(Yet Another) Emergency Pod: Sam Altman Is Back

(Yet Another) Emergency Pod: Sam Altman Is Ba...

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Tim Cook’s Legacy + The Future of U.B.I. With Andrew Yang + HatGPT

This week, Tim Cook announced he would step down as chief executive of Apple. We discuss what he got right and what he got wrong, and we offer some unsolicited advice for his replacement, John Ternus. Then, Andrew Yang joins us to discuss A.I.-powered job automation and why unive ...  Show more

A.I. Backlash Turns Violent + Kara Swisher on Healthmaxxing + The Zuck Bot Is Coming

This week, amid violent attacks on the homes of the OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and the Indianapolis councilman Ron Gibson, we debate why artificial intelligence and data centers are so unpopular. Then, Kara Swisher returns to the show to discuss her new docuseries on Silic ...  Show more

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