Nilay Patel
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Sam Altman doesn’t understand why we use computers
Sam Altman thinks it’s inefficient to have RAM sitting in your personal computer when AI companies need more computing power for their data centers. But is he missing the point?
Inside the race to build the machine god | Decoder
My guest today is Kevin Roose, a journalist and author of the new book The AGI Chronicles.
JB Pritzker’s frightening theory about AI and jobs | Decoder
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy.
Why Elon Musk wants to sell you cell service | Decoder
My guest today is Walter Piecyk, a telecom analyst at LightShed Partners, and we’re discussing SpaceX’s plan to become a major wireless carrier.
How Benn Jordan became Flock’s biggest headache
Today, I’m talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist.
Why does everyone think they can fix Warner Bros.?
Acquiring Warner Bros. never goes well for anyone. AOL failed, AT&T failed, and Discovery failed — although it did succeed in flipping the assets to David Ellison’s Skydance.
How Meta got ahead of OpenAI on AI agents | Decoder
My guest today is Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, and we're discussing the new wave of consumer friendly AI agents.
Adam Schiff says voluntary AI rules are meaningless
California Sen. Adam Schiff sits on a bunch of the committees that do tech and AI oversight, so I really wanted to ask him about how we might regulate anything related to the tech industry at this…
How Utah locals fought Kevin O'Leary's AI data center | Decoder
Today I’m talking with Josh Dzieza, a longtime features writer here at The Verge, about a massive data center in Utah that does not exist, might never exist, and yet has already completely reshaped…
The SaaSpocalypse that wasn't, with Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes | Decoder
My guest today is Mike Cannon-Brookes, who is co-founder and CEO of Atlassian.