IM 850: Bagel Rats - Open Source AI Rising

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Ai, Twit, Artificial Intelligence, Technology

4.2 • 895 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Summary

Forget the "AI is killing the planet" panic—this episode unpacks what's actually driving tech's power grab, the financial bubble no one wants to talk about, and why the big models are starting to look eerily similar.

CJ Trowbridge - cjtrowbridge.com - https://www.tiktok.com/@cjtrowbridge

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: CJ Trowbridge

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0:00.0	It's time for intelligent machines.
0:02.4	Our guest, C.J. Trowbridge, is an expert in ethical AI.
0:06.8	They also say it's possible to do AI that's small, effective, and doesn't involve big tech.
0:14.7	How? Find out next on intelligent machines.
0:20.4	Podcasts you love.
0:22.2	From people you trust.
0:24.8	This is Twit.
0:28.6	This is Intelligent Machines with Paris Martinoe and Jeff Jarvis.
0:32.9	Episode 850 recorded Wednesday, December 17th, 2025. Bagelel rats it's time for intelligent machines the show
0:42.2	we cover the latest in AI robotics and all the smart stuff all around us these days hey we're
0:48.7	so glad to have Paris Martino back from her holiday party she was got a whole week girl what a party
0:53.9	it must have been true we do
0:55.9	it like that she for some reason it's being it says she's mike elgin i think you might want to
1:02.5	fix that but you know she's not mike elgin she is ladies and gentlemen i am mike lincoln there she is
1:07.5	i'd rip off my own face a man who's in a random country appears.
1:12.6	We have apparently multiple lower thirds just for you.
1:15.6	This is the most current, currently at Consumer Reports, where she is an investigative journalist
1:20.6	specializing in radioactive shellfish and lead in your protein powder.
1:25.6	It's true.
1:26.6	And working on something new.
1:28.5	I am.
1:28.9	You'll see.
	...

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