System Crash
@systemcrash.info
A tech news podcast to help you sort through the wreckage.
Hosted by @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social. Music by @com.y-a-c-h-t.com. Production by @ericwickham.ca.
Hosted by @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social. Music by @com.y-a-c-h-t.com. Production by @ericwickham.ca.
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System Crash is on hiatus. I had a great time making the show with @bcmerchant.bsky.social and want to say a big thank you to all of our listeners.
We’ll have an update in the future about our plans for it going forward!
We’ll have an update in the future about our plans for it going forward!
System Crash Is Paused - System Crash
Some news, as they say: System Crash is going on hiatus as Brian and Paris are overloaded with other projects they need to take care of. Thanks for plugging in, and stay tuned to this feed for updates...
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July 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
System Crash is on hiatus. I had a great time making the show with @bcmerchant.bsky.social and want to say a big thank you to all of our listeners.
We’ll have an update in the future about our plans for it going forward!
We’ll have an update in the future about our plans for it going forward!
What does the new movie Mountainhead tell us about how tech billionaires think?
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social give their thoughts on the movie, what it does well, and not so well.
Became a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/mounta...
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social give their thoughts on the movie, what it does well, and not so well.
Became a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/mounta...
July 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What does the new movie Mountainhead tell us about how tech billionaires think?
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social give their thoughts on the movie, what it does well, and not so well.
Became a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/mounta...
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social give their thoughts on the movie, what it does well, and not so well.
Became a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/mounta...
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 The 10-year ban on state AI laws is dead
💥 Canada caves to pressure from Trump
💥 The generative AI backlash grows
➕ Peter Thiel and his buddies are starting a new Middle Earth bank, Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 The 10-year ban on state AI laws is dead
💥 Canada caves to pressure from Trump
💥 The generative AI backlash grows
➕ Peter Thiel and his buddies are starting a new Middle Earth bank, Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
July 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 The 10-year ban on state AI laws is dead
💥 Canada caves to pressure from Trump
💥 The generative AI backlash grows
➕ Peter Thiel and his buddies are starting a new Middle Earth bank, Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 The 10-year ban on state AI laws is dead
💥 Canada caves to pressure from Trump
💥 The generative AI backlash grows
➕ Peter Thiel and his buddies are starting a new Middle Earth bank, Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Anthropic gets a court win on training data
💥 Should training on copyrighted works be fair use?
💥 Tesla’s robotaxis have predictable issues
➕ Australia’s social media ban, new Fairphone, Brian has a new series +more!
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Anthropic gets a court win on training data
💥 Should training on copyrighted works be fair use?
💥 Tesla’s robotaxis have predictable issues
➕ Australia’s social media ban, new Fairphone, Brian has a new series +more!
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
June 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Anthropic gets a court win on training data
💥 Should training on copyrighted works be fair use?
💥 Tesla’s robotaxis have predictable issues
➕ Australia’s social media ban, new Fairphone, Brian has a new series +more!
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Anthropic gets a court win on training data
💥 Should training on copyrighted works be fair use?
💥 Tesla’s robotaxis have predictable issues
➕ Australia’s social media ban, new Fairphone, Brian has a new series +more!
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
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Good show this week folks, even if things get a little uh unhinged in there
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Trump Mobile takes the phone world by storm
💥 The ties grow between tech and the military
💥 AI slop meets the Israel-Iran conflict
➕ Tesla pauses production, AI hits libraries, governments are getting off Microsoft + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Trump Mobile takes the phone world by storm
💥 The ties grow between tech and the military
💥 AI slop meets the Israel-Iran conflict
➕ Tesla pauses production, AI hits libraries, governments are getting off Microsoft + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
June 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Good show this week folks, even if things get a little uh unhinged in there
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Trump Mobile takes the phone world by storm
💥 The ties grow between tech and the military
💥 AI slop meets the Israel-Iran conflict
➕ Tesla pauses production, AI hits libraries, governments are getting off Microsoft + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Trump Mobile takes the phone world by storm
💥 The ties grow between tech and the military
💥 AI slop meets the Israel-Iran conflict
➕ Tesla pauses production, AI hits libraries, governments are getting off Microsoft + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
June 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Trump Mobile takes the phone world by storm
💥 The ties grow between tech and the military
💥 AI slop meets the Israel-Iran conflict
➕ Tesla pauses production, AI hits libraries, governments are getting off Microsoft + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Trump Mobile takes the phone world by storm
💥 The ties grow between tech and the military
💥 AI slop meets the Israel-Iran conflict
➕ Tesla pauses production, AI hits libraries, governments are getting off Microsoft + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 The Trump-Musk relationship continues to spiral
💥 Musk should face consequences for DOGE
💥 LA protesters are burning Waymos
➕ Ohio making students bilingual in AI, video game performers have a tentative agreement + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 The Trump-Musk relationship continues to spiral
💥 Musk should face consequences for DOGE
💥 LA protesters are burning Waymos
➕ Ohio making students bilingual in AI, video game performers have a tentative agreement + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
June 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 The Trump-Musk relationship continues to spiral
💥 Musk should face consequences for DOGE
💥 LA protesters are burning Waymos
➕ Ohio making students bilingual in AI, video game performers have a tentative agreement + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 The Trump-Musk relationship continues to spiral
💥 Musk should face consequences for DOGE
💥 LA protesters are burning Waymos
➕ Ohio making students bilingual in AI, video game performers have a tentative agreement + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
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-one hour sitting outside after work: reading, listening to books or podcasts
-cucumber lime water in a big ass Bonne Maman jam jar
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June 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Newest emotional support tools:
-one hour sitting outside after work: reading, listening to books or podcasts
-cucumber lime water in a big ass Bonne Maman jam jar
- @systemcrash.info podcast
-using a humidifier at night
-one hour sitting outside after work: reading, listening to books or podcasts
-cucumber lime water in a big ass Bonne Maman jam jar
- @systemcrash.info podcast
-using a humidifier at night
Palmer Luckey wants Western countries to be armed to the teeth with automated weapons.
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social dig into Anduril’s scary vision for our future.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/palmer...
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social dig into Anduril’s scary vision for our future.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/palmer...
June 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Palmer Luckey wants Western countries to be armed to the teeth with automated weapons.
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social dig into Anduril’s scary vision for our future.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/palmer...
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social dig into Anduril’s scary vision for our future.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/palmer...
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On today’s System Crash, listeners hear the consequences of recording about ongoing news on a Wednesday when anything can happen on the Thursday before the episode gets posted on a Friday. Still a great chat with me and @bcmerchant.bsky.social though!
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Elon Musk is out at DOGE (kind of)
💥 Musk tried to kill OpenAI’s UAE Stargate project
💥 Palantir is scooping up data on Americans
➕ ZeniMax workers have a contract, Twitter warning about blue checks in Europe + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Elon Musk is out at DOGE (kind of)
💥 Musk tried to kill OpenAI’s UAE Stargate project
💥 Palantir is scooping up data on Americans
➕ ZeniMax workers have a contract, Twitter warning about blue checks in Europe + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
June 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
On today’s System Crash, listeners hear the consequences of recording about ongoing news on a Wednesday when anything can happen on the Thursday before the episode gets posted on a Friday. Still a great chat with me and @bcmerchant.bsky.social though!
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lol we recorded on Wednesday and posed the question: what will Musk and Trump’s relationship be like after he’s gone and were like ‘only time will tell’
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Elon Musk is out at DOGE (kind of)
💥 Musk tried to kill OpenAI’s UAE Stargate project
💥 Palantir is scooping up data on Americans
➕ ZeniMax workers have a contract, Twitter warning about blue checks in Europe + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Elon Musk is out at DOGE (kind of)
💥 Musk tried to kill OpenAI’s UAE Stargate project
💥 Palantir is scooping up data on Americans
➕ ZeniMax workers have a contract, Twitter warning about blue checks in Europe + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
June 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
lol we recorded on Wednesday and posed the question: what will Musk and Trump’s relationship be like after he’s gone and were like ‘only time will tell’
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Elon Musk is out at DOGE (kind of)
💥 Musk tried to kill OpenAI’s UAE Stargate project
💥 Palantir is scooping up data on Americans
➕ ZeniMax workers have a contract, Twitter warning about blue checks in Europe + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Elon Musk is out at DOGE (kind of)
💥 Musk tried to kill OpenAI’s UAE Stargate project
💥 Palantir is scooping up data on Americans
➕ ZeniMax workers have a contract, Twitter warning about blue checks in Europe + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
June 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Elon Musk is out at DOGE (kind of)
💥 Musk tried to kill OpenAI’s UAE Stargate project
💥 Palantir is scooping up data on Americans
➕ ZeniMax workers have a contract, Twitter warning about blue checks in Europe + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Elon Musk is out at DOGE (kind of)
💥 Musk tried to kill OpenAI’s UAE Stargate project
💥 Palantir is scooping up data on Americans
➕ ZeniMax workers have a contract, Twitter warning about blue checks in Europe + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
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Great episode. A counter to the hype and a way to help hold on to your own sanity.
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH:
💥 Sam Altman and Jony Ive get hitched (for AI hardware)
💥 Trump threatens a 25% iPhone tariff
💥 Can an iPhone be made in the USA?
➕ BYD beats Tesla in Europe, Google’s Veo 3 goes viral, Duolingo cleans up its AI mess + more!
Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Sam Altman and Jony Ive get hitched (for AI hardware)
💥 Trump threatens a 25% iPhone tariff
💥 Can an iPhone be made in the USA?
➕ BYD beats Tesla in Europe, Google’s Veo 3 goes viral, Duolingo cleans up its AI mess + more!
Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Great episode. A counter to the hype and a way to help hold on to your own sanity.
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Join me and @bcmerchant.bsky.social as we dig into the big OpenAI acquisition and its hardware plans, along with what a 25% tariff on iPhones would mean and whether they can really be built in the United States!
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH:
💥 Sam Altman and Jony Ive get hitched (for AI hardware)
💥 Trump threatens a 25% iPhone tariff
💥 Can an iPhone be made in the USA?
➕ BYD beats Tesla in Europe, Google’s Veo 3 goes viral, Duolingo cleans up its AI mess + more!
Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Sam Altman and Jony Ive get hitched (for AI hardware)
💥 Trump threatens a 25% iPhone tariff
💥 Can an iPhone be made in the USA?
➕ BYD beats Tesla in Europe, Google’s Veo 3 goes viral, Duolingo cleans up its AI mess + more!
Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Join me and @bcmerchant.bsky.social as we dig into the big OpenAI acquisition and its hardware plans, along with what a 25% tariff on iPhones would mean and whether they can really be built in the United States!
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH:
💥 Sam Altman and Jony Ive get hitched (for AI hardware)
💥 Trump threatens a 25% iPhone tariff
💥 Can an iPhone be made in the USA?
➕ BYD beats Tesla in Europe, Google’s Veo 3 goes viral, Duolingo cleans up its AI mess + more!
Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Sam Altman and Jony Ive get hitched (for AI hardware)
💥 Trump threatens a 25% iPhone tariff
💥 Can an iPhone be made in the USA?
➕ BYD beats Tesla in Europe, Google’s Veo 3 goes viral, Duolingo cleans up its AI mess + more!
Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH:
💥 Sam Altman and Jony Ive get hitched (for AI hardware)
💥 Trump threatens a 25% iPhone tariff
💥 Can an iPhone be made in the USA?
➕ BYD beats Tesla in Europe, Google’s Veo 3 goes viral, Duolingo cleans up its AI mess + more!
Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Sam Altman and Jony Ive get hitched (for AI hardware)
💥 Trump threatens a 25% iPhone tariff
💥 Can an iPhone be made in the USA?
➕ BYD beats Tesla in Europe, Google’s Veo 3 goes viral, Duolingo cleans up its AI mess + more!
Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
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On top of all the great discussions, @bcmerchant.bsky.social and I might have had a little too much fun on this week’s episode 👀
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Microsoft adopts Grok after “white genocide” scandal
💥 Big tech can’t see beyond AI
💥 Young people are done with the internet
➕ SpaceX flexes muscle in Texas, newspapers run AI-generated list, Netflix grabs Sesame Street + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Microsoft adopts Grok after “white genocide” scandal
💥 Big tech can’t see beyond AI
💥 Young people are done with the internet
➕ SpaceX flexes muscle in Texas, newspapers run AI-generated list, Netflix grabs Sesame Street + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
On top of all the great discussions, @bcmerchant.bsky.social and I might have had a little too much fun on this week’s episode 👀
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Microsoft adopts Grok after “white genocide” scandal
💥 Big tech can’t see beyond AI
💥 Young people are done with the internet
➕ SpaceX flexes muscle in Texas, newspapers run AI-generated list, Netflix grabs Sesame Street + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Microsoft adopts Grok after “white genocide” scandal
💥 Big tech can’t see beyond AI
💥 Young people are done with the internet
➕ SpaceX flexes muscle in Texas, newspapers run AI-generated list, Netflix grabs Sesame Street + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Microsoft adopts Grok after “white genocide” scandal
💥 Big tech can’t see beyond AI
💥 Young people are done with the internet
➕ SpaceX flexes muscle in Texas, newspapers run AI-generated list, Netflix grabs Sesame Street + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Microsoft adopts Grok after “white genocide” scandal
💥 Big tech can’t see beyond AI
💥 Young people are done with the internet
➕ SpaceX flexes muscle in Texas, newspapers run AI-generated list, Netflix grabs Sesame Street + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
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Another fascinating episode of System Crash with @bcmerchant.bsky.social! We have some great conversations about the new Pope, the attempt to stifle US AI regulations, and how AI is becoming central to geopolitics. Make sure to listen!
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Republicans are trying to ban AI regulation
💥 The Vatican has a Luddite Pope
💥 Trump’s Saudi trip shows the geopolitics of AI
➕ Canada’s AI minister, UK artists fight copyright changes, Microsoft layoffs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Republicans are trying to ban AI regulation
💥 The Vatican has a Luddite Pope
💥 Trump’s Saudi trip shows the geopolitics of AI
➕ Canada’s AI minister, UK artists fight copyright changes, Microsoft layoffs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Another fascinating episode of System Crash with @bcmerchant.bsky.social! We have some great conversations about the new Pope, the attempt to stifle US AI regulations, and how AI is becoming central to geopolitics. Make sure to listen!
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Republicans are trying to ban AI regulation
💥 The Vatican has a Luddite Pope
💥 Trump’s Saudi trip shows the geopolitics of AI
➕ Canada’s AI minister, UK artists fight copyright changes, Microsoft layoffs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Republicans are trying to ban AI regulation
💥 The Vatican has a Luddite Pope
💥 Trump’s Saudi trip shows the geopolitics of AI
➕ Canada’s AI minister, UK artists fight copyright changes, Microsoft layoffs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Republicans are trying to ban AI regulation
💥 The Vatican has a Luddite Pope
💥 Trump’s Saudi trip shows the geopolitics of AI
➕ Canada’s AI minister, UK artists fight copyright changes, Microsoft layoffs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Republicans are trying to ban AI regulation
💥 The Vatican has a Luddite Pope
💥 Trump’s Saudi trip shows the geopolitics of AI
➕ Canada’s AI minister, UK artists fight copyright changes, Microsoft layoffs + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
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Start with some dunking on Mark Zuckerberg, then get everything you need to know about all the AI madness from the past week.
@bcmerchant.bsky.social and I are really hitting our stride with System Crash lately. Start tuning in if you haven’t already!
@bcmerchant.bsky.social and I are really hitting our stride with System Crash lately. Start tuning in if you haven’t already!
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Zuck drinks coffee “recreationally” with his 15 AI friends
💥 OpenAI will remain a weird nonprofit
💥 Generative AI is harming education and jobs
➕ Tesla sales plummet, PBS Kids is defunded, Google funds “White Mirror” + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Zuck drinks coffee “recreationally” with his 15 AI friends
💥 OpenAI will remain a weird nonprofit
💥 Generative AI is harming education and jobs
➕ Tesla sales plummet, PBS Kids is defunded, Google funds “White Mirror” + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Start with some dunking on Mark Zuckerberg, then get everything you need to know about all the AI madness from the past week.
@bcmerchant.bsky.social and I are really hitting our stride with System Crash lately. Start tuning in if you haven’t already!
@bcmerchant.bsky.social and I are really hitting our stride with System Crash lately. Start tuning in if you haven’t already!
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As always @parismarx.com and I had a good time talking through the bad times (AI edition)
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Zuck drinks coffee “recreationally” with his 15 AI friends
💥 OpenAI will remain a weird nonprofit
💥 Generative AI is harming education and jobs
➕ Tesla sales plummet, PBS Kids is defunded, Google funds “White Mirror” + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Zuck drinks coffee “recreationally” with his 15 AI friends
💥 OpenAI will remain a weird nonprofit
💥 Generative AI is harming education and jobs
➕ Tesla sales plummet, PBS Kids is defunded, Google funds “White Mirror” + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As always @parismarx.com and I had a good time talking through the bad times (AI edition)
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Zuck drinks coffee “recreationally” with his 15 AI friends
💥 OpenAI will remain a weird nonprofit
💥 Generative AI is harming education and jobs
➕ Tesla sales plummet, PBS Kids is defunded, Google funds “White Mirror” + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Zuck drinks coffee “recreationally” with his 15 AI friends
💥 OpenAI will remain a weird nonprofit
💥 Generative AI is harming education and jobs
➕ Tesla sales plummet, PBS Kids is defunded, Google funds “White Mirror” + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
May 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH
💥 Zuck drinks coffee “recreationally” with his 15 AI friends
💥 OpenAI will remain a weird nonprofit
💥 Generative AI is harming education and jobs
➕ Tesla sales plummet, PBS Kids is defunded, Google funds “White Mirror” + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
💥 Zuck drinks coffee “recreationally” with his 15 AI friends
💥 OpenAI will remain a weird nonprofit
💥 Generative AI is harming education and jobs
➕ Tesla sales plummet, PBS Kids is defunded, Google funds “White Mirror” + more!
LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/epis...
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There's a strong case that Eric Schmidt is the most dangerous actor in the AI world. He sells a zero sum, Sinophobia-infused vision of an AI arms race and preaches relentless data center expansion—and is happily received in the halls of power.
@parismarx.com and I break it all down in this ep:
@parismarx.com and I break it all down in this ep:
Eric Schmidt is using China’s threat to US power as a marketing device to get the Pentagon to buy AI.
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social pull back the curtain on Schmidt’s evolution.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/eric-s...
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social pull back the curtain on Schmidt’s evolution.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/eric-s...
May 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
There's a strong case that Eric Schmidt is the most dangerous actor in the AI world. He sells a zero sum, Sinophobia-infused vision of an AI arms race and preaches relentless data center expansion—and is happily received in the halls of power.
@parismarx.com and I break it all down in this ep:
@parismarx.com and I break it all down in this ep:
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Fair odds that these data centers are refashioned as fusion centers, reimagined
Eric Schmidt is using China’s threat to US power as a marketing device to get the Pentagon to buy AI.
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social pull back the curtain on Schmidt’s evolution.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/eric-s...
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social pull back the curtain on Schmidt’s evolution.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/eric-s...
May 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Fair odds that these data centers are refashioned as fusion centers, reimagined
Eric Schmidt is using China’s threat to US power as a marketing device to get the Pentagon to buy AI.
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social pull back the curtain on Schmidt’s evolution.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/eric-s...
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social pull back the curtain on Schmidt’s evolution.
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May 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Eric Schmidt is using China’s threat to US power as a marketing device to get the Pentagon to buy AI.
In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social pull back the curtain on Schmidt’s evolution.
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In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social pull back the curtain on Schmidt’s evolution.
Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/eric-s...