The unstoppable march of artificial intelligence carries on. In mere weeks, AI has oozed into nearly everything we interact with on the internet, from conversations, to journalism, to how we look stuff up online. It's even got Google scrambling to reclaim its spot on the search throne after Microsoft implemented its own AI tools to miraculously make Bing fee ... Show More
Oct 29
How a Contractor's AI Agent Got Into the Pentagon; Anthropic’s Doomer IPO; ICE at the Polls?
This week, we have a scoop on how a defense contractor connected their Claude Code commercial account to a secure Department of Defense system, exposing sensitive information. We also discuss the green, yellow, and red flags we have in Anthropic’s IPO filing and explain why it’s ... Show More
34m 7s
Oct 22
Will Musk Give Your Kid a SpaceX Share?; Inside the Secret Nathan Fielder Interview
This week, the team speaks with Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond to go behind the scenes of her viral interview with Nathan Fielder about his latest documentary, You Can See Everything — she tells us why she had to keep it a secret, and how it felt to interview a man who ... Show More
33m 53s
Feb 2024
The State of A.I. + Will Perplexity Beat Google or Destroy the Web?
<p>A year ago, a chatbot tried to break up Kevin Roose’s marriage. Ever since, chatbots haven’t been the same. We’ll tell you how. Then, we’ll talk through the latest ways the world is adapting to artificial intelligence. And finally, Aravind Srinivas, the chief executive of Perp ... Show More
1h 13m
May 2025
The Dangers of A.I. Flattery + Kevin Meets the Orb + Group Chat Chat
<p>This week we dig into the ways chatbots are starting to manipulate us, including ChatGPT’s sycophantic update, Meta’s digital companionship turn and a secret experiment run on Reddit users. Then Kevin reports back from the unveiling of a new eye-scanning orb. And finally, we’r ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2025
Sora and the Infinite Slop Feeds + ChatGPT Goes to Therapy + Hot Mess Express
<p>This week, we’re talking about the new A.I.-generated video tools and social media feeds from Google, Meta and OpenAI. Is this how A.I. is going to cure cancer? Then, the psychotherapist Gary Greenberg stops by to discuss his recent New Yorker essay about treating ChatGPT as a ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2023
All Gas, No Brakes in A.I. + Metaverse Update + Lessons From a Prompt Engineer
<p>ChatGPT can now hear, see and speak — and that’s just the start of the deluge of A.I. news this week. Kevin and Casey unpack the lightning-speed updates.</p><p>Then, Meta’s next-generation headset, Quest 3, is here. Is there still hope for the metaverse?</p><p>And: An intervie ... Show More
1h 6m
Feb 2023
A.I. is Here: Now What? | 2.12.23
Artificial intelligence, or AI, has burst into the mainstream, captivating people around the world, and setting off a global race to implement the revolutionary technology in every facet of society. We talk to a number of experts about the future of artificial intelligence and th ... Show More
18m 51s