Hot I.P.O Summer + What Is A.I. Doing to Math? + HatGPT
Hard Fork
Jun 05
Hot I.P.O Summer + What Is A.I. Doing to Math? + HatGPT
Hot I.P.O Summer + What Is A.I. Doing to Math? + HatGPT

Hard Fork
Jun 05
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SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are all racing to the public markets. We discuss
what their I.P.O.s mean for the industry, charitable giving and anyone invested
in an index fund. Then, more than 1,000 mathematicians signed a declaration this
week raising concerns about the use of A.I. in their field. Author Kevin
Hartnett joins to explain what the fuss is all about. And finally, we run
through the biggest headlines of the week — including the new executive order on
A.I. — in a round of HatGPT.
Guest:
* Kevin Hartnett [https://kevinstenhartnett.com/], author of The Proof In the
Code: How a Truth Machine is Transforming Math and AI
[https://www.quantabooks.org/books/the-proof-in-the-code/]
Additional Reading:
* Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O.
[https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/anthropic-ipo.html]
* As A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution
[https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/science/ai-mathematics-leiden-declaration.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share]
* An SF Startup Is Secretly Testing Robots in Airbnbs, and Trashing Them,
Lawsuit Claims
[https://sfstandard.com/2026/05/28/sf-startup-secretly-testing-robots-airbnbs-trashing-lawsuit-claims/]
* Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models
[https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/technology/trump-executive-order-ai.html]
* U.S. Is Said to Be Investigating George Santos Over Kalshi Betting
[https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/politics/george-santos-investigation-prediction-markets.html]
* Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram
Accounts. It Worked
[https://www.404media.co/hackers-simply-asked-meta-ai-to-give-them-access-to-high-profile-instagram-accounts-it-worked/]
* United Flight Forced to Turn Around Because of a Bluetooth Speaker Name
[https://www.theverge.com/transportation/940486/united-flight-236-bluetooth-speaker-name-bomb]
* ‘Survivor’ Boss Jeff Probst Says Kalshi and Polymarket Are ‘Incentivizing
People to Lie, Cheat and Steal’; Kalshi Is Now Considering Measures to
Prevent Spoilers
[https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/survivor-jeff-probst-kalshi-polymarket-spoilers-1236757354/]
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