BAES 91: A.I. is the Biggest Waste of Money in History

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Ben and Emil

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🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 109 minutes

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This week we've got Ed Zitron, the outspoken AI critic and journalist. He's got a LOT to say, and we have a lot to ask him. We think this episode speaks for itself, and is one of our favorites of all time. Enjoy. Follow Ed here: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com Be sure to join us for a very fun very special bonus this week! Sign up for your FIRST MONTH FREE and support the show at https://benandemilshow.com ***LINK TO OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/CjujBt8g ***Subscribe to Emil's Substack: https://substack.com/@emilderosa ***Leave a comment! Like this video! Tell a friend about our show! WHY THE MARKET IS CRASHING: https://youtu.be/OSRVh6ns7Z8 Latest MEATBALL SPECIAL HERE: https://youtu.be/uIOdsIn1Tdo We bought suits HERE: https://youtu.be/_cM1XqA9n2U __ RIDGE WALLET: Take advantage of Ridge's one-a-year anniversary sale and get up to 40% off right now by going to https://www.ridge.com/BAES #ridgepod MUD/WTR: Start your new morning ritual and get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code BAES at https://mudwtr.com/baes #mudwtrpod __ This episode was edited by Connor Rousseau / @ conrad_roussrad Follow us on instagram! @ benandemilshow @ bencahn @ emilderosa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sam Orton's been around for decade plus, and he's wormed in with the media, and he's
0:06.3	wormed in with everyone. He's a good carnival barker. On top of that, this desperation time in tech
0:11.5	meant that when Chat GPT came around, everyone went, finally, something, we don't make things here.
0:16.6	What, we have engineers? No, we're only here to screw customers. That guy invented something.
0:20.6	Let's do this. Why Sam Wormtman get to fart out whatever? He's like. No, we're only here to screw customers. That guy invented something. Let's do this.
0:21.9	Why Sam Wormwoodman get to fart out whatever? He's like, oh, that's the best thing ever.
0:25.7	It's like, what is the best thing ever, Sammy? There is no industry here. This is a PR campaign for one guy and one company.
0:33.5	Except this company is a complete, it's a time bomb. We have this software today, and you can barely get like a picture of Garfield with boobs
0:40.6	successfully.
0:41.4	Hell yes.
0:42.9	It's just so frustrating because this is what happens when an entirely narrative-based thing
0:48.4	takes a market.
0:49.4	I would need it to work.
0:50.6	I would need to say to Siri, I need you to order dinner for me.
0:53.8	I'm feeling like Chinese.
0:55.3	I want to spend no more than $35 and I want it quicker than 20 minutes.
0:58.6	Sorry, I didn't quite get that.
1:00.1	I'd be like, setting a reminder to kick your dog.
1:05.4	Hey, everybody. We got a really great episode for you today. If you're joining us for the
1:10.2	first time, my name is Ben. With me as always is my co-pilot, Emile. We do a really great episode for you today. If you're joining us for the first time, my name is Ben.
1:11.6	With me, as always, is my co-pilot, Emil.
1:14.1	We do a weekly.
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