Casey NewtonEmail salesman at Platformer and podcast co-host at Hard Fork. casey@platformer.news
Casey NewtonThe author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/
Casey NewtonElon Musk's whining about App Store rankings is a strong signal that Grok is on the rocks https://www.platformer.news/musk-altman-grok-apple-competition-fight/
Casey NewtonWrote about the backlash to GPT-5 and the dawning awareness inside labs of just how strongly some people feel about individual models and workflows https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-backlash-openai-lessons/
Casey NewtonGPT-5 is alive! Here's what people are saying, why Google and Anthropic may be breathing a sigh of relief, and one weird AI safety trick that I think other labs should borrow: https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-launch-release-reviews-impressions/