Platformer
  • Home
  • About
  • Ethics
Sign in Subscribe
Newsletter

A firing roils Google

Why the departure of Timnit Gebru matters

Casey Newton

Casey Newton

Dec 3, 2020 — 10 min read
A firing roils Google

This post is for paying subscribers only

Subscribe now

Already have an account? Sign in

Read more

Following: Trump says Anthropic is “shaping up”

PLUS: Everyone has feelings about Tim Cook

lock-1 By Casey Newton, Ella Markianos Apr 21, 2026

Why UBI is making a comeback

Tech companies hope a check in the mail will calm the AI backlash — but there are reasons for skepticism

lock-1 By Casey Newton Apr 20, 2026
Vector drawing of a robot and man talking to one another with an oversized smartphone in between them showing their conversation

The scientific case for being nice to your chatbot

New research confirms that LLMs often perform better when you encourage them. But why?

By Ella Markianos Apr 16, 2026
Sam Altman’s second thoughts

Sam Altman’s second thoughts

OpenAI’s CEO is asking the public to lower the temperature on AI. But who turned it up in the first place?

By Casey Newton Apr 13, 2026
Platformer
  • Sign up
  • Advanced User Settings
Powered by Ghost

Platformer

News at the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 5PM Pacific.