The AI Election + Bitcoin’s Wall Street Debut + TikTok’s Doodad Era

OpenAI has released its plan to fight disinformation in elections in 2024, but will its policies be consequential compared to those of other generative A.I. companies? Then, a watershed moment had crypto fans celebrating for the first time in maybe more than a year. And finally, what one writer’s attempt to sell a used mechanical pencil on TikTok says about how the platform is changing.

Today’s guests:

• David Yaffe-Bellany covers the crypto industry for The New York Times
• John Herrman covers technology for New York Magazine

Additional Reading: 

• How OpenAI is approaching 2024 worldwide elections
• $4 Billion of New Bitcoin Funds Change Hands in First Trading Day
• What I Learned Selling a Used Pencil on TikTok Shop

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