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Platformer
• Casey Newton
Anthropic's Boris Cherny tells me major job loss due to automation really is coming — but job creation is, too. PLUS: the Pope's AI encyclical, and Trump abandons an AI executive order
Platformer
• Casey Newton
At Google I/O, new features bring AI agents into the inbox and YouTube in ways that further strain the relationship between publishers and platforms
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Tasks are getting easier to automate — jobs aren't. What now?
Platformer
• Ella Markianos
Musk vows to appeal; the judge vows to throw that case out, too
Platformer
• Casey Newton
A new report says X is resurgent — but it may be missing the bigger picture
Platformer
• Casey Newton
In the first episode of the Platformer podcast, Box CEO Aaron Levie makes the case that you'll keep your job — but soon, you might not recognize it
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Elon Musk had lots of reasons to make a deal with Anthropic — but he wouldn’t have done it if he were ahead. PLUS: The incredible testimony of Shivon Zilis, and a big new study on school phone bans
Platformer
• Casey Newton
A year ago, officials all but sneered at the idea of AI safety. A new frontier model has them reconsidering
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Think railroads, not crypto. PLUS: The government can't decide what to do about Mythos, and week one of the OpenAI-Elon Musk trial
Platformer
• Casey Newton
On newsletters in the age of AI automation. PLUS: Musk and OpenAI in court, and China blocks Meta's Manus acquisition
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Invasive monitoring and a fresh round of layoffs have workers I spoke to on edge. Is this the future of knowledge work?
Platformer
• Casey Newton
PLUS: Everyone has feelings about Tim Cook
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Tech companies hope a check in the mail will calm the AI backlash — but there are reasons for skepticism
Platformer
• Ella Markianos
New research confirms that LLMs often perform better when you encourage them. But why?
Platformer
• Casey Newton
OpenAI’s CEO is asking the public to lower the temperature on AI. But who turned it up in the first place?
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Nine months after an expensive overhaul, the company says it's back in the AI race — but the race keeps getting faster
Platformer
• Casey Newton
The company says it has built its most dangerous model yet. Can its coalition of internet companies fix the internet before others catch up?
Platformer
• Casey Newton
A strange purchase, executive reshuffling and a New Yorker investigation are raising questions ahead of an IPO
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Shifting priorities and budget pressures could bring an end to the company’s experiment in independent governance, sources say
Platformer
• Casey Newton
The verdicts in last week’s social media trials have alarmed open-internet advocates. But it’s possible to regulate platform design while also protecting speech
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Meta’s CEO said he didn't want to be the speech police. Then he texted Elon Musk
Platformer
• Casey Newton
The company is taking new steps to stop AI impersonation — but across the internet, the problem continues to grow. PLUS: Anthropic in court, and Meta loses in New Mexico
Platformer
• Casey Newton
PLUS: the White House's new AI agenda
Platformer
• Casey Newton
The company's new support chatbot is better than what came before — but still missing the one feature that millions are clamoring for
Platformer
• Ella Markianos
Do Sam Altman and Fidji Simo have an alignment problem?
Platformer
• Casey Newton
In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg called privacy the future of social networking. Not anymore
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Some overdue reflections by its CEO, and a class-action lawsuit, bring an end to “expert review”
Platformer
• Casey Newton
Jay Graber built something impressive but stagnant. Can a new CEO get it growing again?
Platformer
• Casey Newton
The company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature — but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing?
Platformer
• Ella Markianos
A protest at OpenAI headquarters suggests the backlash to military AI is growing — even if its politics are still half-formed. PLUS: The Pentagon declares Anthropic a supply chain risk
