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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	What I learned while cloning my own voice	14 Jan 2026	00:06:36
Announcing Platformer+, a new way to listen to our columns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Grok gets blocked	13 Jan 2026	00:05:56
More than a week into a deepfake scandal, a handful of foreign governments have found the strength to do what Apple, Google, and the United States will not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	The AI productivity paradox	23 Jan 2026	00:06:49
Managers say it makes them more productive. Workers don't. What gives? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	What a big study of teens says about social media — and what it can’t	28 Jan 2026	00:12:18
The “moral panic” framing misses how platforms actually harm kids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Five ways of thinking about Moltbook	03 Feb 2026	00:10:55
What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/moltbook-ai-agents-security-content-moderation/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	The infinite scroll goes on trial	20 Feb 2026	00:06:41
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. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/the-infinite-scroll-goes-on-trial/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Why the infinite-scroll childhood may be coming to an end	10 Feb 2026	00:12:00
A lawsuit that begins in LA this week, along with a new investigation into TikTok by the European Commission, could change social apps forever. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/social-media-addiction-trial-eu-tiktok-investigation/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot	06 Feb 2026	00:13:44
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? Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/journalism-job-automation-claude/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived	27 Feb 2026	00:17:53
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. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/anthropic-pentagon-authoritarian-ai/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	What is OpenAI going to do when the truth comes out?	03 Mar 2026	00:21:37
Sam Altman’s deal with the Pentagon seems too good to be true. What happens when the public realizes that? Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/openai-pentagon-surveillance-drones-backlash/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Inside the backlash to the AI war machine	06 Mar 2026	00:15:41
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. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/openai-protest-military-ai-movement/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Why Meta is retreating from encryption	17 Mar 2026	00:14:28
In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg called privacy the future of social networking. Not anymore. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/instagram-encryption-meta-whatsapp/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Spotify takes on its doppelgänger problem	25 Mar 2026	00:11:50
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. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/spotify-artist-profile-protection/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Sam Altman’s second thoughts	14 Apr 2026	00:12:31
OpenAI’s CEO is asking the public to lower the temperature on AI. But who turned it up in the first place? Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/sam-altman-ai-backlash/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Why Anthropic’s new model has cybersecurity experts rattled	07 Apr 2026	00:11:13
The company says it has built its most dangerous model yet. Can its coalition of internet companies fix the internet before others catch up? Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/anthropic-mythos-cybersecurity-risk-experts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Can you have child safety and Section 230, too?	01 Apr 2026	00:16:15
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. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/social-media-trials-230-content-design/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	How we're shaking up Platformer for the AI era	28 Apr 2026	00:14:18
On newsletters in the age of AI automation. PLUS: Musk and OpenAI in court, and China blocks Meta's Manus acquisition. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/platformer-schedule-changes-ai-automation/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	The scientific case for being nice to your chatbot	17 Apr 2026	00:19:58
New research confirms that LLMs often perform better when you encourage them. But why? Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/chatbot-emotion-research-anthropic-alignment-interpretability/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	The best argument I’ve heard for why AI won't take your job with Box CEO Aaron Levie	13 May 2026	01:07:16
In the first episode of the Platformer podcast, Box CEO Aaron Levie makes the case that you'll keep your job — you just won't recognize it. Casey talks to one of enterprise tech's most optimistic voices on why the "SaaSpocalypse" thesis is wrong, what the seat-based SaaS model really looks like in an agentic world, and why he thinks AI is going to create more jobs than it kills. Plus: Platformer fellow Ella Markianos talks about fresh survey data that shows a surprising divide in who's actually using AI at work. Read the newsletter here: https://platformer.news/ai-job-loss-box-ceo-aaron-levie/ Who else should we have on this show? Let us know at casey@platformer.news. Sponsored by Atlassian Rovo \| Become an AI-native team with Rovo. atlassian.com/rovo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	The Trump administration's AI doomer moment	06 May 2026	00:11:49
A year ago, officials all but sneered at the idea of AI safety. A new frontier model has them reconsidering. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/trump-administration-doomers-ai/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	Why Doomers Are Wrong about AI and Jobs with Google's James Manyika	19 May 2026	01:10:17
In the second episode of the Platformer podcast, Google SVP James Manyika makes a bet: AI is not going to wipe out half of white-collar jobs in the next two years, no matter what the AI CEOs keep telling you. Platformer's Casey Newton talks to one of tech's most credentialed thinkers on AI and the economy about why labor markets move slower than the technology, what the "missed use" of AI means for countries the boom risks leaving behind, and what really keeps him up at night about AI and work (hint: it's not job loss). Plus: Platformer fellow Ella Markianos brings us a fresh survey of economists on what they think will happen with AI and jobs. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/james-manyika-google-ai-jobs-io-2026/ Who else should we have on this show? Let us know at casey@platformer.news. Sponsored by Atlassian Rovo \| Become an AI-native team with Rovo. https://www.atlassian.com/rovo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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