748: Space Bone
Summary
Jason and Brian critique the *Mandalorian & Grogu* film’s pacing and mock the soulless design of the new Ferrari. They discuss Waymo’s self-driving failures in floods, Uber’s questionable AI ROI, and the Trump Mobile data breach. The hosts also cover Google’s broken AI search, Starbucks scrapping its inventory AI, and the Pope’s encyclical warning against equating AI with human intelligence.
Topics discussed
Intro, weather, and Mandalorian movie review
Waymo robotaxis halted due to flooding issues
Swedish autonomous bus rear-ended by tram
Critique of Jony Ive's Ferrari Luce design
Anthropic's massive spending and lack of ROI
Trump mobile data leak and White House app
Polymarket regulation and Google insider trading
Google AI search errors and spelling issues
Starbucks scraps AI inventory and surge pricing
Ansel Adams estate sues over AI art exhibit
NTSB removes audio spectrograms after AI misuse
Spotify adds AI-narrated magazine articles
Pope's AI encyclical and HR advice memes
AI layoffs, vibe coding, and loss of craft
SpaceX military contract and IPO warnings
Star Trek streaming map and alternate images
AI data center map and Wi-Fi sensing privacy
China sends artificial embryos to space station
Book review: I Am Not a Robot and AI utility
The Grand Tour podcast critique and outro
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