On this week's show, Stephen and Daniel talk about archiving floppy discs in a digital age; the newest AI models from OpenAI, Meta, and others; Sony's old school Vaio laptops; how AI is destroying the way we teach and learn, particularly in university; and whether generative AI can really make you a better fiction writer. Plus, the best AI benchmark is a pelican riding a bicycle. Seriously.

This episode's a long one, and it's all over the place, but it's better for it.

Show notes and links:

• Machine Stories: How LLMs Set My Writing Free - The Yale Review
• Brown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to Cheat - Inside Higher Ed
• Copy That Floppy! – A Practical Guide to Imaging Floppy Disks for Long-Term Preservation - Digipress
• Batman: Return of the Joker - Stages 1&5 (Floppy Drives) - MausolfB Music (YouTube)
• Can AI Keep a Parent Alive? - The New Yorker
• Pelican Riding a Bicycle (AI benchmark) - Simon Willison's Weblog

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