In this episode, Mike and Emily explore strange goings on in the worlds of robotics and AI, including Amazon's touchy-feely robot and Grok's sudden interest in South African racial politics. Your favorite podcast hosts then turn to Perplexity's recent transformation into an assistant from the future, and Apple's recent interest in implanting an iChip in your iBrain. All this and so much more!

Links

1. Amazon invents another robot, this time with feeling

2. Grok AI: Rogue employee told me to post about white genocide in South Africa

3. Perplexity AI's quiet coup

4. Apple partners with Synchron to develop brain-computer interface

5. Teens, Social Media, and Technology 2024

6. Trump attacks Digital Equity Act, rural internet

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Cat Talk

00:10 Amazon's Robotics Revolution

08:35 The Grok AI Controversy

15:19 The Role of AI in Misinformation

18:17 Shifting from Search to Direct Answers

22:13 The Rise of Perplexity and AI Assistants

26:45 The Future of Smart Glasses and AI

31:03 Dystopian Futures: Brain Chip Implants

36:19 The Impact of Constant Connectivity

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41:22 unicorn_roast_sonic-branding.mp3

Keywords

#AI #robotics #Amazon #Grok #technology #automation #ElonMusk #chatbots #coffeeTechnology #misinformation #searchEngines #Perplexity #smartGlasses #brainImplants #connectivity #socialMedia #futureOfTech #Apple #Google

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