92: Walk It Back

In this episode, Erik and Kris discuss how trust keeps becoming the real story in tech. They look at Paul Thurrott’s skepticism about Microsoft’s latest promises to improve Windows, Anthropic’s massive global interview project on what people actually want from AI, OpenAI’s plan to nearly double its workforce as it pushes further into enterprise adoption, and the gamer backlash to Nvidia’s DLSS 5. SHOW NOTES Trust But Verify: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/334053/trust-but-verify-2  What 81,000 people want from AI: https://www.anthropic.com/81k-interviews  OpenAI to nearly double workforce to 8,000 by end-2026, FT report: https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-nearly-double-workforce-8000-by-end-2026-ft-reports-2026-03-21/  Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5’s generative AI glow-ups: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/gamers-react-with-overwhelming-disgust-to-dlss-5s-generative-ai-glow-ups/  The hidden advantage of being over 50 in the age of AI: https://www.inc.com/joel-comm/the-hidden-advantage-of-being-over-50-in-the-age-of-ai/91312602  CONTACT Website: examining.ca Twitter: @ExaminingPod Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website: erikchristiansen.net Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website: krishans.ca

Episode 92 of the Examining podcast, hosted by Erik Christiansen and Kris Hans, titled "92: Walk It Back" was published on March 28, 2026 and runs 67 minutes.

March 28, 2026 ·67m · Examining

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In this episode, Erik and Kris discuss how trust keeps becoming the real story in tech. They look at Paul Thurrott’s skepticism about Microsoft’s latest promises to improve Windows, Anthropic’s massive global interview project on what people actually want from AI, OpenAI’s plan to nearly double its workforce as it pushes further into enterprise adoption, and the gamer backlash to Nvidia’s DLSS 5. SHOW NOTES Trust But Verify: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/334053/trust-but-verify-2  What 81,000 people want from AI: https://www.anthropic.com/81k-interviews  OpenAI to nearly double workforce to 8,000 by end-2026, FT report: https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-nearly-double-workforce-8000-by-end-2026-ft-reports-2026-03-21/  Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5’s generative AI glow-ups: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/gamers-react-with-overwhelming-disgust-to-dlss-5s-generative-ai-glow-ups/  The hidden advantage of being over 50 in the age of AI: https://www.inc.com/joel-comm/the-hidden-advantage-of-being-over-50-in-the-age-of-ai/91312602  CONTACT Website: examining.ca Twitter: @ExaminingPod Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website: erikchristiansen.net Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website: krishans.ca

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