The Hard Fork podcast from New York Times is ending; its creators are launching a new podcast, Machine Gods, with NPR
The Hard Fork podcast (New York Times), which focused on AI safety and LLMs after the launch of ChatGPT, is ending. Creators Casey Newton and Kevin Roose are launching a new podcast, Machine Gods, in partnership with NPR.
The Hard Fork podcast, which Casey Newton and Kevin Roose have produced for New York Times since autumn 2022, is ending. According to Newton, the show was originally intended to cover cryptocurrencies, but shortly after its launch, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, and Hard Fork gradually shifted towards large language models and their safety. The hosts regularly invited executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other AI companies and asked them about their plans for developing systems safely. According to Newton, listener interest grew in proportion to the increasing focus on AI in the show.
Newton and Roose announced a new podcast called Machine Gods, which they will produce in partnership with NPR through their own company, Machine Gods Media. According to Newton, they want to release episodes of the new podcast twice a week and focus more on YouTube. Former Hard Fork producer Rachel Cohn is also joining the new team.
The source text does not include the date of the final Hard Fork episode or further details about the content or distribution of Machine Gods. You can find details in the source article.
Why it matters
For people following AI news, the source of interviews with executives at AI companies (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) about LLM safety is changing – Hard Fork is ending as an established format, and the new Machine Gods podcast will offer a continuation. For companies in the AI sector, this is primarily a change in the media landscape covering their topics, rather than a direct operational impact.
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What this means
For individuals
Anyone who followed Hard Fork as a source of interviews with executives at AI companies (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) about LLM safety will need to switch to the new Machine Gods podcast, which is set to release episodes twice a week in partnership with NPR.
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