 years, 2 months ago
Justice Dept. Sues Apple + Smartphones and Children with Jonathan Haidt + Reddit’s IPO
Episode 75
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 a…
2 years, 2 months ago
A Looming TikTok Ban + A Royal Photoshop Mystery + Your Car is Snitching
Episode 74
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, doesn’t sell it off.…
2 years, 3 months ago
Musk vs. OpenAI + Europe’s Tech Crackdown + A Month With the Vision Pro
Episode 73
OpenAI responded to Elon Musk’s lawsuit this week, with a blog post that included emails dating to 2015. We talk about whether the lawsuit could have…
2 years, 3 months ago
Gemini's Culture War + Kara Swisher Burns Us + SCOTUS Takes Up Content Moderation
Episode 72
Warning: This episode contains strong language.
Google removed the ability to generate images of people from its Gemini chatbot. We talk about why, an…
2 years, 3 months ago
Google DeepMind C.E.O. Demis Hassabis on the Path From Chatbots to A.G.I.
Episode 71
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. …
2 years, 3 months ago