Hard Fork

“If I had $1 billion, how would I try to influence the results of this election?”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Diane Wong

The 2024 election has a new main character.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto

“Check your calendar, Kevin, that is in 14 months.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong

There’s just so much slop that at a certain point it makes the internet basically useless.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto, Pat McCusker and Leah Shaw Dameron

“In the United States, we have 50 laboratories of democracy and they’re called states.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Corey Schreppel and Diane Wong

Building great A.R. glasses is the hardest problem in consumer technology.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

“They should have just called it Strawberry. At least that’s delicious.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

Welcome to our 100th episode!

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Davis Land, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong

“This is not a normal legal dispute.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Davis Land, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto, Diane Wong and Jack Nicas

Tech platforms and governments are in a standoff.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Emily Lang, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

“It’s happening, but people don’t want it public.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker and Rowan Niemisto

This is totally unprecedented for a tech C.E.O.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto

“Maybe this actually is a chance to press the reset button on the internet.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Shreeya Sinha, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell and Marion Lozano

Every presidential election has a defining technology.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong

An episode unburdened by what has been.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Diane Wong

“The 2024 internet is just different than the internet we lived on four years ago.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

Answers to your moral quandaries, ethical dilemmas and etiquette questions about technology.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

Ted Sarandos, a chief executive of Netflix, on the future of entertainment.

By Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Wyatt Orme, Anabel Bacon, Allison Benedikt, Brad Fisher, Efim Shapiro, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Devin Yalkin

A little something for everyone: lawsuits, fighter jets and Casey in a bucket hat.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Larissa Anderson, Corey Schreppel, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto

Will a social media warning really help children’s mental health?

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

“They really sort of make you feel like it’s Christmas and Coachella at the same time.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Corey Schreppel

It turns out A.I. is surprisingly Canadian.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Diane Wong, Pat McCusker and Marion Lozano

“Pass me the nontoxic glue and a couple of rocks, because it’s time to whip up a meal with Google’s new A.I. Overviews.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Brad Fisher, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong

“Did you ever think we would have a literal Avenger fighting back against the relentless march of A.I.? Because that’s sort of what this story is about.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

It’s been a week of A.I. vertigo — the feeling that we’ve been dragged five years into the future and aren’t sure what to do about it.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Isaac Jones, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Rowan Niemisto

They gave him notes on his outfits and reassurance before a big talk, and they shared made-up gossip about each other.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Marion Lozano

A synthetic chief executive, a bot trained on employees’ personalities, and a regular duel with ChatGPT — our listeners brought us their stories.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Rowan Niemisto

“A clock is ticking on one of America’s most famous apps.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

“I feel like we’ve been at the club. I need some water and some electrolytes.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto

I’d rather not tell you what’s in this episode. It’s private.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell and Rowan Niemisto

“I’ve always said if you have a ChatGPT subscription and a hose, you can get very far in this life.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Pat McCusker, Corey Schreppel and Diane Wong

“Being a C.E.O. sucks. Elon was right. It is like looking into the abyss and chewing glass.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

“We’ll see you in court.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

Maybe go ahead and download your favorite TikToks.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Marion Lozano

Just when we thought the feud was cooling off, OpenAI pulled out the receipts.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong

We finally invited someone on the podcast who is meaner to Casey than Kevin is.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong

The mind behind DeepMind.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Pat McCusker

A special Valentine’s Day look back.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Pat McCusker

Plus, more ancient scrolls deciphered using artificial intelligence, Google’s chatbot updates, and a fight between record labels and TikTok.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Paula Szuchman

Introducing DJ TaskRabbit.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto, Paula Szuchman and Chris Wood

Strangely a lot of pro wrestling in this episode.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Kate LoPresti, Jen Poyant, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Corey Schreppel

“Two truly terrible ways to make money this week.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Dan Powell

It’s a drug episode.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Diane Wong and Pat McCusker

“This is sort of the big kahuna.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Kate LoPresti, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Pat McCusker

Plus, a very special “Hard Fork” holiday surprise.

By Kevin Roose and Casey Newton

Looks like Google is on the naughty list this year.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

Like the Cybertruck, this podcast is bulletproof.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Sophia Lanman

It’s full steam ahead for the tech world despite, well, everything.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

Fired, then hired to the same post.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Corey Schreppel and Dan Powell

Tech’s wildest weekend.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Rowan Niemisto, Dan Powell and Marion Lozano

“Probably the most shocking tech story of the year.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Corey Schreppel, Dan Powell and Marion Lozano

The companies changing our phones, our media and our meat.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Emily Lang, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong

“On this podcast, we’re automating the haters.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Dan Powell

“It’s America, you can always sue.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Emily Lang, Jen Poyant, Rowan Niemisto, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Sophia Lanman

Dozens of states sue Meta, we get advice from a pro YouTuber and we examine impressive advancements in artificial intelligence image generators.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell and Rowan Niemisto

New ways we’re understanding A.I. models, the musings of a billionaire venture capitalist, and the first word from an ancient scroll.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell and Rowan Niemisto

The Israel-Hamas war highlights X’s moderation failures. What should be social media’s role in global conflict?

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

How long can Google hold on to its jackpot of business models?

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Diane Wong

A.I. companies deliver yet another batch of impressive updates.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Sophia Lanman

Don’t fire your psychoanalyst just yet.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto, Dan Powell and Pat McCusker

It’s been a bumpy ride for the most important players in tech.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Sophia Lanman

“We’re better behind keyboards, not behind wrenches.”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Davis Land, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Marion Lozano

From building productivity apps to building new cities — tech tries to reinvent the world, again.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

You gotta give it to the A.I. — some of these really are bangers.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell and Marion Lozano

Sam Bankman-Fried lands himself back in jail.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

Backlash to technology online and on the streets.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Diane Wong

The only thing harder than making a room temperature superconductor may be passing internet regulation.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Marion Lozano

X marks the spot where Twitter died.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Diane Wong

“I would certainly rather Claude be boring than that Claude be dangerous”

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

Kevin and Casey answer your questions.

By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto