60 acast.com Platformer https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/platformer en Casey Newton AI,Social Media,OpenAI,Google Casey Newton

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]]> false Casey Newton info+691393cfc1ed8717c505f219@mg-eu.acast.com 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 platformer https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1762890615196-13a11220-b272-443e-98a1-a61b3b53d658.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/platformer Platformer Why Anthropic’s new model has cybersecurity experts rattled Why Anthropic’s new model has cybersecurity experts rattled Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:56:06 GMT 11:13 69d599963ae78d6f11f2d063 false https://www.platformer.news/anthropic-mythos-cybersecurity-risk-experts/ 69d599963ae78d6f11f2d063 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 anthropic-mythos-cybersecurity-risk-experts full The company says it has built its most dangerous model yet. Can its coalition of internet companies fix the internet before others catch up?


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


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]]> Can you have child safety and Section 230, too? Can you have child safety and Section 230, too? Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:23:15 GMT 16:15 69cc81941bf9765f47e21363 false https://www.platformer.news/social-media-trials-230-content-design/ 69cc81941bf9765f47e21363 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 social-media-trials-230-content-design full 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.


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]]> 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.


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]]> Spotify takes on its doppelgänger problem Spotify takes on its doppelgänger problem Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:19:27 GMT 11:50 69c32a0f7878605e110c3f2c false https://www.platformer.news/spotify-artist-profile-protection/ 69c32a0f7878605e110c3f2c 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 spotify-artist-profile-protection full 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.


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]]> 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.


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]]> Why Meta is retreating from encryption Why Meta is retreating from encryption Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:19:52 GMT 14:28 69b8ac38ed36bef377ea3a84 false https://www.platformer.news/instagram-encryption-meta-whatsapp/ 69b8ac38ed36bef377ea3a84 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 instagram-encryption-meta-whatsapp full In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg called privacy the future of social networking. Not anymore.


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]]> Inside the backlash to the AI war machine Inside the backlash to the AI war machine Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:25:55 GMT 15:41 69aa3b33c2eb2fc3ab04a72d false https://www.platformer.news/openai-protest-military-ai-movement/ 69aa3b33c2eb2fc3ab04a72d 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 openai-protest-military-ai-movement full 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.


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]]> 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.


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]]> What is OpenAI going to do when the truth comes out? What is OpenAI going to do when the truth comes out? Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:46:09 GMT 21:37 69a6598120f5582da0cd401e false https://www.platformer.news/openai-pentagon-surveillance-drones-backlash/ 69a6598120f5582da0cd401e 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 openai-pentagon-surveillance-drones-backlash full Sam Altman’s deal with the Pentagon seems too good to be true. What happens when the public realizes that?


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


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]]> The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:06:09 GMT 17:53 69a0ee020e30955851dfcacb false https://www.platformer.news/anthropic-pentagon-authoritarian-ai/ 69a0ee020e30955851dfcacb 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 anthropic-pentagon-authoritarian-ai full 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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]]> 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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]]> The infinite scroll goes on trial The infinite scroll goes on trial Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:15:50 GMT 6:41 6997c3d6a444b25f2cc6b3b4 false https://www.platformer.news/the-infinite-scroll-goes-on-trial/ 6997c3d6a444b25f2cc6b3b4 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 the-infinite-scroll-goes-on-trial full 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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]]> 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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]]> Why the infinite-scroll childhood may be coming to an end Why the infinite-scroll childhood may be coming to an end Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:47:43 GMT 12:00 698a9c4f3d87b095b54f8ebc false https://www.platformer.news/social-media-addiction-trial-eu-tiktok-investigation/ 698a9c4f3d87b095b54f8ebc 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 social-media-addiction-trial-eu-tiktok-investigation full 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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]]> 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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]]> The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:14:58 GMT 13:44 69854ea29a20cfbf338da3dc false https://www.platformer.news/journalism-job-automation-claude/ 69854ea29a20cfbf338da3dc 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 journalism-job-automation-claude full 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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]]> 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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]]> Five ways of thinking about Moltbook Five ways of thinking about Moltbook Tue, 03 Feb 2026 02:36:04 GMT 10:55 69815f144b12c3dd730ecd02 false https://www.platformer.news/moltbook-ai-agents-security-content-moderation/ 69815f144b12c3dd730ecd02 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 moltbook-ai-agents-security-content-moderation full What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future.


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]]> 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 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:27:33 GMT 12:18 6979741515dde02bc69aa012 false https://www.platformer.news/social-media-screen-time-manchester-study-haidt/ 6979741515dde02bc69aa012 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 social-media-screen-time-manchester-study-haidt full

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]]> The AI productivity paradox The AI productivity paradox Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:06:27 GMT 6:49 6972d7a382622989701206b9 false https://www.platformer.news/ai-productivity-paradox-metr-pwc-workday/ 6972d7a382622989701206b9 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 ai-productivity-paradox-metr-pwc-workday full

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]]> What I learned while cloning my own voice What I learned while cloning my own voice Wed, 14 Jan 2026 01:11:50 GMT 6:36 6966ed57eb641da7e272e49c false https://www.platformer.news/platformer-voice-clone-elevenlabs/ 6966ed57eb641da7e272e49c 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 platformer-voice-clone-elevenlabs full

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]]> Grok gets blocked Grok gets blocked Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:06:51 GMT 5:56 69659aabd87c2ca348c048b2 false https://www.platformer.news/grock-blocked-uk-indonesia-france-musk/ 69659aabd87c2ca348c048b2 691393cfc1ed8717c505f219 grock-blocked-uk-indonesia-france-musk full

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