The IRL Podcast

00:00 - Opening

00:35 - Intro

01:08 - Anthea’s Instagram

01:32 - Tech Bytes: The Y-Brush

05:18 - Tech Bytes: Animated Drawings

10:10 - Judgement

13:40 - Tech Today: Jony Ive and OpenAI

19:02 - Apple Airpods & Wearables

23:38 - What is Apple Intelligence?

24:35 - We already have AI on our phones

26:31 - Anthea wants to be a cyborg

28:20 - Jony Ive’s beautiful British accent

29:03 - Tech Today: Google Veo 3

30:12 - The Impossible Challenge

31:46 - Matt feels left out

33:55 - AI Content Generation

34:50 - AI boobs are not real enough

36:18 - Will Smith eats spaghetti

38:29 - Is AI racist?

40:17 - Anthea’s Instagram in the comments

Let's talk about having the Apple vs. Epic lawsuit, AI taking creative jobs, and the new Assassins Creed! This week's episode of the IRL Tech Podcast dives into some very trash AI writing, very toxic masculinity, and a very hungry Matthew.#podcast #technology #tv

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬:

00:00 - How do we dance?

02:37 - Matthew is really hungry

03:24 - Tech Bytes: Matthew is lonely at work and wants the LOOI Robot to keep him company

07:59 - Tech Bytes: Anthea wants to talk to guys with LED Backpacks

11:19 - Judgement time but Matthew wants steak15:14 - Today In Tech - Netflix AI

17:37 - We’re over the MCU

21:05 - Australians are guinea pigs

22:18 - Dennis’s toxic masculinity

26:51 - Today in Tech: Apple vs. Epic

38:08 - The Writers Strike

40:09 - Black Mirror writing with AI

44:04 - Assassin’s Creed and AI

45:52 - Next time on IRL

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly AI technology podcast sponsored by HTC, breaking down AI news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. Matthew and Anthea work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).

Let's talk about having AI as your friend, ChatGPT flattering you by calling you God, and our imaginary friends! This week's episode of the IRL Tech Podcast dives into some very flattering AI friends, very good relationship advice, and our very imaginary friends.#podcast #technology #relationship #ai 00:00 - The IRL tech podcast: AI art00:41 - Tech Bites: Fly Nova & The Steambox11:39 - Today in Tech: ChatGPT is flattering their users WAY TOO MUCH16:27 - No.1 use for ChatGPT is companionship (Harvard Study)18:00 - Diagnosing yourself on the internet with WebMD20:16 - Should AI be your therapist?21:50 - Having different friends for advice24:16 - AI Judge Matthew: You should not ask AI for life decisions26:55 - Terry asks ChatGPT how to get laid32:42 - Having ChatGPT give you a personality test37:33 - Having invisible friends as a child42:06 - Dennis befriending the Ninja Turtles𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly AI technology podcast sponsored by HTC, breaking down AI news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. Matthew and Anthea work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).

Let's talk about AI's impact on e-learning, Donald Trump and Elon Musk's recent moves, and 3D printed makeup. This week's episode of the IRL Tech Podcast dives into some very expensive education plans, very rich leaders, and Anthea's very innocent upbringing.#podcast #technology #education #elonmusk 00:00 - Opening00:26 - Introduction00:43 - Tech Bites01:11 - The judge is too male01:48 - Mink 3D-printed makeup07:01 - The stupidest tech - Beats by Dre USB-C Cables07:45 - Sound Burger portable bluetooth vinyl turntable12:50 - The judge is an ally?17:11 - xAI buys X/Twitter for $45 Billion18:44 - Are we giving Elon Musk too much credit?20:07 - Is Instagram or Threads better than Twitter?22:04 - Elon awards Elon X23:53 - What’s Twitter for?25:52 - Who wants AI Robots?27:02 - US AI Education Executive Order28:15 - Trump is doing something good?29:54 - Why haven’t I heard of this?30:58 - We’re shook32:50 - AI in schools?33:22 - Being a student with tech35:18 - Matthew the luddite?35:55 - What was school like in ancient times?36:23 - Does restricting tech in classrooms ever make sense?37:42 - Looking back at how we learned38:21 - Self learning38:58 - Maybe we should teach differently?39:50 - AI vs Passion for Learning40:41 - Critical thinking41:52 - A new way to teach critical thinking?43:49 - When should AI be introduced in schools?45:01 - How did we learn critical thinking?46:20 - Some things need to change50:23 - Memorization vs Thinking53:32 - Matthew wants kids on the show𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly AI technology podcast sponsored by HTC, breaking down AI news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. Matthew and Anthea work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).

Let's talk about AI language learning, Duolingo's AI boom, and ChatGPT Plus! This week's episode of the IRL Tech Podcast dives into some very expensive gadgets, very rich corporations, and Anthea's very high Duolingo streaks.#podcast #technology #languagelearning #ai 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬: 00:00 The IRL tech podcast: AI art01:30 Tech Bites: The Emo/AIBI robot and the Samsung Frame TV17:01 Today in Tech: Open AI's 1 million new paid users per hour after Studio Ghibli controversy20:15 Should you pay for AI?21:20 Cool uses for ChatGPT premium28:00 ChatGPT as the judge in online debates29:39 Today in Tech: Duolingo's overweight (and making a lot of money with AI)32:00 Duolingo Max34:26 Duolingo's emotional blackmail strategy35:05 Tamogotchi36:14 Ads on apps & Anthea's streak of 500+41:11 Duolingo's sound effects42:05 Should people still learn new languages?45:00 Travel & connecting cultures56:30 AI language learning is slightly incomplete59:58 Barcelona𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly AI technology podcast sponsored by HTC, breaking down AI news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. Matthew and Anthea work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).

Season 2 of IRL is all about AI — and we're kicking off with both the ews and wows of AI art. From Open AI's war with Studio Ghibli to Kamala Harris conspiracies, this episode is a banger!#podcast #technology #aiart 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬: 1:30 Tech Bites: 3-in-1 basketball hoop charger & wireless pearl earring earbuds6:08 Kamala Harris presidential debate conspiracy6:41 Cheating in school with technology11:50 The decrease of attention spans12:34 Tech News: Google polices illegal AI-generated ads with AI14:00 Tech News: the Studio Ghibli and Open AI controversy19:35 Would you want your art to be copied?22:02 Artists faking their skills with AI25:11 How AI has affected writing and marketing27:10 Using AI art on social media29:50 The AI Judge Matthew arrives34:35 AI music 38:20 The stagnation of creativity40:00 The future of AI𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly AI technology podcast sponsored by HTC, breaking down AI news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. Matthew and Anthea work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).

This week we're talking about social media! In this episode of IRL, the technology podcast sponsored by HTC, we dive into our favorite social media platforms, Elon Musk, doomscrolling, and the next generation of social media. Also, here's the best article ever: https://www.news.viverse.com/post/the... 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly technology podcast and interview series sponsored by HTC. We break down VR news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. IRL's co-hosts, Matthew and Anthea, work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).#podcast #technews #socialmedia #TikTok #trending #twitter #viral #vr #vrtrackers

This week we're talking about dancing! In this episode of IRL, the technology podcast sponsored by HTC, we dive into dancing, arcade games, rhythm games, VR Chat, dancing with VR with the VIVE Ultimate Trackers, and maybe we’ll even show you our best moves…?𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly technology podcast and interview series sponsored by HTC. We break down VR news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. IRL's co-hosts, Matthew and Anthea, work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).#podcast #technews #dance #vrchat #trending #raygun #breakdancing #vr #vrtrackers

This week we're talking about fitness! In this episode of IRL, the technology podcast sponsored by HTC, we dive into our top fitness gadgets, home vs. gym workouts, working out with the VIVE XR Elite, and our favorite workout routines.𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬: 01:05 – Arizona Sunshine 2 02:30 – Dating run clubs 08:38 – Fitness mirrors 09:55 – Smart watches 11:57 – AR swimming goggles 13:55 – VR gaming with VIVE XR Elite15:30 – Gamification of workouts with VR17:52 – Pokémon Go 19:32 – Apps implementing badges and streaks 21:30 – Nintendo Switch and the Xbox Kinect 25:00 – Home workouts vs. gym workouts 29:24 – YouTube ab workout videos 31:25 – VR workouts 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly technology podcast and interview series sponsored by HTC. We break down VR news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. IRL's co-hosts, Matthew and Anthea, work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).#podcast #technews #fitness #fitnessgoals #trending #fitnesshacks #lifehacks #health #workout

This week we're talking about television! In this episode of IRL, the technology podcast sponsored by HTC, we dive into YouTube disrupting cable, watching TV together, VR watch parties with the VIVE Focus Vision, and our favorite TV shows out now.01:38 Tech bites: electric suction phone holder07:30 Hydrophobic windshield spray11:07 Watching TV as a kid12:25 TV ad breaks14:40 Watching soap operas and reality shows with grandparents17:30 How YouTube disrupted cable TV21:16 The rise of binge-watching25:00 Teleparty and watch parties27:11 Reaction videos28:24 YouTube icons and celebrities31:20 Watching shows on VIVE Focus Vision & VR watch parties35:10 Could VR ever replace physical watch parties?37:00 Terrace House38:09 Severance Season 240:09 Law & Order in VR and Interactive TV𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly technology podcast and interview series sponsored by HTC. We break down VR news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. IRL's co-hosts, Matthew and Anthea, work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).#podcast #technews #vr #tv #tvshow #tvshowreaction #lifehacks #fullepisode #trending