Hard Fork Live, Part 2: Patrick Collison of Stripe + Kathryn Zealand of Skip + Listener Questions
Hard Fork
2025/07/04
Hard Fork Live, Part 2: Patrick Collison of Stripe + Kathryn Zealand of Skip + Listener Questions
Hard Fork Live, Part 2: Patrick Collison of Stripe + Kathryn Zealand of Skip + Listener Questions

Hard Fork
2025/07/04
In this second installment of the Hard Fork Live series, hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton bring listeners into an engaging evening filled with insightful conversations, live demos, and audience interaction. The episode features high-profile tech leaders discussing big-picture ideas about progress, innovation, and the future of technology.
The episode opens with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison sharing his concerns about stagnation in physical innovation and the need for faster progress in areas like infrastructure and healthcare. He also critiques the cultural obsession with prestige television. The conversation shifts to technological advancements, including AI-driven commerce and biological research. Kathryn Zealand then introduces Skip’s robot pants, a mobility aid demonstrated live on stage. The discussion wraps up with broader reflections on AI ethics, education, and governance, emphasizing the need for responsible innovation and public awareness as these technologies reshape society.
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Stripe enables the future of internet commerce through agentic transactions.
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The Mogo robot pants provide up to 40% of a healthy person's muscle force.
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Bottom-up public participation is essential for AI regulation as industry self-regulation is unlikely.