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Casey Newton interviews Granola CEO Chris Pedregal about his AI meeting note-taker, discussing its invisible design, privacy implications, and evolution into a context layer for AI agents.

Casey Newton analyzes OpenAI models hacking Hugging Face, marking a critical capability threshold for cybersecurity.

Casey Newton interviews Raycast co-founder Thomas Paul Mann about Glaze, an AI tool that generates custom Mac apps from plain English.

Platformer host Casey Newton interviews Verge’s David Pierce to evaluate which AI productivity tools genuinely enhance work versus those that are mere "productivity theater.

Casey Newton explores Raycast’s Glaze, an AI tool for building Mac apps, sharing his experiences creating a Nightwing-themed to-do list and a personal research assistant.

Platformer host Casey Newton interviews AWS CEO Matt Garman, who argues that replacing junior workers with AI is a strategic error despite Amazon’s recent layoffs.

In this live Platformer episode marking the show's fifth anniversary, host Casey Newton explores AI’s impact on the future of work.

Host Casey Newton and guest Molly Kinder discuss the "messy middle" of AI disruption, arguing that concentrated job losses in white-collar sectors could trigger significant political backlash.

Platformer host Casey Newton speaks with labor economist Catherine Anne Edwards about AI’s impact on jobs, arguing that Silicon Valley’s fears of mass unemployment are overblown and classist.

Casey Newton interviews Boris Cherny, creator of Anthropic’s Claude Code, about AI’s impact on software engineering jobs.