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August 28, 2025 68 mins

Emily Forlini of PCMag joins Mikah Sargent on Tech News Weekly this week! OpenAI is being sued following a teen's suicide, which was blamed on ChatGPT. Detecting and countering the misuse of AI. A review of the Pixel 10 Pro. And Meta has poured $10 billion into rural Louisiana to build an ambitious data center.

  • (Content Warning) Emily talks about a lawsuit that was brought to OpenAI following a teen's suicide after using ChatGPT.
  • Mikah discusses Anthropic's recent threat intelligence report, which examines how bad actors are finding ways to misuse the company's AI models.
  • Allison Johnson of The Verge chats with Mikah about her review of the Pixel 10 Pro phone and how the new feature, Magic Cue, impressed Allison at times.
  • And finally, MIkah shares how Meta has invested $10 billion into a rural part of Louisiana to build a large data center to fuel the company's AI ambitions.

(If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - call or text 988 or chat online at chat.988lifeline.org. If you are located outside the United States, please visit findahelpline.com to find a helpline in your country.)

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini

Guest: Allison Johnson

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