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The New York Times

“Hard Fork” is a show about the future that’s already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech. 

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Hard Fork

This week, we look at the cybersecurity threats that a new unreleased model from Anthropic are posing to software everywhere. And we ask whether Project Glasswing, the company’s bold new defense initiative, will give tech companies enough of a head start to secure the web. Then, we’re joined by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz of The New Yorker to discuss their blockbuster new profile of Sam Altman. And finally, we look to the skies for this edition of One Good Thing.

 

Guests:

 Ronan Farrow • , investigative reporter and a contributing writer to The New Yorker.

 Andrew Marantz • , staff writer at The New Yorker.

 

Additional Reading:

 Anthropic Claims Its New A.I. Model, Mythos, Is a Cybersecurity ‘Reckoning’
 Why Anthropic’s New Model Has Cybersecurity Experts Rattled
 Sam Altman May Control Our Future — Can He Be Trusted?
 Artemis II Moon Launch

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Anthropic’s Cybersecurity Shock Wave + Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on Their Sam Altman Investigation + One Good Thing

Last week, two separate juries held social media companies liable for harming young users. We unpack what these landmark decisions mean — not only for the future of social platforms like Meta and YouTube, but also for A.I. chatbots. Then, Sebastian Mallaby, the author of “The Infinity Machine,” joins us to talk about the three years he spent with Demis Hassabis and those closest to Google DeepMind. And finally, we catch up on some of our favorite tech headlines from the week with a round of HatGPT.

 

Guest:

 Sebastian Mallaby • , author of “The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence.”

 

Additional Reading:

 Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety
 An A.I. Agent Was Banned From Creating Wikipedia Articles, Then Wrote Angry Blogs About Being Banned
 I Met Olaf — the Frozen Robot who Might be the Future of Disney Parks
 Claude’s Code: Anthropic Leaks Source Code for A.I. Software Engineering Tool
 What’s With All the A.I. Videos of Cheating Fruit?
 This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into A.I. Podcasts
 North Korean Hackers Suspected in Axios Software Tool Breach

 

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The Future of Addictive Design + Going Deep at DeepMind + HatGPT

The “Hard Fork” team is off this week, taking a much-needed break. While we’re away, we wanted to draw your attention to a recent episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”

In this conversation, Ezra speaks with Jack Clark, a co-founder of Anthropic, about how he is using A.I. agents; how the technology is leading to meaningful changes in the ways we work and think; and how policy can or must change to anticipate potential job displacement on the horizon.

We’ll be back with a new episode next week.

Guest:

 Jack Clark • , a co-founder and the head of policy at Anthropic. 

Additional Reading:

 • A full transcript and video of this episode can be found
 here • .

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The Ezra Klein Show: How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy?

This week, we start by talking about the new wave of tech layoffs at Atlassian and Block, as well as reports that Meta plans to cut up to 20 percent of its work force. This raises the question of whether A.I. job loss has truly begun, or if there are other factors at play. Then, we’re joined by the writer Jasmine Sun to talk about why chatbots are still so bad at creative writing. And finally, it’s tokenmaxxing time! Kevin takes us behind the scenes of his latest reporting about why tech companies are building leaderboards to measure who is using the most A.I.

 

Guest:

 • Jasmine Sun, journalist and writer at
 jasmi.news

 

Additional Reading:

 I Worked for Block. Its A.I. Job Cuts Aren’t What They Seem.
 Meta Planning Sweeping Layoffs as A.I. Costs Mount
 Meta Delays Rollout of New A.I. Model After Performance Concerns
 The A.I.-Washing of Job Cuts Is Corrosive and Confusing
 The Human Skill That Eludes A.I.

 

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‘A.I.-Washing’ Layoffs? + Why L.L.M.s Can’t Write Well + Tokenmaxxing

A.I. is changing the ways war is waged. This week, we explore how the U.S. and Israel are using A.I. to identify targets in the conflict with Iran — and why data centers and fiber optic cables are targets on the front lines. Then, researcher Julie Bedard breaks down “A.I. brain fry,” a new condition she and her colleagues studied among A.I. users at work. And finally, Casey shares his battle with Grammarly after the company used his identity in a new A.I. feature, without his consent.

Guest:

 Julie Bedard, • managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group who is also the lead author of a survey of
 “A.I. brain fry” in the workplace • .

Additional Reading:

 U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
 How A.I. Is Turbocharging the War in Iran
 Anthropic’s A.I. tool Claude central to U.S. campaign in Iran, amid a bitter feud
 A.I. Fatigue Is Real and Nobody Talks About It
 Token Anxiety
 A.I. Doesn’t Reduce Work — It Intensifies It
 Grammarly Is Using Our Identities Without Permission

 

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A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity

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 another edition of The Hard Fork Review of Slop. This time we’re joined by Arijeta Lajka, a New York Times reporter, to discuss her recent article about the short form A.I.-generated slop YouTube is feeding to young children.

Guest:

Arijeta Lajka, New York Times video journalist

Additional Reading:

 The Pentagon Officially Notifies Anthropic That It Is a ‘Supply Chain Risk’
 OpenAI Amends A.I. Deal With the Pentagon 
 How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart 
 How Anonymous Bettors Cashed In on the Iran Strike, Just Hours Before It Happened
 Israeli Army Reservists Are Suspected of Using Inside Knowledge to Bet
 How A.I.-Generated Videos Are Distorting Your Child’s YouTube Feed

 

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OpenAI's Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Hard Fork Review of Slop

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 agreement with the Pentagon. The deal ensures its technology won’t be used for the same two safety concerns Anthropic raised: domestic mass surveillance or autonomous weapons. So what is going on? Is this a political vendetta between the Pentagon and Anthropic? Or are there substantive differences between the agreement Anthropic was offered and the one OpenAI signed? We cut through the confusion.

Additional Reading:

 OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash
 Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic After Pentagon Standoff

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At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out

This week, the economist Anton Korinek joins to break down how artificial intelligence is driving volatility in the job and stock markets. Then, the battle between the Pentagon and Anthropic is getting even more tense. Anthropic now has until 5:01 p.m. Eastern time on Friday to accept the military’s demands over the terms of a contract, or the Trump administration will retaliate by invoking the Defense Production Act and designating the company a “supply chain risk.” We discuss this change, as well as two other updates on OpenClaw and Alpha Schools.

Guest:

 Anton Korinek • , economist studying the impact of A.I., at the University of Virginia.

Additional Reading:

 Pentagon Gives A.I. Company an Ultimatum
 Summer Yue’s OpenClaw post
 ‘Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs’: Inside an AI-Powered Private School
 Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out
 The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis
 When Does Automating Research Produce Explosive Growth?

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Is A.I. Eating the Labor Market? + The Latest on the Pentagon, OpenClaw and Alpha School

This week, Anthropic is refusing to let the government use the company’s technology for autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance. In response, the Pentagon is threatening to cut business ties and declare Anthropic a “supply chain risk.” Who will blink first? Then, Scott Shambaugh joins us to tell the strange tale of the autonomous A.I. agent that wrote a hit piece about him. And finally, the Hot Mess Express returns to the station.

 

Guest:

 • Scott Shambaugh, engineer and writer of “
An A.I. Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me • ”
 

 

Additional Reading:

 Defense Department and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety
 Ring Cancels Its Partnership With Flock Safety After Surveillance Backlash
 Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
 Japan’s Largest Toilet Maker Is Undervalued A.I. Play, Says Activist Investor
 ‘It Is 35 Degrees’: Outrage as Aussie Uber Driver Charges $5 to Turn on Air Conditioning Unit During Heatwave
 Meta Patented an A.I. That Lets You Keep Posting From Beyond the Grave
 I Tried RentAHuman, Where A.I. Agents Hired Me to Hype Their A.I. Start-Ups

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The Pentagon vs. Anthropic + An A.I. Agent Slandered Me + Hot Mess Express

This week, we discuss Wall Street’s software-stock sell-off and a viral essay on X about the potential for widespread job displacement from A.I. Then, the New York Times reporter Alexandra Alter walks us through the process that a growing number of writers are adopting to churn out romance novels with help from A.I. chatbots. Finally, we each share one bit of good tech-related news — a new way to make playlists on Spotify and progress toward decoding whale sounds.

 

Guest:

Alexandra Alter, • a New York Times reporter covering books and publishing.

 

Additional Reading:

The Dark Side of A.I. Weighs on Tech StocksMatt Shumer’s essay “Something Big Is Happening”The New Fabio Is ClaudeHow a New A.I. Tool Fixed My Single Biggest Problem With SpotifyHow A.I. Trained on Birds Is Surfacing Underwater Mysteries
 

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