Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMeta Bets on Scale + Apple’s A.I. Struggles + Listeners on Job Automation
Episode 140
This week, Meta hits the reset button on A.I. But will a new research lab and a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI bring the company any clos…
1 year ago
The Trump-Musk Fallout + A DOGE Coder Speaks + ChefGPT
Episode 139
This week, Kevin and Casey discuss the sudden breakdown between President Trump and Elon Musk, whose disagreements over the policy bill before Congre…
1 year ago
The A.I. Jobpocalypse + Building at Anthropic with Mike Krieger + Hard Fork Crimes Division
Episode 138
This week, we dive into Kevin’s recent column about how A.I. is affecting the job market for new graduates, and debate whether the job apocalypse is …
1 year ago
Google DeepMind C.E.O. Demis Hassabis on Living in an A.I. Future
Episode 137
This week, we take a field trip to Google and report back about everything the company announced at its biggest show of the year, Google I/O. Then, w…
1 year ago
Ed Helms Answers Your Hard Questions
Episode 136
The actor, comedian and author Ed Helms has a new book out about historical blunders. He swings by Hard Fork to tell us about it and answer your mora…
1 year, 1 month ago
Bad Apple + The Rise of the AI Empire + Italian Brain Rot
Episode 135
This week, iPhone users started to feel the impact of a stern court order against Apple that requires the company to stop collecting a commission on …
1 year, 1 month ago
The Dangers of A.I. Flattery + Kevin Meets the Orb + Group Chat Chat
Episode 134
This week we dig into the ways chatbots are starting to manipulate us, including ChatGPT’s sycophantic update, Meta’s digital companionship turn and …
1 year, 1 month ago
Is Google Breaking Up? + Seasteading Is Back + Tool Time
Episode 133
This week, with big developments in two antitrust cases against Google, we discuss how the company may be forced to change its business. Then we’re j…
1 year, 1 month ago
Meta on Trial + Is A.I. a ‘Normal’ Technology? + HatGPT
Episode 132
This week Meta is on trial, in a landmark case over whether it illegally snuffed out competition when it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp. We discuss …
1 year, 2 months ago
Big Tech's Tariff Chaos + A.I. 2027 + Llama Drama
Episode 131
This week, with the tech world in chaos over President Trump’s tariffs, we look at how four specific companies are navigating the new day-to-day real…
1 year, 2 months ago