About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing Musk v. OpenAI trial, allegations surrounding tech leaders, and new product developments in AI and robotics.

The Musk v. OpenAI trial continues, which means so do the allegations and leaks surrounding some of the most influential people in tech. Nilay and David recount the most interesting and entertaining moments from the courtroom this week, before digging into what we've learned about when Sam Altman was fired. After that, the hosts discuss OpenAI's apparent plans to build a phone, which seem utterly necessary and utterly doomed, along with the new Fitbit Air and a truly strange new home robot. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for the Hype Desk, Brendan Carr is a Dummy, the Chinese company that wants to make everything, and the next big rebrand for xAI. Further reading: ⁠Internal Tech Emails on X: "Sam Altman texts Mira Murat⁠ ⁠We are going through the removal of Sam Altman from OpenAI in detail. ⁠ ⁠Toner is relating how Sam Altman’s firing happened. ⁠ ⁠Toner says she found out about ChatGPT by seeing screenshots on Twitter. ⁠ ⁠Zilis sent Altman a text message of support after his 2023 ouster. ⁠ ⁠Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air⁠ ⁠OpenAI is reportedly launching a phone for ChatGPT ⁠ ⁠The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion ⁠…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nilay Patel, David Pierce

Topics covered

• AI
• court trial
• OpenAI
• technology news
• product launches
• robotics

Keywords

• Musk
• OpenAI
• Sam Altman
• Fitbit Air
• ChatGPT
• robot
• Dreame
• courtroom
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Google, Dreame, xAI

Products: Fitbit Air, ChatGPT, Roomba

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