Decoder with Nilay Patel

Inside the AI startup frenzy: ‘Everyone’s pivoting, then pivoting again’

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On this episode of Decoder, Ellis Hamburger — former journalist at The Verge, early Snap employee, and founder of the brand strategy studio Meaning — joins guest host Alex Heath to share why many AI founders are missing the bigger picture.


Links:

  • Meaning | Ellis Hamburger
  • Social media is doomed to die | Verge
  • I used the ‘cheat on everything’ AI tool and it didn’t help me cheat on anything | Verge
  • Hideo Kojima sees Death Stranding 2 as a cautionary tale | Verge
  • Apple heard your complaints about the Liquid Glass | Verge

    • Credits:

    Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

    Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. Our editor is Ursa Wright. 

    The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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