# "We’re in a Race Against Time," Joe Kahn on Running the New York Times in the Age of AI Slop

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Published: 2026-07-08T08:00:00+00:00
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Joe Kahn runs the New York Times newsroom, which means he runs the most powerful news operation in the world. He joins me to talk about what that power is for — and why he thinks the Times’ next big transformation is video, and why the paper is in “a race against time” to compete with "AI-generated slop.” We also discuss whether the Times is really a Games company now, how he handles angry readers, why he’s wary of the creator economy, what star reporters are worth, and how the Times is using AI while suing OpenAI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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