752: Grandma Got Run Over By a Tesla
Summary
Hosts Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo critique Elon Musk’s USAID comments, the Legion lawsuit over Anthropic’s model ban, and algorithmic price-fixing allegations. They discuss Oracle’s layoffs, Norway’s school AI ban, and Meta’s smart glasses privacy failures. The episode also covers FCC burner phone rules, social media addiction settlements, and self-driving car crashes involving Tesla, Rivian, and Waymo.
Topics discussed
Intro: Belmont Park Village and podcast banter
World Cup updates and Musk/USAID controversy
Elon Musk's wealth and Starship crash
AI API risks and the 'cucumber' analogy
Lawsuit against dynamic pricing algorithms
Trader Joe's garlic prices and rat stories
AI token costs and middle management laziness
Sponsor: DeleteMe privacy service
AI sentience and Age of Empires GOATs
Oracle layoffs and restructuring costs
Norway bans AI in elementary schools
FCC proposal for robocall ID verification
Meta employee tracking and security breaches
Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses and privacy concerns
Social media addiction lawsuits against Google
Tesla crash and Rivian autonomous driving lawsuit
Waymo robotaxi recalls and safety stats
Starlink subsidies and Polymarket ads
Meta's failed prediction market app
Climate.gov archive preservation efforts
TV recommendations: Silo, Bang My Box, and more
Chrome Manifest V2 shutdown and future plans
Book review: Dungeon Crawler Carl
Outro: Donations, merch, and sign-off
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