Air Date: 5-28-2024

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Everyone knows the rule about not meeting your heroes because they'll so often disappoint you, today we look at the most disappointing yet most idolized false heroes of our day, the twits of tech and the zany hijinks they've been getting up to recently.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: When a tech company like OpenAI doesn't get the dark message at the heart of science fiction - Jacob Ward - Air Date 5-21-24

KP 2: How Peter Thiel Got Rich | The Class Room ft. Second Thought - More Perfect Union - Air Date 11-10-22

KP 3: Google's Sundar Pichai on AI-powered search and the future of the web - Decoder with Nilay Patel - Air Date 5-20-24

KP 4: Elon's Reputation is Hurting Tesla - TechNewsDay - Internet Today - Air Date 4-4-24

KP 5: Crypto’s crown prince in court - Today, Explained - Air Date 10-3-23

KP 6: The Entire OpenAI Chaos Explained - ColdFusion - Air Date 11-27-23

KP 7: Scarlett Johansson's Open AI voice fight shows the need for consent in tech - There Are No Girls on the Internet - Air Date 5-21-24

KP 8: Fascism and the Failure of Imagination - Zoe Bee - Air Date 5-9-24

(1:03:38) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the misplaced excitement in private corporations pushing big technological advancements

DEEPER DIVES

(1:09:33) DEEPER DIVE A: THAT WORD YOU KEEP USING…

A1: How Tech Bros Get Sci-Fi Wrong - Wisecrack - Air Date 3-7-22

A2: How Socialism Built Silicon Valley (To Defeat Socialism) - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 8-11-19

A3: Peter Thiel And His Dorky Little Goons – Some More News - Air Date 11-2-22

(1:36:58) DEEPER DIVE B: SiliCON VALLEY, emphasis on the CON

B1: Google Search Is Died, Enron Musk - The Daily Zeitgeist - Air Date 5-14-24

B2: Silicon Valley Deserves Your Anger - Tech Won't Save Us - Air Date 3-14-24

(1:53:05) DEEPER DIVE C: MICROSOFT THE DESTROYER

C1: The One Where Microsoft Admits Game Studios Are F*cked (The Jimquisition) - Jim Sterling - Air Date 5-20-24

C2: Microsoft's New AI Will Turn Your Computer Into a Privacy NIGHTMARE - Zaid Tabani - Air Date 5-23-24

(2:10:35) DEEPER DIVE D: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

D1: What’s Going on With Tesla Superchargers? - Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast - Air Date 5-9-24

D2: When a tech company says it’s disbanding its standalone safety/ethics/alignment group - Jacob Ward - Air Date 5-19-24

MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)

SHOW IMAGE: 

Description: Composite image where the faces of Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Sam Bankman-Fried, and Elon Musk are seen through an overlay of stock prices and a growth chart arrow.

Credits: Composite by A. Hoffman. Photos: 1) "Open AI co-founder & CEO Sam Altman" by TechCrunch, Flickr | CC BY 2.0 ; 2) "Peter Thiel" by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | CC BY 2.0 ; 3) "Sam Bankman-Fried" by Cointelegraph, Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 3.0 ; 4) "Elon Musk Presenting Tesla's Fully Autonomous Future" by Steve Jurvetson, Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 2.0 

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