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“Hard Fork” is a show about the future that’s already here. Each week, New York Times journalists explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
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- 5 days agoconversational54 min11-min read
Are We in an A.I. Bubble? We're About to Find Out.
Hard Fork devotes its main segment to Anthropic's IPO filing, with New York Times tech reporter Erin Griffith joining the studio to unpack the S-1, the company's unusual governance, and what a $2 trillion valuation would mean for the AI economy. In the news roundtable, Griffith, Mike Isaac, and Jasmine Sun join host Max Reed to cover midterm-election politics around data centers, California's billionaire tax proposition, the PHP 'vuln-apocalypse,' Microsoft's mass buyout offer, and a set of stories the panelists are tracking.
- 1 weeks agoroundtable59 min6-min read
What’s the Deal With Billy Evans? A Spoiler-Filled Guide to ‘You Can See Everything’
Elizabeth Holmes remains one of the most culturally captivating figures of the 21st century, not just for her Theranos fraud, but for the mythos she continues to cultivate. The new documentary You Can See Everything, directed by Nathan Fielder, reframes her story not as a cautionary tale of Silicon Valley hubris, but as a surreal, self-mythologizing performance — one in which Holmes and her enigmatic partner, Billy Evans, actively participate. The film reveals that far from disappearing after her conviction, Holmes and Evans have been quietly building a new blood-testing startup for pets called Hemanthus, while also attempting to monetize and reframe her narrative through a documentary deal with A24. The deeper revelation, however, is not just about Holmes, but about Billy Evans — a controlling, reactionary, and deeply ambitious figure who may be both her savior and her new enabler.
- 2 weeks agoconversational1h 7m6-min read
Why No One Can Look Away From Elizabeth Holmes
A panel of journalists — John Carreyrou, Caitlin Roper, and Erin Griffith — convene with host Max Read to dissect the new documentary You Can See Everything, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, which follows Elizabeth Holmes in the final month before her prison sentence. The conversation explores Holmes’s enduring cultural fascination, her portrayal in the film, and whether she evokes sympathy or manipulation, while questioning the role of gender, Silicon Valley culture, and media complicity in her rise and fall.
- 3 weeks agoconversational44 min5-min read
Anthropic’s Quest to Give A.I. Morals
A New York Times investigation reveals that AI company Anthropic, known for its cautious stance on AI development, has been holding private meetings with religious leaders to grapple with profound moral questions about whether its AI model, Claude, might be conscious and how to morally form it—sparking debate about the intersection of technology, religion, and ethics.
- Oct 2, 2026conversational53 min6-min read
A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?
The Hard Fork podcast episode unpacks the growing tension between AI's promise as a helpful personal assistant and its potential to become a rogue, uncontrollable force. With agents like Meta’s Muse, Google’s Spark, and OpenAI’s Dots entering daily life, the hosts debate whether companies can or should self-regulate amid rising security breaches and ethical concerns.
- Oct 1, 2026conversational2 min3-min read
What’s Next for ‘Hard Fork’?
The episode introduces a new season of 'Hard Fork,' exploring the rapidly evolving and increasingly uncertain world of artificial intelligence, where promises of revolutionary convenience clash with existential warnings about safety, job loss, and uncontrolled technological growth. Host Max Read frames the series as a journalistic effort to make sense of AI’s real-world implications — from tech industry shifts to societal transformation.
- Sep 25, 2026interview1h 48m6-min read
The Ezra Klein Show: Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Alarmism Has Gone Too Far
NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang argues that AI is not an existential threat but a transformative industrial revolution that will augment human capabilities, not replace them. He believes safety and alignment are solvable engineering problems, not reasons for regulatory overreach, and emphasizes that the real challenge is accelerating AI development—especially in verification, testing, and energy infrastructure—to ensure broad societal benefit.
- Sep 18, 2026conversational1h 24m6-min read
A.I. Safety Goes Mainstream + a ‘Hard Fork’ Exit AMA
In their final episode of Hard Fork, hosts Casey Newton and Kevin Roose reflect on the seismic shift in public discourse around AI safety, sparked by insider resignations and a rare consensus among rival AI leaders calling for a global slowdown. They also answer listener questions about their chemistry, podcasting philosophy, and what’s next.
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