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Jan 2024
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The AI Election + Bitcoin’s Wall Street ...

The New York Times
About this episode

OpenAI has released its plan to fight disinformation in elections in 2024, but will its policies be consequential compared to those of other generative A.I. companies? Then, a watershed moment had crypto fans celebrating for the first time in maybe more than a year. And finally, what one writer’s attempt to sell a used mechanical pencil on TikTok says about how the platform is changing.

Today’s guests:

  • David Yaffe-Bellany covers the crypto industry for The New York Times
  • John Herrman covers technology for New York Magazine

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