Decoder with Nilay Patel · 2025-10-09 · 41 min · 7,544 words

The AI industry is at a major crossroads

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Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me. Watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me?

This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners. New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. Hey there, and welcome to Decoder. I'm Hayden Field, senior AI reporter at The Burge, and your Thursday episode guest host. I'm stubbing in for Neli while he's still out on parental leave, and I'm excited to keep diving into the good, the bad, and the questionable in the AI industry.

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