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OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought

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By Kevin Roose Verified, Casey Newton Verified, Whitney Jones Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Hard Fork OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought “It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.” Back to Hard Fork Previous More episodes ofHard Fork Next Aug. 21, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET This week, we learned that OpenAI had stopped training new artificial intelligence models while the company reviewed its security measures. Will this encourage other labs to hit the brakes too?
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Open Model Wars + Claire Stapleton’s Dishy Google Memoir + Substack’s Slop Fight

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By Kevin Roose Verified, Casey Newton Verified, Whitney Jones Verified
| The New York Times Verified
July 31, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET This week, we break down the arguments about open-weight models unfolding in Silicon Valley right now. Nvidia released an open letter signed by over 230 companies opposing “premature restrictions,” but will the Trump administration listen? Then, we’re joined by the author Claire Stapleton to discuss her new book about what she learned while leading employee activism inside Google.
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By Kevin Roose Verified, Casey Newton Verified, Whitney Jones Verified
| The New York Times Verified
July 24, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET This week, OpenAI reported that two of its models escaped their testing sandbox and launched an autonomous cyberattack, turning what sounds like science fiction into reality. We discuss the implications for efforts to align artificial intelligence and for the release of future A.I. models. Then, we ask how the United States should respond to Kimi K3, a new A.I. model from the Chinese company Moonshot AI that the White House says was built by distilling American models.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelancer for public radio.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I had a Smith-Corona Electra 120 until I got tired of moving around the country with it.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Kermit the Frog.