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Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer discuss the implications of the Musk vs. Altman trial and various AI-related topics.

What happens when Elon Musk texts Sam Altman's co-founder that "by the time this is over, you'll be the most hated men in America"? This week, Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer unpack the Musk vs. Altman federal trial, Anthropic's new compute deal with xAI, and why China's chip strategy could determine who controls global AI. Jason also breaks down what GPUs, neural networks, weights, and reasoning models actually mean for anyone who has wondered how these things work. Key topics covered: Musk vs. Altman trial: what Elon actually wants from this lawsuit Anthropic and xAI: why Elon gave Claude access to a Colossus data center in Memphis How LLMs work: GPUs, nanometers, fine-tuning, and reasoning explained without the jargon China's chip war: Huawei, TSMC, and what happens if US export controls backfire UAP declassification: where the evidence actually points in 2026 Data centers and Indiana's energy contradiction: solar panels blocked, data centers approved Workforce displacement: AI cuts 70 jobs, saves the company money. Who gets the raise? Julie's healthcare AI nightmare and how to hack your way to a human Jason and Julie do not have political science degrees or MBAs…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason Padgett, Julie Koehrer

Topics covered

• Musk vs. Altman trial
• AI technology
• China's chip strategy
• UAP declassification
• workforce displacement
• data centers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anthropic, xAI, Huawei, TSMC

Books & works: Colossus data center

Places: China, United States, Memphis

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