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Meta goes to MAGA mode + a big month in AI + HatGPT


    This week, Meta announced a series of content moderation changes that will change the way the social media company's platforms handle misinformation and hate speech. We explain what these changes will mean for users and why the company appears to be succumbing to the right's arguments about censorship. We then explain why 2025 is already shaping up to be a huge year in AI – with models like OpenAI's o3, Google's Gemini 2.0 and DeepSeek from China, sparking the conversation that superintelligence is near. And finally we play a round of HatGPT.

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    “Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Rose And Casey Newton and produced by Whitney Jones And Rachel Cohn. This episode was edited by Rachel Dry. Our executive producer is Jen Poyant. Technology through Chris Wood and original music by Then Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman And Rowan Niemisto. Fact check through Caitlin Love.

    Special thanks to Paula Szuchman, Pui-Wing TamDahlia Haddad and Jeffery Miranda.