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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2025 · 47 MIN

Meta Tells Workers to ‘Go 5x Faster’ with AI

from The 404 Media Podcast · host 404 Media

We start this week with Jason’s article about an internal Meta message telling workers to increase their output by 5x with AI. That’s five times, not five percent. After the break, Joseph and Sam tell us all about the catastrophic Discord breach. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains what happened when AI came for craft beer (nothing is sacred). YouTube version: https://youtu.be/VJLHVJ-OOj8 Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America Meta Tells Workers Building Metaverse to Use AI to ‘Go 5x Faster’ The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer TIMESTAMPS: 0:51 - Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America 3:57 - Meta Tells Workers Building Metaverse to Use AI to ‘Go 5x Faster’ 19:44 - The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare SUBSCRIBER'S STORY: What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer This is a production of 404 Media, a journalist-owned tech website. Learn more and subscribe at: htttps://404media.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start this week with Jason’s article about an internal Meta message telling workers to increase their output by 5x with AI. That’s five times, not five percent. After the break, Joseph and Sam tell us all about the catastrophic Discord breach. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains what happened when AI came for craft beer (nothing is sacred). YouTube version: https://youtu.be/VJLHVJ-OOj8 Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America Meta Tells Workers Building Metaverse to Use AI to ‘Go 5x Faster’ The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer TIMESTAMPS: 0:51 - Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America 3:57 - Meta Tells Workers Building Metaverse to Use AI to ‘Go 5x Faster’ 19:44 - The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare SUBSCRIBER'S STORY: What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer This is a production of 404 Media, a journalist-owned tech website. Learn more and subscribe at: htttps://404media.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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