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The Story: AI-Induced Psychosis w/ Kashmir Hill
This week we unpack a disturbing new phenomenon: people being driven into a state of delusion after extended conversations with ChatGPT. Oz sits down…
8 months, 1 week ago
Week in Tech: My Deepfake, My Choice
Are we starting to sound like ChatGPT? This week, Oz and Karah explore a new AI-powered recipe tool and test whether mustard and pasta actually go to…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Story: User-Centered AI at Google w/ David Webster
David Webster is the head of UX at Google Labs, the company’s experimental AI division. When he stepped into the role in 2022, the tech world was scr…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
L’Oréal and IBM: AI-Powered Beauty
This week, the show takes you behind the scenes at L'Oréal’s research center in New Jersey. Malcolm Gladwell delves into the complexities of cosmetic…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Week in Tech: Hot Maps and AI Judges
Is betting on current events the ‘future of news’? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah ask AI if their favorite restaurants are hot or not an…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Story: Roblox and the ‘Prehistoric Era’ of Gaming w/ David Baszucki
David Baszucki is the co-founder and CEO of Roblox, the gaming platform that’s become a digital playground for millions of kids around the world. Bas…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
TechStuff Classic: The Story of the Sony Walkman
This week, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes — all about the Sony Walkman. Jonathan Strickland dives into why Time named the portable dev…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The Story: Selfhood in the Digital Age w/ Vauhini Vara
Writer and journalist Vauhini Vara has been entangled with the tech world for most of her life — first as a kid in the Seattle suburbs and a college …
9 months ago
Week in Tech: The Music Industry Strikes Back
How can you detect AI music? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah unpack the music industry's scramble to build tech that labels AI-generated …
9 months, 1 week ago
The Story: Big Tech, Small Town w/ Yasmin Green
When Yasmin Green joined Google almost two decades ago, she knew she wanted to focus on the complex problems facing humanity in a technological world…
9 months, 1 week ago