This week, Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram over claims it endangered children with addictive social media platforms. We discuss why it capitulated and what it means for the entire social media industry. Then, Princeton computer science professor Arvind Narayanan returns to offer his thoughts on why banning data centers won’t slow down A.I. progress. And finally, it’s all hats on deck for the final HatGPT.
Guests:
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 <li><a href="https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~arvindn/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arvind Narayanan,</a> professor of computer science at Princeton, and co-author of the <a href="https://www.normaltech.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer">“A.I. as Normal Technology”</a> newsletter.</li>
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Additional Reading:
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 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://x.com/random_walker/status/2091906235670925377" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arvind Narayanan’s Post About A.I. Data Centers</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meat-proxy-tech-new-term-ai-2026-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What is a ‘Meat Proxy’? The New Term For Coworkers Who Blindly Share A.I. Output</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/openai-sam-altman-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside OpenAI’s Reboot</a></li>
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