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Today we talk about a project to create a virtual girlfriend, ChatGPT, which made some money but was later dropped by the payment processor Stripe. At least, that's what we start off talking about.. and end up debating the very nature of what it is to be human.

Check out the article on Cybernews (sorry for any shade, guys!): https://cybernews.com/editorial/girlfriendgpt-ai-innovation-societal-norms/

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Today we talk about how pointless Spotify Unwrapped is, and end up meandering off the beaten path of conversation and well into the marshy weeds.

Check out Spotify's list of top podcasts, or something: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23981468/apple-replay-spotify-wrapped-podcasts-rogan-crime-junkie-alex-cooper

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Today we talk about a recent clip of Elon Musk telling advertisers who are boycotting Twitter where to go, in no uncertain terms.

Definitely worth checking out the full clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_M_uvDChJQ

And the article from the Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-twitter-advertisers-bob-iger-new-york-times-dealbook-summit-1234905549/

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Today, Mike, from the world of Marketing (or "Miketing", ho ho) gets grilled on the subject by Peter and Jon. Want to know more about Marketing? Start here.

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Today we talk about confirmation the "Zoom Fatigue" is real - the negative effects that virtual video meetings have on our daily lives isn't just in our imagination. We discuss our different opinions, and surprisingly, for once, kind of end up agreeing.

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Today we talk about YouTube's attempt to add a delay for ad blockers that makes it less pleasant to use the platform - which backfired after it triggered for Firefox and Edge users instead.

Read more here: https://www.404media.co/youtube-says-new-5-second-video-load-delay-is-supposed-to-punish-ad-blockers-not-firefox-users/, https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/21/ad_block_google/

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There seems to be a new story every day about Sam Altman's abrupt exit from and return to OpenAI. It's been a wild ride folks, strap in while we recap recent events.

Check out these stories!

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67458603

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2023/11/18/openai-investors-scramble-to-reinstate-sam-altman-as-ceo/

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67470614

https://www.ft.com/content/54e36c93-08e5-4a9e-bda6-af673c3e9bb5

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/20/23968829/microsoft-hires-sam-altman-greg-brockman-employees-openai

https://www.wired.com/story/95-percent-of-openai-employees-threaten-to-follow-sam-altman-out-the-door/

https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/21/openai-says-sam-altman-to-return-as-ceo/?guccounter=2

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/11/report-sutskever-led-board-coup-at-openai-that-ousted-altman-over-ai-safety-concerns/

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Today we talk about the misleading headlines that plague modern journalism, specifically one entitled "Disney CEO Reveals Disney+ Will Shut Down in December, Tells Parent..." from InsideTheMagic.com:

https://insidethemagic.net/2023/11/disney-to-shut-down-next-year-nk1/

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Today we talk about ridiculous clickbait headline quotes from Take Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick, who thinks the value of a game is how much we play it. Do you think we should pay by the hour? Hmm.

Thanks to blackjackandhookers on Discord for the link.

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Today we talk about a new gadget from Silicon Valley, the A.I. Pin, with some interesting gimmicks and strangely wooden presenters. Take a look, tell us what you think!

https://hu.ma.ne/

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