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Platformer

Platformer

By: Casey Newton
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 Weekly audio updates at the intersection of tech and democracy. From Casey Newton.

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  • The scientific case for being nice to your chatbot

    The scientific case for being nice to your chatbot
    Apr 17 2026

    New research confirms that LLMs often perform better when you encourage them. But why?


    Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/chatbot-emotion-research-anthropic-alignment-interpretability/

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    20 mins
  • Sam Altman’s second thoughts

    Sam Altman’s second thoughts
    Apr 14 2026

    OpenAI’s CEO is asking the public to lower the temperature on AI. But who turned it up in the first place?


    Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/sam-altman-ai-backlash/

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    13 mins
  • Why Anthropic’s new model has cybersecurity experts rattled

    Why Anthropic’s new model has cybersecurity experts rattled
    Apr 7 2026

    The company says it has built its most dangerous model yet. Can its coalition of internet companies fix the internet before others catch up?


    Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/anthropic-mythos-cybersecurity-risk-experts/

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    11 mins
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