Episodes

  • The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived

    The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived
    Feb 27 2026

    AI safety researchers have long worried that a government would seek to use AI for domestic surveillance and autonomous killing. The Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic threatens to make it a reality.


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    18 mins
  • The infinite scroll goes on trial

    The infinite scroll goes on trial
    Feb 20 2026

    Testifying before a jury in LA, Mark Zuckerberg makes the case that platform design is about free expression. But the walls are closing in on Section 230.

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    7 mins
  • Why the infinite-scroll childhood may be coming to an end

    Why the infinite-scroll childhood may be coming to an end
    Feb 10 2026

    A lawsuit that begins in LA this week, along with a new investigation into TikTok by the European Commission, could change social apps forever.


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    12 mins
  • The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot

    The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot
    Feb 6 2026

    Anxiety about AI replacing entry-level jobs is on the rise. Could a state-of-the-art chatbot do the job of a Platformer fellow?


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    14 mins
  • Five ways of thinking about Moltbook

    Five ways of thinking about Moltbook
    Feb 3 2026

    What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future.


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    11 mins
  • What a big study of teens says about social media — and what it can’t

    What a big study of teens says about social media — and what it can’t
    Jan 28 2026
    The “moral panic” framing misses how platforms actually harm kids.

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    12 mins
  • The AI productivity paradox

    The AI productivity paradox
    Jan 23 2026
    Managers say it makes them more productive. Workers don't. What gives?

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    7 mins
  • What I learned while cloning my own voice

    What I learned while cloning my own voice
    Jan 14 2026
    Announcing Platformer+, a new way to listen to our columns.

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    7 mins