The Future of Addictive Design + Going Deep at DeepMind + HatGPT

The podcast explores the implications of recent court rulings against Meta and YouTube regarding the harmful design features of their platforms, opening a potential crack in Section 230 protections. It questions whether platform design can be separated from content and debated the addictive nature of features like infinite scroll and autoplay. The hosts discuss potential changes platforms might make and the challenges of balancing regulation with First Amendment rights. Sebastian Mallaby, author of "The Infinity Machine," joins to discuss Demis Hassabis and DeepMind's quest for superintelligence, touching on Hassabis's spiritual motivations, competitive drive, and evolving views on AI's military applications. The hosts also play a round of "Hat GPT," discussing AI agents writing angry blogs, the failure of a robot at Disneyland, and the AI fruit drama on TikTok.