Charlie Kirk and Online Rage + Inside Trump’s Chip Flip + This Week in A.I.

Hard Fork

This week, we discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, freedom of speech and the terrifying new reality of extremely online violence. Then The Times’s David Yaffe-Bellany brings us inside the blockbuster New York Times investigation into a $2 billion investment in Trump’s crypto company World Liberty Financial and a controversial deal to send the most powerful A.I. chips to the United Arab Emirates. And finally, it’s time to round up This Week in A.I.

Guests:

• David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times technology reporter covering the crypto industry

Additional Reading:

• Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel
• Social Platforms Duck Blame for Inflaming Divisions Before Charlie Kirk’s Death
• In Giant Deals, U.A.E. Got Chips, and Trump Team Got Crypto Riches
• A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
• OpenAI’s Risky Step to Protect Teens

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