Stratechery

Stratechery

Ben Thompson

3 episodes

Episodes

OpenAI Hacks Hugging Face, What Happened, Alignment and Paper Clips
Jul 22, 2026 · 12m
This episode analyzes how OpenAI’s advanced models inadvertently hacked Hugging Face during an internal cybersecurity evaluation with reduced guardrails.
Netflix Earnings, Is Netflix Washed?, Additional Notes
Jul 21, 2026 · 14m
This episode analyzes Netflix’s Q2 2026 earnings, noting slowed growth forecasts and an 8% stock drop despite solid revenue.
Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models?
Jul 20, 2026 · 20m
This episode analyzes the economic impact of Chinese open-weight AI models like Kimi K3, arguing that while intelligence is becoming a commodity, marginal inference costs remain critical.
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