Intelligent Machines (Audio)

IM 816: Flappy Jeff - Harper Reed, Cluely, Bluesky Bluecheck

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

Interview with Harper Reed AI Horseless Carriages Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to 'cheat on everything' Cluely, the AI cheating tool's new (insane) ad: After 5 years of jaw clicking (TMJ), ChatGPT cured it in 60 seconds — no BS : r/ChatGPT China cracks down on 'autonomous' car claims after fatal accident Famed AI Researcher Launches Controversial Startup to Replace All Human Workers Everywhere Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy Kaggle and the Wikimedia Foundation are partnering on open data. Draft executive order outlines plan to integrate AI into K-12 schools A New Form of Verification on Bluesky Survey: Americans Averaged Over $700 in TikTok Shop Purchases in the Last Year The Washington Post partners with OpenAI on search content Films made with AI can win Oscars, Academy says The Welikia project 18 years ago today, Tay Zonday uploaded Chocolate Rain Brilliant Senate testimony in Oregon Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Harper Reed Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bigid.com/im storyblok.com/twittv-25 outsystems.com/twit

IM 815: Fire In the Hole! - Nikita Roy, Toxic Receipts, DolphinGemma

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

Interview with Nikita Roy Linda McMahon just handed A.1. steak sauce an unbelievable opportunity When is 4.1 greater than 4.5? When it's OpenAI's newest model. Google DeepMind Is Hiring a 'Post-AGI' Research Scientist Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? The Dark Power of Fraternities Monkey.zip High levels of toxic chemicals found in paper receipts used by US retailers A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data DolphinGemma: How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication 'She helps cheer me up': the people forming relationships with AI chatbots A meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive aging Meta CEO Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries, email says OpenAI's new o3 and o4-mini models are all about 'thinking with images' Boarding passes and checkin to be scrapped Pickled Popeyes A new season of Game Changer Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Nikita Roy Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twit monarchmoney.com with code IM

IM 814: Chesterton's Fence - Cory Doctorow, Fake Meta Benchmakrs, AI Therapy

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

Interview with Cory Doctorow AI hasn't killed radiology, but it is changing it Meta got caught gaming AI benchmarks Man Employs A.I. Avatar in Legal Appeal, and Judge Isn't Amused Shopify Says No New Hires Unless AI Can't Do the Job The (artificial intelligence) therapist can see you now The 35th anniversary of Twin Peaks Eddy Varekamp Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau Guest: Cory Doctorow Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: monarchmoney.com with code IM Melissa.com/twit

IM 813: The Optimist - Keach Hagey, Twitter Leak, Skylight

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

Interview with Keach Hagey The Secrets and Misdirection Behind Sam Altman's Firing From OpenAI OpenAI's Latest Funding Round Comes With a $20 Billion Catch Startup Founder Claims Elon Musk Is Stealing the Name 'Grok' Elon Musk Says He Has Sold X to His A.I. Start-Up xAI Replit CEO Amjad Masad says learning to code is a waste of time, citing Dario Amodei's prediction that AI may generate essentially all code by next year AI: history of a brand by Thomas Haigh Bloomberg Has a Rocky Start With A.I. Summaries First Trial of Generative AI Therapy Shows It Might Help With Depression Tinder wants you to chat with an AI bot before you fail with a real person Twitter (X) Hit by 2.8 Billion Profile Data Leak in Alleged Insider Job The hottest AI models, what they do, and how to use them Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S. (Oh, no) Andreessen Horowitz in talks to help buy out TikTok's Chinese owners Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser Get ready! Catch Coachella 2025 live, only on YouTube Amazon Nova Perplexity AI CEO Denies Rumors Company Is Disintegrating Behind the Scenes AI accent conversion Kat Abughazaleh, from YouTube to Congress? Wurst cursor The fastest, most-accurate fast-food drive-throughs, and more! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Richard Campbell Guest: Keach Hagey Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit bigid.com/im