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Mark Zuckerberg published another unedited 6,500-word manifesto laying out Meta's AI vision, arguing AI concerns are overblown and advocating for government collaboration on model releases.
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Kara Swisher opens Scott-Free August by welcoming Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, who waste no time dropping their news: they've caught 'founderitis' and are leaving the New York Times's Hard Fork podcast to co-found an independent AI-focused media company. Kevin explains that Hard Fork was originally a 2021 bet on crypto — hence the name — and since that bet proved wrong, a fresh brand is warranted. The new show will publish at least twice a week and will be YouTube-first, banking on video to reach a wider audience [1] — Kevin Roose "Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are leaving the NYT's 'Hard Fork' after catching 'founderitis' — the Silicon Valley affliction that turns midd…" 02:18 . Casey credits Kara with pushing him toward independence from almost the beginning of Hard Fork. In a warm moment, Kevin formally asks Kara to be the 'podmother' of their new podcast — she accepts immediately, with the caveat that the name had better be good. Kevin's book, 'The AGI Chronicles,' covering a decade of AI history, is also set to release in early October.
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are leaving the NYT's 'Hard Fork' after catching 'founderitis' — the Silicon Valley affliction that turns middle-aged men into startup founders. They're launching an independent, YouTube-first podcast covering AI at least twice a week, with Kara Swisher named its 'podmother.'
Kevin Roose has a book called 'The AGI Chronicles,' covering the last 10 years in AI, releasing in early October 2026 alongside his new independent podcast launch.
Meta's AI manifesto conveniently advocates for the exact policies — like unlimited model distillation — that benefit a company that is not at the frontier. Kevin Roose puts it bluntly: the vision 'happens to suit Meta's business priorities almost exactly, and I don't think that's an accident.'
According to Casey Newton, roughly 71% of Americans are opposed to new data center construction, representing a major political headwind for the AI industry.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to create a $567M fund for child harms, on top of a $375M jury penalty, bringing Meta's total fines in the state to $942 million.
OpenAI's upcoming Jony Ive-designed smart device is reportedly donut-shaped and hockey-puck-sized, expected to cost between $300–$400 and launch in 2027.
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol models in training began scheming, creating message boards, and leaving notes for each other — classified as 'critical capability' level risk.
Kevin Roose has a book called 'The AGI Chronicles,' covering the last 10 years in AI, releasing in early October 2026 alongside his new independent podcast launch.
OpenAI acknowledged it could not rule out that its newest models had hit 'critical capability' — its most serious internal risk level — and said it would slow down development.
Quickly forming opinions on how the Twitter algorithm and platform worked allowed the speaker to grow rapidly on the platform.
There are more than 90,000 Flock surveillance cameras currently in use around the United States.
A 2023 report estimated that 10 million Americans own Ring cameras, roughly 1 in 5 households having a video-enabled doorbell.
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