The year of the “mini-Musk” chief executive, the end of homework as we know it, a crackdown on TikTok and other predictions for 2023.
Also, Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest and answers to our listener questions.
Jul 17
The A.I. Trade Secrets War + Economists Say ‘We Must Act Now’ + HatGPT
This week, feuding between some of the biggest tech companies spilled into public view. We discuss Apple’s accusation that OpenAI tried to steal secrets about Apple’s hardware business, as well as share our reactions about OpenAI’s new model, Sol, and Anthropic’s decision to exte ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 10
Do Social Media Bans Work? + A Conversation About A.I. Consciousness + Tool Time
This week, with news that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up Texas’ age verification law for app stores, we check in on how social media bans are going around the globe and what may be coming soon to a state near you. Then, we’re joined by Jeff Sebo, an associate professo ... Show More
1h 19m
Jul 3
Fable Ban Reversed + Dr. Dana Suskind on Parenting With A.I. + Prediction Market Drama
This week, the Commerce Department lifted its restrictions on Anthropic’s powerful A.I. models, Claude Mythos and Claude Fable. We dissect why the government took such a hands-on approach in the first place, how the restriction on the OpenAI model GPT 5.6 is likely to resolve and ... Show More
1h 6m
Dec 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas
<p>Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has been arrested in the Bahamas, Goldman Sachs is considering cutting hundreds of jobs, Belgian police raided a European parliamentary office in a widening corruption scandal involving World Cup hos ... Show More
10m 58s
Dec 2022
Former FTX chief charged with fraud
<p>US inflation slowed for the second month in a row, the US has formally charged former FTX chief executive, Sam Bankman-Fried, with criminal conspiracy and fraud, and US scientists have made a breakthrough in a powerful clean energy technology.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in th ... Show More
9m 12s
Jul 2023
THE HASH: Stablecoin Bill Talks Go Off the Rails; Prosecutors Urge Sam Bankman-Fried to be Jailed Until Trial
The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, July 27, 2023.
"The Hash" hosts discuss the biggest crypto stories today, including why House lawmakers have failed to reach a bipartisan deal on stablecoins legislation. An assistant U.S. attorney says the Department of Justice is s ... Show More
23m 37s
Dec 2022
E106: SBF's media strategy, FTX culpability, ChatGPT, SaaS slowdown & more
(0:00) Bestie hangover! (1:05) Analyzing SBF's media tour: his angle, media coverage, and more (21:09) FTX culpability: media, investors, regulators (53:41) Challenging media coverage of other countries, China's current situation, Xi Jinping's standing (1:10:04) What OpenAI's new ... Show More
1h 41m