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Mar 6
OpenAI's Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Hard Fork Review of Slop
This week, the fallout continues as OpenAI scrambles to rework its deal with the Pentagon, while government agencies adapt to life without Claude. Then we break down the grim new reality of prediction market bets on the U.S.-Israel led war with Iran. Finally, it’s time for anothe ... Show More
1h 5m
Mar 1
At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out
On Friday, President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s A.I. systems and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated the company a “supply chain risk.” Then, just a few hours later, the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, announced that his company reached an ... Show More
33m 8s
Nov 2024
(Preview) What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for Tech, Questions on Antitrust, EU and Growth, Elon Musk and the Election
Looking to President Trump's first term for clues about what tech policy might look like for the next four years. Topics include: Apple's balancing act with the U.S. and China, why Meta and Google might have fared better under Kamala Harris, the implications for "Little Tech," an ... Show More
15m 38s
Jul 2025
Why Trump Just Gave China the Keys to A.I.’s Future
<p>In the global fight to dominate A.I., China is quickly catching up to the United States — which is why President Trump barred the tech giant Nvidia from selling its superpowered computer chips to Chinese companies.</p><p>Then, a few days ago, Mr. Trump abruptly changed course. ... Show More
31m 4s
Feb 2025
The high stakes for AI Alexa
AI will fix everything, right? In this episode, friend of The Verge (and Waveform co-host) David Imel joins Nilay and David to talk all about Alexa Plus, and the AI-powered voice assistant Amazon thinks can do everything from turn on your lights to order your friend an Uber. The ... Show More
1h 56m
Feb 2025
Elon Musk: agent of chaos
On today's episode, once again, it's OpenAI and DOGE. And some other things! Nilay and David start the show by talking about Elon Musk's surprise bid to buy the nonprofit arm of OpenAI, along with the company's plans for new models and new rules for those models. After that, The ... Show More
1h 47m
<p>Our 109th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p>
<p>If you are a fan, we'd appreciate your feedback on Apple Podcast, or just via email to <a href="mailto:contact@lastweekin.ai" target="_blank">contact@lastweekin.ai</a> - feel free to DM us on Tw ... Show More