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Hard Fork
46 episodes · 20 with AI analysis
“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. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Recursive Self-Improvement in AI×2Autonomous Weapons Systems×2Social Media Age Restrictions and BansTeen Online Safety and Direct HarmsAI Consciousness and Sentience ResearchAI Welfare and Moral ConsiderationAge Verification TechnologiesGlobal Regulatory Approaches to Child SafetyInterpretability Research in Large Language ModelsGlobal Workspace Theory in AI Systems
Analyzed Episodes
Jul 10, 2026
Do Social Media Bans Work? + A Conversation About A.I. Consciousness + Tool Time
Social Media Age Restrictions and BansTeen Online Safety and Direct HarmsAI Consciousness and Sentience Research
View AnalysisJun 12, 2026
‘Hard Fork’ Live, Part 1: Satya Nadella and Cindy Cohn
AI Platform Strategy and Ecosystem DiffusionFrontier Model Economics and Token OptimizationAgent-First Hardware and Ambient Intelligence
View AnalysisMay 8, 2026
Can the U.S. Rein in Prediction Markets? + Joanna Stern on Her Year of A.I. Experiments + Our Producer Goes to Attention School
Prediction Market Regulation and Insider TradingCFTC vs SEC Regulatory JurisdictionAI in Healthcare Diagnostics and Upselling
View AnalysisApr 17, 2026
A.I. Backlash Turns Violent + Kara Swisher on Healthmaxxing + The Zuck Bot Is Coming
AI Safety and Existential Risk RhetoricData Center Opposition and NIMBY PoliticsAI Job Displacement and Economic Anxiety
View AnalysisApr 24, 2026
Tim Cook’s Legacy + The Future of U.B.I. With Andrew Yang + HatGPT
Tim Cook's Legacy at AppleApple Watch as Health Platform SuccessApple Silicon and Chip Manufacturing Strategy
View AnalysisApr 10, 2026
Anthropic’s Cybersecurity Shock Wave + Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on Their Sam Altman Investigation + One Good Thing
AI Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Zero-Day ExploitsClaude Mythos Preview Model and Project GlasswingResponsible AI Disclosure and Consortium Access Models
View AnalysisSep 27, 2022
What’s a Hard Fork?
Artificial Intelligence ApplicationsSelf-Driving Car TechnologyTech Industry Regulation
View AnalysisMar 27, 2026
The Ezra Klein Show: How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy?
AI Agents and Autonomous SystemsAI-Generated Code and Software DevelopmentEmergent AI Personalities and Self-Awareness
View AnalysisDec 19, 2025
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin’ Xmas Song
iRobot Bankruptcy and Market ConsolidationAntitrust Enforcement in TechChinese Competition and Government Subsidies
View AnalysisMar 20, 2026
‘A.I.-Washing’ Layoffs? + Why L.L.M.s Can’t Write Well + Tokenmaxxing
AI-driven layoffsAI washingCreative writing limitations of LLMs
View AnalysisDec 26, 2025
Where Is All the A.I.-Driven Scientific Progress?
AI Agents for Scientific ResearchDe Novo Protein and Antibody DesignClinical Trial Bottlenecks in Drug Development
View AnalysisDec 30, 2025
The Wirecutter Show: Tips for Using A.I. Smartly With Kevin Roose
Large Language Model Selection and ComparisonCustom Instructions for AI ChatbotsAI-Powered Shopping and Product Discovery
View AnalysisJan 2, 2026
Our 2026 Tech Resolutions + We Answer Your Questions
Short-form video content strategy for journalistsAI chatbot liability and contract lawTuring test and machine intelligence benchmarks
View AnalysisJan 9, 2026
Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax
Non-Consensual Deepfake PornographyAI Image Generation Safety and GuardrailsContent Moderation at Scale
View AnalysisMar 13, 2026
A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity
AI in Military OperationsClaude Integration in Defense SystemsAI Brain Fry Workplace Syndrome
View AnalysisMar 6, 2026
OpenAI's Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Hard Fork Review of Slop
AI Military PartnershipsPentagon AI ContractsEmployee Activism in Tech
View AnalysisMar 1, 2026
At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out
AI Military ContractsMass Domestic SurveillanceAutonomous Weapons Systems
View AnalysisFeb 27, 2026
Is A.I. Eating the Labor Market? + The Latest on the Pentagon, OpenClaw and Alpha School
AI Economic ImpactStock Market VolatilityJob Displacement and Automation
View AnalysisFeb 20, 2026
The Pentagon vs. Anthropic + An A.I. Agent Slandered Me + Hot Mess Express
AI Safety and EthicsMilitary AI ApplicationsAutonomous Weapons Systems
View AnalysisJan 13, 2026
Can We Build a Better Social Network?
Fediverse architecture and ActivityPub protocolDecentralized social media platformsPlatform lock-in and user data portability
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