Rise of AI, Occult Mysteries, and a Cheddar Heist (Epi. 78)
Manage episode 460745510 series 3329418
Контент предоставлен Whitney. Весь контент подкастов, включая эпизоды, графику и описания подкастов, загружается и предоставляется непосредственно компанией Whitney или ее партнером по платформе подкастов. Если вы считаете, что кто-то использует вашу работу, защищенную авторским правом, без вашего разрешения, вы можете выполнить процедуру, описанную здесь https://ru.player.fm/legal.
*00:00 – 00:00*
Intro
*00:06 – 00:09*
- *CES & AI Everywhere*
- Discussion of new tech at CES (Consumer Electronics Show).
- Joking about AI ovens, AI guitars, and the feeling that everything is suddenly “smart.”
- *NVIDIA Supercomputers & Exaflops*
- Awe at how new hardware can process “the entire internet.”
- Talk of energy consumption, fossil fuels vs. nuclear, and whether AI will force an energy revolution.
- *Industrial Revolution Parallel*
- Comparing AI’s potential impact to the Industrial Revolution.
- Concern about environmental strain, greed, and unstoppable progress.
- *Vonnegut’s *Player Piano & Self-Driving Cars**
- Reading a Kurt Vonnegut quote on technology replacing humans.
- Rant about driverless cars, personal autonomy, and why society resists better public infrastructure.
- *Roman Empire & Modern Parallels*
- Drawing lines from Ancient Rome’s “bread and circuses” to today’s consumer culture.
- Government structures modeled on Greek/Roman systems.
- *New “Religion” Idea: PFG*
- “Powerful People for Good”—recognizing your decisions have a ripple effect.
- A playful framework for making better choices that benefit yourself and others.
- *Council of Nicaea & Jesus’ Divinity*
- A quick historical aside about the year 325 CE, Arianism, and the “election” of Christ’s divine status.
- Santa Claus (St. Nicholas) allegedly slapping Arius—fun historical tidbit.
- *Cheese Heist at Neal’s Yard Dairy*
- News of a massive cheddar cheese theft.
- Speculation on how thieves offload that much specialty cheese.
74 эпизодов