Kevin Killed Sydney + Reddit’s C.E.O. Defends Section 230

<p>Bing AI isn’t sentient. But it’s more than glorified autocomplete. How do we talk about — and understand — the power of today’s large language models? Then, Reddit’s C.E.O., Steve Huffman, on Section 230 and why the future of the internet lies with the Supreme Court.</p><p>Plus: Meta is charging for blue checks. </p><p><strong>On today’s episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Steve Huffman is the chief executive of Reddit.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional reading:</strong></p><ul><li>A Washington Post reporter asked Bing AI its opinion of Kevin Roose. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/16/microsoft-bing-ai-chat-interview/" target="_blank">Its response was eerie</a>.</li><li>Microsoft <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/17/23604906/microsoft-bing-ai-chat-limits-conversations" target="_blank">made changes</a> to Bing’s chatbot capabilities after the Chatbot’s unsettling behavior with some users. The company is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/21/23608888/microsoft-bing-ai-edge-chatbot-conversation-limits" target="_blank">already loosening</a> some of those restrictions.</li><li>The Supreme Court heard a case <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/technology/supreme-court-tech-section230.html" target="_blank">challenging Section 230</a>. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/10qrso3/how_the_supreme_court_ruling_on_section_230_could/" target="_blank">Reddit</a> is among many social media companies that have filed “friend of the court” <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-1333/252674/20230119145120402_Gonzalez%20-%20Reddit%20bottomside%20amicus%20brief.pdf" target="_blank">amicus briefs</a> against changes to the law.</li><li>Facebook plans to sell “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/business/meta-facebook-instagram-verified-accounts.html" target="_blank">Meta verified</a>” accounts.</li></ul>