Fast & Broken

Carly Rector
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Two friends from the internet try to make sense of what startup culture is doing to the world. Carly Rector is a software engineer and startup founder. Each week, she discusses current events with Teresa Kramer, TTRPG product manager and semi-professional voice actor. Their shared history lets them bridge the gap between online creative communities and the tech world with an empathetic but critical perspective.

  1. -21 H

    Occam's Razor Split: Moves in Tech Regulation, OpenClaw Call-Out, Alpha School

    After a lightning round of updates in government interaction with tech, we discuss the fascinating case study of an OpenClaw agent writing a call-out blog post for an open source maintainer who rejected its pull request, and 404 Media's detailed investigation of Alpha School, the AI enabled school surrounded by hype.For more on OpenClaw: https://carlyrector.substack.com/p/openclaw-mj-rathbun-and-falling-back-- Show Notes:Regulation lightning round CFTC threatens States over prediction marketshttps://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9183-26 https://x.com/govcox/status/2023795059980988874Dario Amodei meets with senators about chip sales to Chinahttps://www.axios.com/2026/02/10/anthropic-ceo-china-chip-ban Data center energy costshttps://www.anthropic.com/news/covering-electricity-price-increases https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/business/energy-environment/data-center-energy-electricity-costs.html https://www.energy.gov/articles/fact-sheet-trump-administration-outlines-plan-build-big-power-plants-again Hegseth threatens Anthropichttps://www.axios.com/2026/02/16/anthropic-defense-department-relationship-hegseth OpenClaw writes a hit piece https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me-part-3/ On getting LLMs to pull quotes: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-do-ai-analysis-you-can-actually https://crabby-rathbun.github.io/mjrathbun-website/blog/posts/rathbuns-operator.html Alpha School https://www.404media.co/students-are-being-treated-like-guinea-pigs-inside-an-ai-powered-private-school/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/podcasts/hardfork-education-alpha-school.html

    1 h 20 min

  2. 16 FÉVR.

    Render Farm in the Bathroom: Discord Age Verification, SpaceXXX, Iron Lung

    We almost managed to not talk about AI today. This week's topics include the backlash to Discord rolling out age verification worldwide, SpaceX acquiring xAI and Elon Musk's new moon-based visions, and the story the success of Iron Lung tells about independent filmmaking. -- Show Notes Discord Age Verification https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globallyhttps://www.polygon.com/discord-face-id-requirement-backlash/ https://www.404media.co/free-tool-says-it-can-bypass-discords-age-verification-check-with-a-3d-model/ SpaceX acquires xAI (which acquired X), Elon Musk wants a catapult to the moon https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2026-02-03/musk-s-moonshot-merger https://www.reuters.com/business/musks-spacex-merge-with-xai-combined-valuation-125-trillion-bloomberg-news-2026-02-02/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/technology/elon-musk-lunar-factory.html Iron Lung https://deadline.com/2026/02/markiplier-irong-lung-interview-youtube-1236717847/https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/iron-lung-markiplier-box-office-ef4e520d

    1 h 11 min

  3. 9 FÉVR.

    U Mad, Bro?: Claude's Super Bowl Ad, Moltbook Mania, the SaaSpocalypse, Anthropic Documents Unsealed

    In this accidentally all-Anthropic installment, we discuss Anthropic's firing shots at OpenAI with their new anti-ads ads, the AI tools blowing up this past week (Moltbook and the SaaSpocalypse), and insights into Anthropic's copyright strategy from documents recently unsealed from their settled lawsuit. -- Show Notes: Anthropic Super Bowl ad disses ads in ChatGPT  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQRu7DdTTVA&list=PLf2m23nhTg1OW258b3XBiJME7tgrRk-KI&index=2 https://www.wsj.com/business/media/anthropic-takes-aim-at-openais-chatgpt-in-super-bowl-ad-debut-e38d08bb?mod=e2li https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-is-a-space-to-thinkhttps://x.com/sama/status/2019139174339928189https://x.com/sonofalli/status/2019269095187783955This week's hype: Moltbook mania, SaaSPocalypse https://www.macstories.net/stories/clawdbot-showed-me-what-the-future-of-personal-ai-assistants-looks-like/?ref=platformer.news https://www.platformer.news/moltbook-ai-agents-security-content-moderation/?ref=platformer-newsletter https://www.404media.co/exposed-moltbook-database-let-anyone-take-control-of-any-ai-agent-on-the-site/ https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/what-s-behind-the-saaspocalypse-plunge-in-software-stocks Anthropic and Copyright  https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69058235/563/2/bartz-v-anthropic-pbc/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/27/anthropic-ai-scan-destroy-books/

    1 h 22 min

  4. 2 FÉVR.

    Emotional B.O.: US TikTok Issues, Social Media Addiction Suits, Is OpenAI Losing the Race?

    Sign the petition to call on tech leaders to speak out against ICE and Border Patrol's actions in Minnesota: https://iceout.tech/ This week we discuss accusations of censorship by the newly-divested US TikTok, landmark lawsuits using a product safety argument against social media companies, and the trend of bad signs for OpenAI.--Show Notes: TikTok https://usdsjv.tiktok.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/media/tiktok-us-terms-conditions.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/26/tiktok-censorship-ice-shooting/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/tiktok-shadowbanning-trump/685798/Social media addiction and product safety lawsuits https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/27/social-media-trial-meta-tiktok-youtube https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/29/the-social-media-addiction-narrative-may-be-more-harmful-than-social-media-itself/Is OpenAI losing the race? https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/1qiphfr/open_ai_is_heading_to_be_the_biggest_failure_in/ Ads were a "last resort" - Sam Altman, October 2024 https://x.com/tomwarren/status/2012295849678602610?s=20&ref=platformer.news https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/openai-s-sora-app-hits-turbulence-after-meteoric-rise https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rywiggs_the-vibe-shift-in-ai-is-real-and-mercury-activity-7422658541175455744-Qxc7

    58 min

  5. 26 JANV.

    A Little Too Roko's Basilisk: AI at Davos, Razer at CES, Claude's Constitution

    This week, we talk about comments from Dario Amodei and Satya Nadella at the World Economic Forum, Razer CEO Min-Ling Tan's interview with Nilay Patel of the Verge, and Anthropic's official release of Claude's Constitution, previously referred to on this podcast as the soul doc. -- Show Notes:AI at Davos https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-ceo-says-government-should-help-ensure-ais-economic-upside-is-shared-1eab376chttps://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-ceo-nervous-ai https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/anthropic-ceo-says-selling-advanced-ai-chips-to-china-is-crazy Razer CEO says Gamers Love AI, they just don't know it https://www.theverge.com/podcast/863361/razer-ceo-min-liang-tan-ces-2026-ai-gaming-project-ava-interview https://kotaku.com/razer-ava-ai-grok-interview-slop-motoko-2000661233 Claude Constitution released under Creative Commons  https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-new-constitution

    55 min

  6. 19 JANV.

    Optimistic Dichotomy: Grok and Society, Claude Code and Claude Cowork

    In this episode, we review developments in the Grok deepfake epidemic and examine its implications on society at large, and then discuss the wave of excitement over Claude Code and the launch of Claude Cowork. -- Show Notes: Grok Updates Musk calls UK fascist https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-10/musk-calls-uk-fascist-as-row-over-x-s-grok-ai-images-escalates Senate bill https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-13/us-senate-targets-sexual-deepfakes-amid-furor-over-grok-images?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2ODU0NzAwNSwiZXhwIjoxNzY5MTUxODA1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOFQ5MVVLSkg2VjcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQTY1MzM1Nzc4OTI0MzIxOEZCOTQzOTc4MzMyRjUyMyJ9.IQw7T3QrhdiAsH36MD_nt1BDRzjSHaK6B0mShb-fYAc https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/elon-musk-cannot-get-away-with-this/685606/ X disables nudes by Grok account on X https://www.npr.org/2026/01/16/nx-s1-5678965/elon-musks-x-to-block-ai-chatbot-grok-from-making-explicit-images-of-real-people Ashley St. Clair sues https://www.theverge.com/news/863097/ashley-st-clair-elon-musk-grok-undressing-lawsuit Wider Society Issues https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/the-internet-was-built-to-objectify-women/685652/ Claude Code + Claude Cowork https://www.geekwire.com/2026/a-new-era-of-software-development-claude-code-has-seattle-engineers-buzzing-as-ai-coding-hits-new-phase/ https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/claude-code-and-what-comes-next https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-claude-cowork-release-ai-vibecoded-2026-1

    1 h 2 min

  7. 12 JANV.

    Batteries in the Basement: Grok Deepfakes, War Prediction Markets, Data Center Demand Response

    In this episode, we discuss our depression and anger at the current torrent of nonconsensual nudification generated by Grok on X, a $400k Polymarket win on Maduro's deposition and Congress's response, and ways data centers can be connected to the grid earlier by prioritizing workloads.-- Show Notes:Grok Deepfakes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/musk-s-grok-ai-generated-thousands-of-undressed-images-per-hour-on-xhttps://www.404media.co/groks-ai-csam-shitshow/ https://www.404media.co/grok-ai-sexual-abuse-imagery-twitter/ https://www.404media.co/x-premium-grok-paywall-images-ai-generator/https://www.theverge.com/news/859309/grok-undressing-limit-access-gaslightinghttps://www.404media.co/inside-the-telegram-channel-jailbreaking-grok-over-and-over-again/ Polymarket Betting https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-capture-bets-trade-prediction-markets https://ritchietorres.house.gov/posts/in-response-to-suspicious-polymarket-trade-preceding-maduro-operation-rep-ritchie-torres-introduces-legislation-to-crack-down-on-insider-trading-on-prediction-markets https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/traders-bet-on-the-u-s-s-next-airstrike-target-6914b6e4 Data Center Demand Response https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/ai-data-center-blackouts-electric-grid-1fed9803?mod=itp_wsj

    1 h 1 min

  8. 5 JANV.

    Lock the Bubble: 2026 AI IPOs, AI in the 2026 Midterms, Insights from Amazon Retail

    In our first episode of the year, we talk about some 2026 outlook topics: potential IPOs from OpenAI and Anthropic, and AI backlash in the US midterm elections. In the latter part of the podcast, we take a look back at what years working in Amazon retail personalization can teach us about capitalism.-- Show Notes: Opening comments https://www.theinformation.com/articles/salesforce-executives-say-trust-generative-ai-declined?rc=1ccjma&shared=ea202ace371d4657 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/story-salesforces-declining-trust-llms-hit-nerve?rc=1ccjma&shared=68cd8b3f8b325bea2026 IPOs https://www.theinformation.com/articles/banks-pitching-mega-ipos-seek-limit-mass-selling?rc=1ccjma&shared=9b682272889a4db9AI in 2026 Congressional Races https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ai-backlash-shape-midterm-elections?rc=1ccjma&shared=9a5b0b7f2da9609f https://qz.com/alex-bores-new-york-congress-race-ai-safety

    1 h 13 min
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Two friends from the internet try to make sense of what startup culture is doing to the world. Carly Rector is a software engineer and startup founder. Each week, she discusses current events with Teresa Kramer, TTRPG product manager and semi-professional voice actor. Their shared history lets them bridge the gap between online creative communities and the tech world with an empathetic but critical perspective.

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  • Création
    Carly Rector
  • Années d’activité
    2025 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    26
  • Classification
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  • Copyright
    © 2025 Carly Rector
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