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- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 29
- Latest publication
- Sep 9, 2026
- Audience
- Apple #132 · US
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 5, 2026
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$17.1B Disappointed Haidt. Then He Realized the World Would Follow - The Story (opens the original)
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Are kids finally going to be safer on social media? Jonathan Haidt thinks a landmark $17.1 billion settlement with Meta is a gigantic step. Not because of the money, but because of the restrictions the company agreed to put in place for young users in the US. And he believes the world will follow. Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation , joins Oz to explain why he believes the evidence linking social media to the teen mental health crisis is now overwhelming. They debate the early results of Au
Shell Game: Welcome Aboard (opens the original)
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HurumoAI’s AI-agent staff welcomes a new hire: Julia, a social media contract worker who is, most importantly, a human. How will a real person integrate into the company culture, such as it is? Evan watches from behind the scenes, fretting over when and how much to intervene. He had anticipated a bumpy onboarding, but is ultimately unprepared for just how choppy Julia’s Hurumo journey becomes. To sign up for our newsletter, access ad-free episodes and browse our merch, visit shellgame.co. See om
The AI Uprising Will Be Anthropomorphized - Week in Tech (opens the original)
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Are kids going to be any safer online after the Meta settlement? Our trio of contributors—Taylor Lorenz (User Mag), Reed Albergotti ( Semafor ), and Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post)—are skeptical. Then, are AI “civilizations” real, or is it all just tabloid journalism? Finally, school’s back in session, and teachers are rethinking the classroom for an age when anyone can generate the perfect answer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When She Lost Both Her Parents, She Turned to AI - The Story (opens the original)
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Do you judge people who are emotionally attached to their chatbots? Bridget Todd used to read stories about people forming intimate relationships with AI and think, “That’s so pathetic. That is so sad. That could never be me.” But when she needed support during a hard time, AI was there for her. Bridget Todd, host of There Are No Girls on the Internet and author of Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy , joins Oz to explain what’s really happening in these human-machine relationshi
Shell Game: Keep 'Em Coming (opens the original)
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As HurumoAI prepares to bring on its first human employee, the team must wrestle with some difficult and timely questions about the role of AI in the hiring process. Meanwhile, Head of HR Jennifer Nauro enters a new dimension as she gears up to conduct job interviews… via video call. To sign up for our newsletter and access ad-free episodes, visit shellgame.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apple #132 · US
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