November 05, 2025

Intelligent Machines 844: Poob Has It For You

2 hours 43 minutes

Is today's AI stuck as a "spiky superintelligence," brilliant at some things but clueless at others? This episode pulls back the curtain on a lunchroom full of AI researchers trading theories, strong opinions, and the next big risks on the path to real AGI.

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Sam Altman shuts down question about how OpenAI can commit to spending $1.4 trillion while earning billions: 'Enough'

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Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane

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Tech companies don't care that students use their AI agents to cheat

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American Museum of Tort Law

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Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Jeremy Berman

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November 05, 2025

Intelligent Machines 844: Poob Has It For You

2 hours 43 minutes

Why "Everyone Dies" Gets AGI All Wrong

The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies

Google's First AI Ad Avoids the Uncanny Valley by Casting a Turkey

Coca-Cola Is Trying Another AI Holiday Ad. Executives Say This Time Is Different

Sam Altman shuts down question about how OpenAI can commit to spending $1.4 trillion while earning billions: 'Enough'

How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise

Perplexity's new AI tool aims to simplify patent research

Kids Turn Podcast Comments Into Secret Chat Rooms, Because Of Course They Do

Amazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fight

Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane

Dictionary.com names 6-7 as 2025's word of the year

Tech companies don't care that students use their AI agents to cheat

The Morning After: Musk talks flying Teslas on Joe Rogan's show

The Hatred of Podcasting | Brace Belden

TikTok announces its first awards show in the US

Google wants to build solar-powered data centers — in space

Anthropic Projects $70 Billion in Revenue, $17 Billion in Cash Flow in 2028

American Museum of Tort Law

Dog Chapel - Dog Mountain

Nicvember masterlist

Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Jeremy Berman

Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines.

Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!

Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

threatlocker.com/twit

agntcy.org

spaceship.com/twit

monarch.com with code IM

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