Hard Fork

This week, Tim Cook announced he would step down as chief executive of Apple. We discuss what he got right and what he got wrong, and we offer some unsolicited advice for his replacement, John Ternus. Then, Andrew Yang joins us to discuss A.I.-powered job automation and why universal basic income may be making a comeback. And finally, we catch up on more recent tech news with a round of HatGPT.

 

Guest:

Andrew Yang, chief executive of Noble Mobile and author of “Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?”

 

Additional Reading:

Tim Cook Will Step Down as Apple C.E.O.

Who Is John Ternus, Apple’s Low-Profile Leader?

Why U.B.I. Is Making a Comeback

His 2020 Campaign Message: The Robots Are Coming

This Pasta Sauce Wants to Record Your Family

Chinese Robot Beats Human Best Time in Half-Marathon, After a Stumble

What Happens When A.I. Runs a Store in San Francisco?

Meta to Start Capturing Employee Mouse Movements, Keystrokes for A.I. Training Data

SpaceX Strikes Deal With Cursor for $60 Billion

OpenAI Beefs Up ChatGPT’s Image Generation Model

 

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This week, amid violent attacks on the homes of the OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and the Indianapolis councilman Ron Gibson, we debate why artificial intelligence and data centers are so unpopular. Then, Kara Swisher returns to the show to discuss her new docuseries on Silicon Valley’s obsession with living longer. And finally, can chief executives replace themselves with A.I.? Mark Zuckerberg seems to be trying.

Guests:

Kara Swisher, tech journalist and host of the podcasts “Pivot” and “On With Kara Swisher.”

Additional Reading:

Shots Fired at Indianapolis Councilman’s Home, After Vote Backing Data Center

Man Held in Attack on OpenAI Chief’s Home Had List of A.I. Leaders, Officials Say

Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever

Meta Builds A.I. Version of Mark Zuckerberg to Interact With Staff

 

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This week, we look at the cybersecurity threats that a new unreleased model from Anthropic are posing to software everywhere. And we ask whether Project Glasswing, the company’s bold new defense initiative, will give tech companies enough of a head start to secure the web. Then, we’re joined by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz of The New Yorker to discuss their blockbuster new profile of Sam Altman. And finally, we look to the skies for this edition of One Good Thing.

  

Guests:

Ronan Farrow, investigative reporter and a contributing writer to The New Yorker.

Andrew Marantz, staff writer at The New Yorker.

 

Additional Reading:

Anthropic Claims Its New A.I. Model, Mythos, Is a Cybersecurity ‘Reckoning’

Why Anthropic’s New Model Has Cybersecurity Experts Rattled

Sam Altman May Control Our Future — Can He Be Trusted?

Artemis II Moon Launch

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Last week, two separate juries held social media companies liable for harming young users. We unpack what these landmark decisions mean — not only for the future of social platforms like Meta and YouTube, but also for A.I. chatbots. Then, Sebastian Mallaby, the author of “The Infinity Machine,” joins us to talk about the three years he spent with Demis Hassabis and those closest to Google DeepMind. And finally, we catch up on some of our favorite tech headlines from the week with a round of HatGPT.

 

Guest:

Sebastian Mallaby, author of “The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence.”

 

Additional Reading:

Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety

An A.I. Agent Was Banned From Creating Wikipedia Articles, Then Wrote Angry Blogs About Being Banned

I Met Olaf — the Frozen Robot who Might be the Future of Disney Parks

Claude’s Code: Anthropic Leaks Source Code for A.I. Software Engineering Tool

What’s With All the A.I. Videos of Cheating Fruit?

This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into A.I. Podcasts

North Korean Hackers Suspected in Axios Software Tool Breach

 

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The “Hard Fork” team is off this week, taking a much-needed break. While we’re away, we wanted to draw your attention to a recent episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”

In this conversation, Ezra speaks with Jack Clark, a co-founder of Anthropic, about how he is using A.I. agents; how the technology is leading to meaningful changes in the ways we work and think; and how policy can or must change to anticipate potential job displacement on the horizon.

We’ll be back with a new episode next week.

Guest:

Jack Clark, a co-founder and the head of policy at Anthropic. 

Additional Reading:

A full transcript and video of this episode can be found here.

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