The AI ​​hype train will stop in 2024

This week, we take a look back at the hellish year 2024 and try to figure out where we go from here. We started the year with huge hype about AI, but that has subsided as we see how useless many AI features are. It is also clear that many companies, including Microsoft and Apple, are trying to impose incomplete AI concepts on users. Looking ahead, we expect a tough few years for the tech industry (not to mention the world as a whole).

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Topics

• 2024 Review: AI hype hasn’t led much, social media sentiment is in flux – 1:12

• What to look forward to in 2025 – 21:43

• Tiktok appeals its ban 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

• Working on – 38:26

• Popular Culture Picks – 39:17

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

Credits

Hosts: Devendra Hardwar and Sherlyn Lu
project: Ben Elman
music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

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