{"id":27471,"date":"2025-05-09T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27471"},"modified":"2025-05-09T11:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:28:43","slug":"bad-apple-the-rise-of-the-a-i-empire-and-italian-brain-rot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27471","title":{"rendered":"Bad Apple, the Rise of the A.I. Empire and Italian Brain Rot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"css-1vs5pxi e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-7681bcfa\"><span><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Listen to and follow \u2018Hard Fork\u2019<\/em><br \/><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hard-fork\/id1528594034\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/44fllCS2FTFr2x2kjP9xeT?si=qjkPYGgXR9qT8_BcBTIZ5A\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/7c7fe198-e6a8-41a8-b0fe-1d46b976dcd8\/hard-fork?ref=dm_sh_rI25zBnsOcFhAUBuIYwkhtVBU\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hardfork\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/326-hard-fork-71510947\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"css-ms3zov\">\n<div class=\"css-14jae4t\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This week, iPhone users started to feel the impact of a stern court order against Apple that requires the company to stop collecting a commission on some app sales. We break down what this means for apps like Kindle and Spotify and why the judge suggested that Apple and a top executive should be investigated for criminal contempt. Then, Karen Hao joins us to discuss her new book about OpenAI and explain why she believes the benefits of using the company\u2019s tools do not outweigh the moral costs. And finally, Casey introduces Kevin to a strange new universe of A.I. slop that\u2019s racking up millions of likes on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Guest<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/karendhao.com\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Karen Hao<\/a>, Author of \u201cEmpire of AI\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/30\/technology\/apple-epic-app-store-ruling.html\" title>Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/30\/style\/italian-brain-rot-ballerina-cappuccina.html\" title>Brain Rot Comes for Italy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-mqw7kw e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Illustration by The New York Times; photo: Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-3\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-37b93589\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Credits<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">\u201cHard Fork\u201d is hosted by <!-- -->Kevin Roose<!-- --> and <!-- -->Casey Newton<!-- --> and produced by <!-- -->Rachel Cohn<!-- --> and <!-- -->Whitney Jones<!-- -->. This episode was edited by <!-- -->Matt Collette<!-- -->. Engineering by <!-- -->Chris Wood<!-- --> and original music by <!-- -->Dan Powell<!-- -->, <!-- -->Elisheba Ittoop<!-- --> and <!-- -->Diane Wong<!-- -->. Fact-checking by Ena Alvarado. Our executive producer is <!-- -->Jen Poyant<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Special thanks to <!-- -->Paula Szuchman<!-- -->, <!-- -->Pui-Wing Tam<!-- -->, Dahlia Haddad and <!-- -->Jeffrey Miranda<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to and follow \u2018Hard Fork\u2019Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | iHeartRadioThis week, iPhone users started to feel the impact of a stern court order against Apple that requires the company to stop collecting a commission on some app sales. We break down what this means for apps like Kindle and Spotify and why the judge suggested that Apple and a top executive should be investigated for criminal contempt. Then, Karen Hao joins us to discuss her new book about OpenAI and explain why she believes the benefits of using the company\u2019s tools do not outweigh the moral costs. And finally, Casey introduces Kevin to a strange new universe of A.I. slop that\u2019s racking up millions of likes on TikTok.Guest:Karen Hao, Author of \u201cEmpire of AI\u201dAdditional Reading:Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App StoreBrain Rot Comes for ItalyIllustration by The New York Times; photo: Getty ImagesCredits\u201cHard Fork\u201d is hosted by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27473,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27471"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27474,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27471\/revisions\/27474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}