With AI hype everywhere, are we confusing slick projections and sci-fi clichés for real progress? This episode exposes the flawed thinking behind tech's boldest predictions and dives into what your future with "intelligent machines" might actually look like—waffles and all.

• Interview with Nick Foster


• AI's $344 Billion 'Language Model' Bet Looks Fragile


• Yann LeCun's mondo preso


• Elon Musk's xAI Lays Off 500 Data Annotation Workers


• Bessent: TikTok deal 'framework' reached with China, Trump and Xi will finalize it Friday


• The OpenAI paper on usage


• Generative AI at the Crossroads: Light Bulb, Dynamo, or Microscope


• ChatGPT Will Guess Your Age and Might Require ID for Age Verification


• Generative AI at the Crossroads: Light Bulb, Dynamo, or Microscope


• A Maslow-Inspired Hierarchy of Engagement with AI Model


• I Wasn't Sure I Wanted Anthropic to Pay Me for My Books—I Do Now


• How an AI Giant Became Obsessed With an Albino Alligator


• Amazon invests over $1 billion to raise employee pay, lower healthcare costs


• The Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers


• Rest of World: A hidden network handles chats for OnlyFans stars. AI could soon take over


• How Americans View AI and Its Impact on People and Society


• Roadwarden


• David Lynch's quirky house

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Nick Foster

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