Hard Fork

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.

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#219
Friday · 54 min
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.”
#218
October 23 · 59 min
What’s the Deal With Billy Evans? A Spoiler-Filled Guide to ‘You Can See Everything’
“You shouldn’t overbeat scrambled eggs.”
#217
October 16 · 1 hr 7 min
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.”
#216
October 9 · 44 min
Anthropic’s Quest to Give A.I. Morals
“For Anthropic, it was part research and part evangelism.”
#215
October 2 · 53 min
A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?
“It’s going to be gnarly for a little while.”
October 1 · 2 min
What’s Next for ‘Hard Fork’?
The podcast’s next chapter begins this week.
#214
September 25 · 1 hr 48 min
The Ezra Klein Show: Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Alarmism Has Gone Too Far
Ezra Klein interviews the Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang.
#213
September 18 · 1 hr 24 min
A.I. Safety Goes Mainstream + a ‘Hard Fork’ Exit AMA
“It has been one of the fastest, most sudden shifts I've experienced.”
#212
September 11 · 1 hr 19 min
The Ezra Klein Show: The A.I. Revolt Is Here
The A.I. giants weren’t prepared for this.
#211
September 4 · 1 hr 18 min
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.
#210
August 28 · 1 hr 2 min
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.
#209
August 21 · 1 hr 3 min
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.”
#208
August 14 · 1 hr 3 min
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."
#207
August 7 · 1 hr 5 min
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.
July 31 · 1 hr 6 min
Open Model Wars + Claire Stapleton's Dishy Google Memoir + Substack's Slop Fight
“It just seems like the temperature is rising on Silicon Valley.”
#205
July 24 · 1 hr 8 min
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?”
Sep 27, 2022 · 1 min
What’s a Hard Fork?
Hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore stories from the wild frontier of tech. What’s real? What’s hype? “Hard Fork” is here to help you make sense of it. Tune in every Friday.

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