What if the price of remembering is forgetting who owns your memories? Mike and Ronald explore journa(i)ling, life-logging, and the eerie rise of AI as your second brain. From Jony Ive’s screenless visions to the forgotten legacy of Microsoft’s SenseCam, they question what happens when your memory lives in the cloud—but your ownership doesn’t.
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Complement or Substitute?
Is AI a tool, a co-worker, or a silent takeover? Mike and Ronald unpack how tech giants are shifting from software licenses to tokens—and whether AI complements or replaces us.
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The Blackout Mirror
What if your AI assistant suddenly goes silen and your whole workflow collapses? We explore AI and cloud dependency, and Black Mirror's eerie predictions. From Microsoft Copilot Wave 2 to tiny-but-mighty models like BitNet, this one’s a mind-bender you won’t want to miss.00:00 Introduction00:38 Highlights02:34 Power Outages in EU05:45 Dependence on AI13:07 Cloud and AI14:59 China's Trade Tariffs Thought Experiment20:50 Copilot Wave 2 Spring Release36:22 Model Collapse and Bias48:40 Black Mirror Season 754:56 Philip K. Dick
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Google is BaiCK
Just when the world thought Google was falling behind, it fired back. Hard. From TPU-powered breakthroughs and A2A agents to real-time code simulations and AI-generated otters, Mike and Ronald dissect the comeback that shook the AI landscape. Is Google really back or has it redefined the game altogether?
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Sim Tech: Agentic Robotics and AGI
What if ChatGPT had a body? Mike and Ronald explore the explosive evolution of agentic robotics, where large language models (LLMs) gain physical presence, autonomy, and—yes—even a sense of style. From Tesla-denting robots to deepfake damage claims and the uncanny rise of humanoids in factories, it's a mind-bending ride through AI, simulation tech, digital sovereignty, and the looming legal rights of our robotic coworkers.
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