Decoder is a tech interview podcast from The Verge, hosted by Nilay Patel, featuring conversations with guests from technology, business and policy. Recent episodes include Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on AI's promise and risks, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince on AI bots making up more than half of internet traffic and the company's 20% layoff this year, and a mailbag episode revisiting the "software brain" discussion.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker discusses AI's promise and risksIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke with Decoder about AI, tech and privacy, saying AI could help people live to 100 or pose nuclear-scale threats. He framed some challenges as collective action problems requiring government, amid a political realignment ahead of the midterms.
Cloudflare CEO on AI bots and the web's futureCloudflare CEO Matthew Prince discussed on the Decoder podcast how AI bots now make up more than half of internet traffic. Cloudflare sits between websites and AI agents, letting owners block, allow, or charge for access. The talk also covered the company's 20% layoff this year (over 1,000 people) and Prince's WSJ op-ed on replacing staff with AI.
Decoder mailbag highlights 'software brain' episodeDecoder hosts Nilay Patel, Nick Statt and new supervising producer Greg Ott answered listener feedback in a mailbag episode, saying they read comments across platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Bluesky) and noting the “software brain” video was the most discussed episode in the past six months.
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