The AI ​​hype train is set in 2024

This week, we look to our hellish 2024 and try to figure out where to go from there. We started the year with huge hype around artificial intelligence, but this has cooled after seeing how useless many AI functions have been. It is also clear that many companies, including Microsoft and Apple, are trying to push the concepts of AI among users. In the future, we expect a few big years for the technology industry (not to mention the whole world).

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Themes

• 2024 in review: AI hype hasn’t borne much fruit and social media vibes are in flux – 1:12

• What we expect in 2025 – 21:43

• Tiktok appeals its ban all the way to the US Supreme Court – 29:53

• TP-Link routers are being investigated by US authorities – 32:39

• Quick thoughts from last week’s Game Awards – 35:35

• Work on – 38:26

• Pop Culture Picks – 39:17

• Interview with Tim Miller and Dave Wilson of Prime’s Secret Level – 49:20

Credits

Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Cherlynn Low
Manufacturer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

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