344. How Uber Weaponizes Complexity to Abuse Workers and Bully States
We check in with an old enemy of the show, Uber, to discuss it’s recent battles with states over wage floors and worker rights, and get a masterclass on how Uber weaponizes complexity through it’s pla...
31 Maj 20241h 24min
Patreon Preview – 343. Broken Windows Redux
Discussing a new surveillance program by NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the public-private partnerships with Fusus by Axon, we dig into how the moral panic around “organized retail theft” has become a smoke...
29 Maj 202410min
342. Superalignment with Sam Altman’s Values
We talk about how everybody on the superalignment team at OpenAI—focused on safety, risk, adversarial testing, societal impacts, and existential concerns—is resigning, including high-profile people li...
23 Maj 20241h 16min
Patreon Preview – 341. Cyber Freak Beat
After revisiting our discussion of stimulants from last episode, we dive deep into a new hive of freaks on the internet and examine the psychology of forum posters on the Cybertruck Owners Club. ••• ...
21 Maj 20249min
340. With AI Friends Like These, Who Needs Society?
First we dive into some exciting news of actual innovation: ultrasonic extraction for cold brew coffee. Then offer a live react to OpenAI’s new product GPT-4o, which is its new flagship model in the f...
16 Maj 20241h 29min
Patreon Preview – 339. Reality is Downstream from the Unreal Engine
In what feels like a curse of eternal return, we discuss the news that Softbank is leading a $1 billion funding round into what is now the premier UK AI startup, Wavye, which has a generative simulati...
11 Maj 20247min
338. Certified Rap Beef // Campus Actions, Deranged Reactions
Because we are all rap heads at TMK, we have been feeling juiced up by the beef between Kendrick and Drake, so we spend the first half breaking that down. Then we catch up on the campus protests and c...
8 Maj 20241h 26min
*Unlocked* – 333. JSOC for the Environment
[Jathan got married last weekend! So no new shows until next week.] We dig into reporting on a special forces unit in the Brazilian ministry of environment which is composed of tier one operators who...
28 Apr 20241h 9min
