Podcast Episodes

Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race

This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. One of the biggest topics in AI these days is agents — the idea that AI is going to move from chatbots to reliably…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

How the head of Obsidian went from superfan to CEO

Obsidian is a note-taking and productivity app that occupies the same "second brain" space as competitors like Notion — but in a lot of ways, it's also startlingly different. Obsidian's files are Mar…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

ChatGPT chief Nick Turley doesn't want you too attached to AI

This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. Today, I’m talking to a very special guest: Nick Turley, OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT. 

While Sam Altman is definitely…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Notion's CEO wants you to demand better from your tools

This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of Platformer and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. This is the second episode of my productivity-focused Decoder series I’m doing while Nilay is out on parent…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

GitHub's CEO says AI coding is ‘here to stay’

This is Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge. My guest today is GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke. In many ways, GitHub Copilot set off the current AI coding boom. But since Thomas was on the show a year ag…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why tech is racing to adopt AI coding

This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. I’ll be guest hosting the next few episodes of Decoder while Nilay is out on parental leave.…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Why AI researchers are getting paid like NBA All-Stars

This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. Today I'm joined by Hayden Field, The Verge’s new senior AI reporter to talk about the AI talent wars and why some…

Published on 3 months ago

Can we ever trust an AI lawyer?

This is CNBC journalist Jon Fortt. This is the last episode I’ll be guest-hosting for Nilay while he’s out on parental leave. My guest today is Richard Robinson, who is the cofounder and CEO of legal…

Published on 3 months ago

We are not ready for better deepfakes

This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host. Today I'm talking with Gaurav Misra, the CEO of Captions. You may not have heard of Captions yet, but by now, you’ve probably seen a video that w…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Why tech billionaires want a ‘corporate dictatorship’

This is Jon Fortt, CNBC journalist. I’m guest-hosting for a couple more episodes of Decoder this summer while Nilay is out on parental leave. Today, I’m talking with a very special guest: Gil Duran, …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago