TikTok is now the most popular app for teens in the United States, and is influenced by China — our main geopolitical rival. This week on Your Undivided Attention, we bring you a bonus episode about TikTok. Co-hosts Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin explore the nature of the TikTok threat, and how we might alleviate it.
Feb 5
FEED DROP: Possible with Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger
This week on Your Undivided Attention, we’re bringing you Aza Raskin’s conversation with Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger on their podcast “Possible”. Reid and Aria are both tech entrepreneurs: Reid is the founder of LinkedIn, was one of the major early investors in OpenAI, and is kn ... Show More
1h 7m
Jan 8
What Would It Take to Actually Trust Each Other? The Game Theory Dilemma
So much of our world today can be summed up in the cold logic of “if I don’t, they will.” This is the foundation of game theory, which holds that cooperation and virtue are irrational; that all that matters is the race to make the most money, gain the most power, and play the win ... Show More
45m 28s
May 2022
TikTok vs Instagram | Extinction des feux | 5
Nous sommes en juillet 2020. Avec la pandémie de Covid-19 et les confinements un peu partout dans le monde, TikTok a encore gagné en popularité, faisant de nombreux adeptes qui utilisent la plateforme pour se divertir, communiquer et se changer les idées. Mais l’appli chinoise do ... Show More
25m 12s
Aug 2020
Why Does TikTok Bother the Powerful So Much?
The recent news that the White House may ban the social media platform TikTok has people wondering, why? While Silicon Valley social giants, like Twitter and Facebook, have avoided similar threats, the question remains why TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company but has headq ... Show More
31m 57s
Mar 2023
The Hypocrisies of the TikTok Hearings
U.S. lawmakers have said that they are moving forward with a plan to ban TikTok, one of the most popular apps in the world. In hearings last week, Congress questioned TikTok’s C.E.O., Shou Zi Chew, about the platform’s addictive algorithm, its content, and whether it shares user ... Show More
33m 14s
May 2024
TWiT 980: Hed Dek Lede and Nut Graf - OpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign
OpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts) It's Time to Believe the AI Hype The panel discusses their experiences with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT OpenAI Superalignment team ... Show More
2h 33m