Sam Schechner
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Sam Schechner
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· May 17
Wall Street Journal reporter @samschechner.com talks about how AI made him "stupid" -- listeners chimed in and talked about how they combat this: www.wnyc.org/story/overco...
Overcoming Tech-Induced Laziness | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Sam Schechner, technology reporter at The Wall Street Journal, talks about his experience of feeling dumber due to relying on artificial intelligence.
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Longtime listener; first time *guest*
Thanks for having me on. A real treat for a native New Yorker!
Thanks for having me on. A real treat for a native New Yorker!
Longtime listener; first time *guest*
Thanks for having me on. A real treat for a native New Yorker!
Thanks for having me on. A real treat for a native New Yorker!
Wall Street Journal reporter @samschechner.com talks about how AI made him "stupid" -- listeners chimed in and talked about how they combat this: www.wnyc.org/story/overco...
Overcoming Tech-Induced Laziness | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Sam Schechner, technology reporter at The Wall Street Journal, talks about his experience of feeling dumber due to relying on artificial intelligence.
www.wnyc.org
May 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Longtime listener; first time *guest*
Thanks for having me on. A real treat for a native New Yorker!
Thanks for having me on. A real treat for a native New Yorker!
Honored to have played a small role on this amazing team
“Musk Above the Law” examined Elon Musk’s use of drugs, his secret conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his deep ties with Tesla’s board of directors.
The series won the WSJ the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Read the series:
The series won the WSJ the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Read the series:
Musk Above the Law
Elon Musk in 2024 became a singularly powerful force in U.S. politics, business and government. The Wall Street Journal showed how he operates.
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May 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Honored to have played a small role on this amazing team
France is pushing to build huge AI training facilities powered by its nuclear plants
Exclusive | France Taps Nuclear Power for New AI Training Cluster
Macron aims to dedicate a gigawatt of nuclear power to create one of the world’s largest AI-computing facilities.
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February 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
France is pushing to build huge AI training facilities powered by its nuclear plants
Meet the "Frontier Red Team" at Anthropic, trying to push their latest models to do catastrophic things -- in order to stop them before it's too late: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-s... via @wsj.com
The AI Researchers Pushing Computers to Launch Nightmare Scenarios
It’s largely up to companies to test whether their AI is capable of superhuman harm. At Anthropic, the Frontier Red Team assesses the risk of catastrophe.
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December 11, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Meet the "Frontier Red Team" at Anthropic, trying to push their latest models to do catastrophic things -- in order to stop them before it's too late: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-s... via @wsj.com
Reposted by Sam Schechner
How do AI companies ensure their technology can't kill us all? And should we trust them to do it with no oversight? @samschechner.com takes us behind the scenes on the first question and thoughtfully reports on the second. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-s...
The AI Researchers Pushing Computers to Launch Nightmare Scenarios
It’s largely up to companies to test whether their AI is capable of superhuman harm. At Anthropic, the Frontier Red Team assesses the risk of catastrophe.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:08 AM
How do AI companies ensure their technology can't kill us all? And should we trust them to do it with no oversight? @samschechner.com takes us behind the scenes on the first question and thoughtfully reports on the second. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-s...