The hosts discuss their recent TikTok success and the trend of people starting to sell things on TikTok. They speak with John Herman, a reporter for New York Magazine, about his experiment of becoming a TikTok seller. They talk about the process of setting up a store on TikTok and the experience of selling items, including a mechanical pencil.
OpenAI has released its plan to fight disinformation in elections in 2024, but will its policies be consequential compared to those of other generative A.I. companies? Then, a watershed moment had crypto fans celebrating for the first time in maybe more than a year. And finally, what one writer’s attempt to sell a used mechanical pencil on TikTok says about how the platform is changing.
Today’s guests:
- David Yaffe-Bellany covers the crypto industry for The New York Times
- John Herrman covers technology for New York Magazine
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