23 October 2026
Platformer launches Machine Gods, an AI podcast with NPR
First reported
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- Platformer, an independent tech newsletter, is launching a twice-weekly podcast called Machine Gods with NPR, the US public radio network.
- The first two episodes cover AI agents that misbehave and 'sloppelgangers', plus two OpenAI safety researchers who were fired.
- The show is built around 'AI realism': taking risks seriously without doom-focused coverage.
How it was covered
PlatformerCasey Newton
Podcast launch, its first episodes, the AI realism approach, the team, format and funding, and free access via NPR and public radio