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Hosts: Kevin Roose and Casey Newton
Production Team: Whitney Jones and Rachel Cohn
Editing: Jen Poyant
Engineering: Alyssa Moxley
Original Music by: Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto, and Diane Wong
This week, we delve into the exciting political landscape as hundreds of thousands of individuals participate in online political rallies for Kamala Harris. We explore the implications of this shift, questioning whether 2024 is shaping up to be the “Zoom election” and what this means for political organizing across both parties. In addition, we are thrilled to welcome Pushmeet Kohli, a prominent computer scientist from Google DeepMind. He shares insights about his team’s groundbreaking A.I. models that recently achieved a remarkable silver medal score in the prestigious International Mathematical Olympiad exam. Lastly, get ready for a fresh round of HatGPT! This edition features a special focus on technology in the Olympics.
Featured Guest:
- Pushmeet Kohli, Vice President of Research at Google DeepMind
Recommended Reading:
- Liberal “White Dudes” Rally for Harris: “It’s Like a Rainbow of Beige”
- Move Over, Mathematicians, Here Comes AlphaProof
- Now Narrating the Olympics: A.I.-Al Michaels
Credits
“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, with production managed by Whitney Jones and Rachel Cohn. The show is expertly edited by Jen Poyant, while the engineering is handled by Alyssa Moxley. Our original music is crafted by a talented team including Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto, and Diane Wong. We also extend our gratitude to Caitlin Love for fact-checking, as well as special thanks to Paula Szuchman, Pui-Wing Tam, Nell Gallogly, Dahlia Haddad, and Jeffrey Miranda for their invaluable contributions.
