About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of AI and technology on society, including layoffs and data theft.

From "gainfully employed robots" to AI that accidentally ruins lives, this week's conversation unpacks the real-world fallout of futuristic promises. Leo, JPT, Iain, and Richard tackle energy sources, social media effects, tech layoffs, and the algorithms quietly taking charge. Meta is planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount Meta Said to Push Back Launch of Avocado Model Social media addiction trial: the plaintiff, Meta, and YouTube make closing arguments; jurors begin deliberations Friday on liability for harm to children Trump administration will reportedly get $10 billion for brokering the TikTok deal Bluesky CEO Jay Graber will step aside Digg's open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam X says it suspended 800 million accounts in 2024 over spam and manipulation Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X Musk admits xAI 'not built right' — weeks after Tesla invested $2 billion Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform Amazon Wins Court Order To Block Perplexity's AI Shopping Bots Social Security watchdog investigating claims that DOGE engineer copied its databases DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and…

People in this episode

Host: Leo

Guests: JPT, Iain, Richard

Topics covered

• Meta layoffs
• AI failures
• social media effects
• tech layoffs
• energy sources
• data theft

Keywords

• Meta layoffs
• AI
• social media
• DOGE
• data theft
• tech news
• energy sources

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, YouTube, Bluesky, Digg, Nvidia, Amazon, EcoFlow, TerraPower, Trump administration, Social Security

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