• 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/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show More Show Less
    20 mins
  • 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/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show More Show Less
    13 mins
  • 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/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show More Show Less
    11 mins
  • Can you have child safety and Section 230, too?
    Apr 1 2026

    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.


    Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/social-media-trials-230-content-design/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show More Show Less
    16 mins
  • Spotify takes on its doppelgänger problem
    Mar 25 2026

    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.


    Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/spotify-artist-profile-protection/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show More Show Less
    12 mins
  • Why Meta is retreating from encryption
    Mar 17 2026

    In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg called privacy the future of social networking. Not anymore.


    Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/instagram-encryption-meta-whatsapp/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show More Show Less
    14 mins
  • Inside the backlash to the AI war machine
    Mar 6 2026

    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.


    Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/openai-protest-military-ai-movement/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show More Show Less
    16 mins
  • What is OpenAI going to do when the truth comes out?
    Mar 3 2026

    Sam Altman’s deal with the Pentagon seems too good to be true. What happens when the public realizes that?


    Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/openai-pentagon-surveillance-drones-backlash/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show More Show Less
    22 mins