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Hard Fork

A.I. Safety Goes Mainstream + a ‘Hard Fork’ Exit AMA

2026-09-18 · 84 min · episode 213 · 5 entities

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This week, we break down why everyone is suddenly talking about A.I. safety, why frontier A.I. companies are asking for regulation and why the Trump administration is rejecting them. And then, to close out this chapter of “Hard Fork,” we answer all your questions about the show, tech and what’s happening next. Additional Reading: The A.I. Researcher Whose Rebellion Is Changing Everything Top A.I. Leaders Call for Slowing Down A.I. Development President Trump Is on the Line About an A.I. Slowdown Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown The ‘But China!’ Dilemma Driving the A.I. Race We want to hear from you. Email us at hardfork@nytimes.com. Find “Hard Fork” on YouTube and TikTok . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher . For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.