Hard Fork
by The New York Times
“Hard Fork” is a show about the future that’s already here. Each week, New York Times journalists explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
Episodes
The Jensen Huang Affair
Nvidia’s C.E.O., Jensen Huang, admitted to having an affair with a suspected Chinese corporate spy. Everything that means for him and the A.I. industry, and what happens next.
Why the Tech Right Lost Big This Week
“This felt like a decidedly anti-tech election.”
Are We in an A.I. Bubble? We're About to Find Out.
“This is the first pure-play L.L.M. company to go public, to open its books so we can actually look at the underlying business of this A.I. boom.”
What’s the Deal With Billy Evans? A Spoiler-Filled Guide to ‘You Can See Everything’
“You shouldn’t overbeat scrambled eggs.”
Why No One Can Look Away From Elizabeth Holmes
“I felt like there were some moments in the film where she was just brazenly lying.”
Anthropic’s Quest to Give A.I. Morals
“For Anthropic, it was part research and part evangelism.”
A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?
“It’s going to be gnarly for a little while.”
What’s Next for ‘Hard Fork’?
The podcast’s next chapter begins this week.
The Ezra Klein Show: Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Alarmism Has Gone Too Far
Ezra Klein interviews the Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang.
A.I. Safety Goes Mainstream + a ‘Hard Fork’ Exit AMA
“It has been one of the fastest, most sudden shifts I've experienced.”
The Ezra Klein Show: The A.I. Revolt Is Here
The A.I. giants weren’t prepared for this.
The A.I. Mob That Attacked Hugging Face + METR’s Ajeya Cotra
This is probably the most important thing to have happened in A.I. this year.
Meta Shifts the Blame + Do Data Center Bans Work? + The Final HatGPT
Meta negotiated an unusual provision in their landmark settlement: If TikTok and YouTube also agree to penalties and changes to their products, Meta will pay more.
OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought
“It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.”
Zuckerberg’s Anti-Doom Fantasy + Finally an A.I. Detector That Works + A.I. Math
“The first rule of Mark Zuckerberg is never count out Mark Zuckerberg."
The White House’s Secret A.I. Rules + The State of Model Alignment With METR’s Chris Painter + The Final Hot Mess Express
A few details from the White House’s A.I. plan have leaked to the news media, but the administration has officially communicated almost nothing.
Open Model Wars + Claire Stapleton's Dishy Google Memoir + Substack's Slop Fight
“It just seems like the temperature is rising on Silicon Valley.”
OpenAI Models Go Rogue + Kimi K3 Freakout + A.I. Superforecasting
“The story that we're talking about in this segment was science fiction until Tuesday, OK?”
The A.I. Trade Secrets War + Economists Say ‘We Must Act Now’ + HatGPT
“I don’t know if the public understands this, but these companies hate each other.”
Do Social Media Bans Work? + A Conversation About A.I. Consciousness + Tool Time
“If the net result is that all the teens in Australia are still using social media, even after they’re technically banned from doing it, why are we doing any of this?”