What’s next for OpenAI, Binance is binanced and AI is eating the internet

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The drama at OpenAI is not over yet. Kevin and Casey take stock of the new information they’ve gathered since last week, and look at how other artificial intelligence companies are trying to profit from the debacle. Then why people are still buying cryptocurrency even after Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, and its founder pleaded guilty to money laundering violations. And finally, here are three ways AI is ruining web search. Or is it?

Today’s guest: David Yaffe-Bellany writes about crypto for The New York Times.

Additional reading:

• Casey has new details from the OpenAI board battle.

• Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, agreed to pay a $50 million fine and step down from his role as CEO.

Credits

“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Rose and Casey Newton, and produced by Davis Land and Rachel Cohn. The show is edited by Jen Poyant. Engineering by Brad Fisher and original music by Then Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto. Fact check by Caitlin Love.

Special thanks to Paula Szuchman, Pui-Wing Tam, Nell Gallogly, Kate LoPresti and Jeffrey Miranda.