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• The Story: Spies vs. AIs

  This week, we check in on the CIA and how it’s faring in the age of AI. Oz sits down with David Ignatius, a foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Post to discuss his article, “A Band of Innovators Reimagines the Spy Game for a World with No Cover.” Ignatius has been covering US foreign policy and the CIA for almost four decades and he recently had a realization – that the “future of intelligence was going to be written in zeros and ones.” Which means the intelligence community needs to adapt and adapt quickly. But how does a government agency do this and what happens if it doesn’t? And who is responsible for dragging the bureaucracy-addled CIA into the AI future? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Week in Tech: Does 'Workslop' Affect Your Workplace?

  Do you know the definition of a friend? This week in tech news, workplaces may not be getting a good return on their AI investments and a new wearable goes all in on advertisements, but they are getting defaced. Then, Italy has a new AI regulation law and there’s a buzzy new “actress” in Hollywood. On Chat and Me, how one listener is personalizing AI to help his students learn Spanish.Also, we want to hear from you: If you’ve used a chatbot in an unusual or surprising way, send us a 1–2 minute voice note at [email protected]. Additional Reading: The hottest workplace policy at startups right now: No shoes | Fortune AI Generated Workslop is Destroying Productivity I went to an anti-tech rally, where Gen Z dressed as gnomes and smashed iPhones. Here's what I learned. AI Startup Friend Bets On Foes With $1M NYC Subway Campaign $55 Billion Deal for Electronic Arts Is Biggest Buyout Ever - The New York Times Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms | TechCrunch Italy enacts AI law covering privacy, oversight and child access | Reuters AI Actress Tilly Norwood Draws Backlash From Melissa Barrera, Lukas Gage and More Hollywood Names as Creator Defends Her as a ‘New Tool’ and ‘Not a Replacement for a Human Being’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• The Story: Everyone in Hollywood Already Uses AI

  This week, we explore Hollywood’s open secret — that everyone is using AI, they just aren’t talking about it. Karah sits down with Lila Shapiro, a features writer for New York Magazine, about what Hollywood, itself, thinks of AI. She shares what she’s learned from her extensive interviews with studio executives, directors, writers, vfx artists, actors, and AI entrepreneurs. They discuss whether AI is making creative jobs easier, or threatening to destroy them entirely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Week in Tech: Cast Your Ballot On Discord

  Who are the teens debugging in the bathroom? This week in tech news, there’s a Gen Z-led revolution in Nepal and Discord made it possible. Early 2000s hustle culture is so back in Silicon Valley — at least for teen tech founders. Then, there’s a new AI-generated political satire show airing on Russian state TV. And Albania gets an AI-avatar to seek out corruption. Finally, on Chat and Me, how ChatGPT is helping one user through a new diagnosis. Also, we want to hear from you: If you’ve used a chatbot in a surprising or delightful (or deranged) way, send us a 1–2 minute voice note at [email protected]. Additional Reading: Nepal Currently Being Run Via Discord After Gen Z Uprising AI Startup Founders Tout a Winning Formula—No Booze, No Sleep, No Fun The Trump Admin Is Suing Amazon for Tricking People Into Prime Subscriptions. Here’s How That Might Affect You Albania’s AI-generated chatbot, called Diella, was named to the country’s cabinet Russian State TV Launches AI-Generated News Satire Show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• The Story: ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson

  This week, we’re bringing you the first episode of Season 3 of the podcast ON CRISPR. Walter Isaacson — the bestselling biographer behind Musk, Einstein and Steve Jobs – and journalist Evan Ratliff (Shell Game, Mastermind, Longform) take a behind-the-scenes look at the story of Jennifer Doudna, one of the scientific pioneers behind the gene editing software, CRISPR. In this episode, Evan sits down with Walter Isaacson to discuss Doudna’s upbringing, the history of DNA’s discovery and gene editing, and Baby KJ, a CRISPR patient who represents a milestone for both researchers and patients.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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