TWiT 952: A Gathering of the Protons - AI Executive Order, Epic vs. Google, Goodbye Mint, Meta Ray-bans

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Leo Laporte

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🗓️ 5 November 2023

⏱️ 179 minutes

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Summary

AI Executive Order, Epic vs. Google, Goodbye Mint, Meta Ray-bans

Ray-Ban Meta audio quality, cost, battery life, and polarized vs transition lenses
Exploring Elon Musk's XAI concept GROK AI
How Twitter's declining engagement impacts content creators and prompts API use
Concerns about President Biden's executive order on AI regulation and innovation
International AI declaration signed at Bletchley Park meeting with Harris and Musk
Epic's antitrust lawsuit against Google's Android monopoly and sideloading policies
Examining Amazon's Jeff Bezos' move to $147 million Miami mansions
Comparing fintech like Mint and Credit Karma to WeWork's scandal and bankruptcy
Debate on government officials blocking critics on social media and free speech
OpenSea layoffs indicate a cooling NFT market and parallels to Beanie Babies
Exploring AI art copyright battles and the value of computer-generated works

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Christina Warren, and Mike Elgan

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0:00.0	It's time for Twit this week in Tech.
0:01.6	Great Panel, Mike Elgin is here.
0:03.3	He's in Mexico City, all the way from a pineapple under D.C.
0:06.9	It's Shanna Weisman from R Street.
0:09.2	And my favorite Christina Warren from GitHub. She's sitting right next to me. Is an executive
0:15.3	order on AI a good idea or a bad idea? We'll talk about Amazon's Project Nessie
0:21.8	designed to keep prices high and then it's the end of the line for mint.
0:28.0	We'll say goodbye. All that and more coming up next.
0:31.0	Don't do it. Just. This is Twit. This is Twit.
0:45.0	This week in tech, episode 952, recorded Sunday, November 5th, 2023, a gathering of the protons.
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