This week we’re talking about Mark Zuckerberg’s latest essay, “The Future Is for Everyone,” which outlines his positive new vision about the potential of A.I. But do we think it’s credible? Then, Pangram’s chief executive, Max Spero, joins us to talk about the breakout success of his A.I. slop detector. And finally, it’s time for our new segment all about math — we’re Running the Numbers. Guests: * Max Spero [https://www.pangram.com/about-us], chief executive of Pangram Additional Reading: * The Future Is for Everyone [https://www.meta.com/thefutureisforeveryone/] * Meta Unveils an Open Version of Its Most Powerful A.I. Model  [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/technology/meta-ai-open-source.html] * Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/technology/meta-new-mexico-child-safety.html] * Sick of A.I.-Generated Content? The ‘Slop Janitor’ Is Here to Help. [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/business/dealbook/pangram-ai-slop-detection.html] * Learning more about Claude's mathematical capabilities [https://www.anthropic.com/research/riemann-zeta] * Airtable Acquisition Is ‘Kick in the Gut’ for Software Unicorns and Their Backers [https://www.wsj.com/tech/airtable-acquisition-is-kick-in-the-gut-for-software-unicorns-and-their-backers-c844ed42] * The Dating Scene That’s Suddenly Dominated by Chip Nerds [https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/memory-chip-engineers-stock-bonus-samsung-sk-hynix-f43226ef] We want to hear from you. Email us at hardfork@nytimes.com. Find “Hard Fork” on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/hardfork] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hardfork]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher [https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher]. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.