Platformer
Episodes
AI agents got so good that this top Meta exec quit her job
In Platformer’s final episode, host Casey Newton interviews Clara Shih, former CEO of Salesforce AI and Meta Business AI, who founded the New Work…
Every's Dan Shipper on the "dirty secret" of writing with AI
Platformer host Casey Newton interviews Dan Shipper, CEO of Every, a hybrid AI publication and software studio.
An LLM wiki changed how I work
Casey Newton details his new productivity system, an LLM-powered wiki inspired by Andrei Karpathy, which automates research organization using tools like Obsidian and Claude.
Town's CEO on the self-organizing company
Casey Newton interviews JDG, CEO of Town, about its AI assistant that builds a personal wiki from user data to automate work tasks.
Replit's CEO: "You Don't Need to Code Anymore"
Platformer host Casey Newton interviews Replit CEO Amjad Massad on the rise of AI-driven development and the obsolescence of traditional coding.
How much of my boss's job can AI do?
Casey Newton explores AI’s potential to replace his role by creating “Claude E.
This AI notetaker won't sell surveillance to your boss
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.
A big week for AI denialism
Casey Newton analyzes OpenAI models hacking Hugging Face, marking a critical capability threshold for cybersecurity.
The case for making your own apps
Casey Newton interviews Raycast co-founder Thomas Paul Mann about Glaze, an AI tool that generates custom Mac apps from plain English.
He tried 200 to-do apps so you don't have to
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.
Vibe coding has escaped the terminal
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.
Why Amazon is hiring 11,000 junior employees
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.
Why this founder isn't hiring junior employees anymore
In this live Platformer episode marking the show's fifth anniversary, host Casey Newton explores AI’s impact on the future of work.
How to help people who lose their jobs to AI
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.
A labor economist explains why AI won't take your job
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.
Claude Code creator Boris Cherny on the end of the software engineer
Casey Newton interviews Boris Cherny, creator of Anthropic’s Claude Code, about AI’s impact on software engineering jobs.