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Are We Too Attached to Chatbots? & Fast-Casual Chains Slow Down

Morning Brew Daily

Morning Brew

Business News, News, Business

4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Episode 649: Neal and Toby dive deep into some reports of users becoming dangerously attached to AI chatbots. Then, Tesla hints at rolling out its robotaxis in NYC…without its permission. Also, LA is selling naming rights for the 2028 Summer Olympic games. Meanwhile, crypto continues to grow stronger – making it the Stock of the Week. Fast-casual and bowl slop is getting sloppy – making it the Dog of the Week. Welcome to the weekend!  00:00 - Adult camps are back 2:45 - Too close to chatbots? 7:00 - Tesla maps out NYC 10:30 - LA Olympics sells naming rights 16:00 - Crypto booms 19:00 - Bowl slop slowdown 22:30 - Sprint Finish! LinkedIn will even give you a $100 credit on your next campaign so you can try it yourself. Check out LinkedIn.com/mbd for more. Submit your MBD Password Answer here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yzrl1BJY2FAFwXBYtb0CEp8XQB2Y6mLdHkbq9Kb2Sz8/viewform?edit_requested=true  Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠  Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:45.8

Good morning, Brew Daily show.

0:46.7

I'm Neil Fryman.

0:47.7

And I'm Toby Howell.

0:51.0

Today are people growing too attached to their AI chatbots?

0:55.5

Then the L.A. Olympics are going corporate in ditching venue naming traditions.

1:06.4

It's Friday, August 15th. Let's ride. Good morning and happy Friday. Got to say, I am very excited for this weekend because I'm about to hop in a car and drive up to New Hampshire for a summer camp reunion.

1:12.9

Little softball, little tennis, emptying an entire can of axe body spray on my clothes, maybe some truth or dare,

1:19.5

very eager to revisit those carefree times I took for granted as an awkward 12 year old.

1:24.7

But Toby, it seems like I'm not the only adult trying to recapture that

1:27.9

wet-hot American summer. Yeah, a lot of people who didn't grow up with that camp experience

1:32.1

are now seeking it out in their older years. The Wall Street Journal did this big profile.

1:36.7

On the increasing amount of adults going to sleep away camps, one popular one is Camp Social,

1:41.6

which is this three-day overnight camp for women in the Poconos.

1:44.5

Its founder says that 92% of attendees come alone.

1:48.1

So it's clearly an attempt at making friends.

1:50.7

It costs around $880 to go for two nights and three days.

1:54.4

But also, they offset some of the costs with brand partnerships with Duncan, LaCroix, Amazon Prime,

2:01.2

and that I think is the difference, Neil Unico grew up going to camp

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