Hard Fork ChatGPT’s Platform Play + a Trillion-Dollar GPU Empire + the Queen of Slop
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Oct 10, 2025 Katie Notopoulos, a Senior Correspondent at Business Insider who explores tech and culture, dives into the chaotic world of AI-generated content. She shares her excitement for Sora, a platform enabling whimsical video creation, and her mischievous prank videos featuring the hosts. The trio discusses the backlash against AI 'slop,' the oddities of content moderation, and whether AI video could overshadow traditional media. Katie's playful approach is infectious, making her unapologetic trolling plans a highlight of their chat.
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ChatGPT As The New Front Door
- OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a platform that embeds third-party apps like Expedia, Zillow, Spotify, and Target inside conversations.
- The goal is to make ChatGPT the new front door to the web by letting it perform personalized tasks across services.
Delay Linking Apps If You Value Privacy
- If you worry about privacy, avoid connecting apps to your ChatGPT account until third-party behavior is proven safe.
- Review permission prompts carefully because connections may share conversation history and memory with developers.
Platform Risks Amplified By Intimate Data
- The ChatGPT app strategy raises a bigger privacy risk than past platforms because conversations often include highly intimate details.
- Sharing those memories with external apps could create serious exposures if mishandled or breached.