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The episode discusses various aspects of language models and their implications in technology and media.

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:00:47 - Table of Contents * 00:03:08 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility * 00:05:35 - Language Models Gain Unexpected Affordances * 00:08:40 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility * 00:09:22 - Pay The Man His Money * 00:09:58 - Huh, Upgrades * 00:10:04 - Grok 4.5 Exists * 00:11:40 - F*** It We’re Doing It Live * 00:12:49 - On Your Marks * 00:13:36 - Better Call Sol * 00:25:44 - Get My Agent On The Line * 00:26:35 - Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon * 00:28:45 - Fool Me Twice * 00:30:32 - I Like Your Style * 00:37:04 - Enough With That Style * 00:40:18 - Fun With Media Generation * 00:42:20 - Copyright Confrontation * 00:42:59 - Cyber Lack of Security * 00:43:20 - A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer * 00:49:33 - They Took Our Jobs * 00:55:00 - Get Involved * 00:56:15 - In Other AI News * 01:00:58 - Show Me the Money * 01:01:23 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble…

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