This week, we’re talking about the new A.I.-generated video tools and social media feeds from Google, Meta and OpenAI. Is this how A.I. is going to cure cancer? Then, the psychotherapist Gary Greenberg stops by to discuss his recent New Yorker essay about treating ChatGPT as a patient, and why what he saw left him unsettled. And finally, all aboard the Hot Mess Express! It’s time to rate the messiest stories in tech. Guests:<ul><li><a href="https://www.garygreenbergonline.com/">Gary Greenberg</a>, writer and psychotherapist</li></ul> Additional Reading:<ul><li><a href="https://www.platformer.news/sora-2-hands-on-openai-social-network/">OpenAI Launches a Social Network</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/technology/openai-sora-video-app.html">OpenAI’s New Video App Is Jaw-Dropping (for Better and Worse)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/putting-chatgpt-on-the-couch">Putting ChatGPT on the Couch</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/opinion/chat-gpt-mental-health-suicide.html">What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/technology/ai-chatbots-delusions-chatgpt.html">Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/technology/youtube-trump-lawsuit-settlement.html">YouTube Settles Trump Lawsuit Over Account Suspension for $24.5 Million</a></li></ul> We want to hear from you. Email us at <a href="mailto:hardfork@nytimes.com">hardfork@nytimes.com</a>. Find “Hard Fork” on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hardfork">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hardfork">TikTok</a>.
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