The Super Intelligence is Coming (Move Over Information Superhighway)

(0:00) Pre-Show (0:48) Open (1:02) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (1:34) cj's week: A Lovely Trip (2:35) Jeff's Week: Dodgers! (3:18) Headline: Amazon Kindle Colorsoft e-Ink Reader & Kindle Scribe (5:02) Headline: Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power (5:34) Headline: Android 15 is Out - Vanilla Ice Cream (8:03) Headline: Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop (9:57) Uses of AI Today (40:00) cj’s recommendation: Apparently Our Defining Tradition is a Big Green Egg (42:45) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Last Blockbuster Many of us like to wax on about significant AI advancements approaching the horizon,  like Large Language Models similar to ChatGPT achieving Artificial General Intelligence and self-driving cars.  And while we at Nonsense believe these things will come, and are huge fans of watching them get there, we have realized that there are plenty of industries benefiting from AI today that don’t get nearly as much attention. In this episode, we discuss some of the industries that don’t get much air time but are already benefiting from AI.  From education to agriculture to customer service - AI is already changing the landscape of how many sectors are operating today! But first, we’ve got new Kindles, a delicious new Android version, and superfluous X-rays that are likely harming you for no benefit at all.  Buckle up, it’s another fast ride! Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition hands-on: color E Ink looks pretty good - The Verge Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe takes another step toward pen and paper Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power Android 15 is out now – here are 5 new features it brings to Google Pixel phones | TechRadar Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop - Ars Technica The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise - The Verge 15 Amazing Real-World Applications Of AI Everyone Should Know About Chris Urmson - Wikiwand Amazon Rufus: How We Built an AI-Powered Shopping Assistant - IEEE Spectrum Why Do Birds Fly in a V-Formation? The "Shaker" - Machine that shakes almonds off a tree This tree shaker processes up to 60 trees an hour The Last Blockbuster (2020) - IMDb Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show (0:56) Open (1:11) World Plant-Based Burger Day & Double Ten Day (3:11) cj's week: Living in Arthur C. Clarke (5:18) Jeff's Week: Crowns & Parents’ Weekend (8:00) Headline: Elon Musk Readies the Robotaxi He Is Betting Tesla’s Future On (10:30) Fixing Climate Change (37:50) cj’s recommendation: sigh. BBQ with Franklin (43:05) Jeff’s Recommendation: (senior) living their best life We are so happy to be back from our short fall break that this time we are taking a break from our usual roster of AI, trash, high-speed trains, or weather (kind of).  In this episode, we are going to explore this little novel thing known as Climate Change. As it turns out, there’s one set of people that could single-handedly slow climate change, and do so faster than anyone else.  No, it’s not the oil workers.  It is not the private pilots of the world.  It is someone you certainly know and know well.  The answer might surprise you, you might not even want to hear it, but it’s a real path to slowing climate change right now. Open National Day of the Republic of China - Wikiwand articles Headlines Elon Musk Readies the Robotaxi He Is Betting Tesla’s Future On - Bloomberg Fixing Climate Change What is the greenhouse effect? - NASA Science Greenhouse gas - Wikiwand Whippits - Wikiwand The next big climate deadline is for meat and dairy Wild mammals make up only a few percent of the world’s mammals - Our World in Data Why beef is off the menu for some climate-conscious foodies | CBC News What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow? | by Masked Writer | Medium Animal Agriculture & Climate Change - A Well-Fed World Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men Yes, plant-based meat is better for the planet The UN says we need to reduce our meat consumption to fight climate change and improve food security Eleven Madison Park: The Triumph of Vegan Fine Dining - Gastromondiale Close BBQ with Franklin: The Brisket BBQ with Franklin | Austin PBS Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show (1:20) Open (1:32) International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Bombs (2:24) cj's week: Crazy Party Time Pantry Reorganization (4:07) Jeff's Week: Indiana Football (6:17) Snakes, EVs, & Printers: An Update (12:00) Headline: Biden proposes banning Chinese vehicles from US roads (14:47) Segment: Flying Junk (38:48) cj’s recommendation: Kids On Fire (40:53) Jeff’s Recommendation: Class Action Park & YouTube Theater As it turns out, we humans have gotten good at littering, and not just in the forests and oceans, but in space too.  Yes, you’ve read that correctly - we’ve managed to treat the orbit around our precious little rock as if it were our personal space junkyard.  But unlike most junkyards, this crap is zipping around at thousands of miles per hour, on the hunt for the next object to smash into. In this episode, cj & Jeff explore the concept of Kessler’s Syndrome, and just how we’ve goten as close as we have to this pivotal moment. But before we get to the junk, some quick comments on snakes, EVs, classic printers, and banning Chinese cars in the US.  Another day, another dollar. Headlines Biden proposes banning Chinese vehicles, 'connected car' technology from US roads Space Junk Curbing America's Trash Production: Statistics and Solutions Space explained: How much space junk is there? Space Debris - NASA Space Junk Removal Is Not Going Smoothly | Scientific American Astroscale's Space Debris Removal Mission, ELSA-d - ConOps Video ELSA-d: Mission design and performance to date ADRAS-J - Astroscale, Securing Space Sustainability Astroscale’s ELSA-d Finalizes De-Orbit Operations Marking Successful Mission Conclusion What is space junk and why is it a problem? Kessler syndrome - Wikiwand articles Close Class Action Park | Official Trailer | HBO Max Class Action Park | The Most Dangerous Rides You Can Find | Max Los Angeles Clippys : r/funny Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show (0:56) Open (1:11) National Butterscotch Pudding Day (1:33) cj's week: Java or JavaScript?! (4:53) Jeff's Week: Barkley in Runyon (8:43) Headline: Walkie-talkie explosions reported in Lebanon after deadly pager attack (12:36) Headline: Chinese company develops 65nm-capable lithography machine (15:00) Headline: TCL accused of selling quantum dot TVs without actual quantum dots (17:35) Headline: House committee approves bill requiring new cars to have AM radio (21:12) Recomendation: HP LaserJet IIP - Now on Sale! (21:51) The US and China: Can’t We All Just Get Along? (42:36) cj’s recommendation: The Emmys! (43:15) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Bear, Season Three In this episode, cj & Jeff get into the trouble with China, at least some of the technical ones including tiny chips, EVs, AI, and 5G infrastructure.  There’s a lot to unpack, and the boys barely get a chance to double-click on even a few talking points. Fortunately, there’s a little bit of everything in this episode, from naming parts of a baguette to elitist keyboard layouts and surprising cats with fruit; everything you’ve come to expect from Nonsense. Open Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back (Official Music Video) Dvorak keyboard layout - Wikiwand Cats and Cucumbers Headlines Walkie-talkie explosions reported in Lebanon after deadly pager attack | CNN Chinese company develops 65nm-capable lithography machine for domestic chipmaking — system still trails behind ASML and Nikon, though | Tom's Hardware TCL accused of selling quantum dot TVs without actual quantum dots | Ars Technica House committee approves bill requiring new cars to have AM radio - The Verge Segment Biden moves to crack down on Shein and Temu, slow shipments into US | Ars Technica Flag of Earth - Wikiwand CHIPS and Science Act - Wikiwand Close The Bear (TV series) - Wikiwand Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show: Burgers (1:17) Open (1:41) Special Day: National Day of Encouragement (2:05) cj's week: James Earl Jones (4:18) Jeff's Week: The house and the heat (4:48) Headline: Apple's iPhone 16 faces rising challenges with AI delay and growing Huawei competition (9:48) Headline: Apple and Google’s Defeats to Fuel EU’s Crackdown on Big Tech (12:10) Headline: DOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trial (15:20) Segment: Shameful Ocean Behavior (42:05) cj’s recommendation: The Apple End-of-Summer Spectacular (42:49) Jeff’s Recommendation: YouTube TV The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a vast accumulation of plastic debris floating in the North Pacific Ocean. It's estimated to be twice the size of Texas, with millions of tons of plastic waste. This patch is a result of ocean currents that trap debris in a gyre. It's a significant environmental concern -- but who is responsible for it? But before we get to that, the boys remember James Earl Jones, look at Apple and Google's recent defeats in the EU, and discuss the world's first tri-fold phone. Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody [From the Movie Ghost] Sneakers (9/9) Movie CLIP - The Team's Demands (1992) HD Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design Official Promotional Video - Huawei Triple-foldable Huawei Mate XT Tri-Fold Phone: Ultimate Unboxing & Hands-On Review [English] Huawei Mate XT Ultimate: FIRST LOOK and FEATURES! - YouTube Huawei Mate XT - THE FUTURE! Huawei Mate XT Extraordinary Master real machine hands-on, are you excited?Technology Revelation - YouTube The Copenhagen artificial ski slope atop a power plant is now open | CNN Marjory the Trash Heap | Muppet Wiki Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn’t What You Think it Is - Archive.org The Great Pacific Garbage Patch can be Cleaned for $7.5 Billion | Press Release | The Ocean Cleanup https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/visualized-ocean-plastic-waste-pollution-by-country/ The Great Pacific Garbage Patch can be Cleaned for $7.5 Billion | Press Release | The Ocean Cleanup YouTube TV: Nothing but Net⁠ Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show (1:26) Open (1:48) International Day of Charity (2:07) cj's week: It’s HOT.  SO HOT. (3:14) Jeff's Week: RISC-V Chips Everywhere (4:11) Headline: Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech critics (8:14) Headline: Bugs and performance issues hinder Huawei’s AI chips (9:45) Headline: Minecraft Movie's First Trailer Has Arrived, And It's Incredible (11:04) Listener Question: AI Consciousness? (41:37) cj’s recommendation: College Football Craziness. (43:47) Jeff’s Recommendation: Dodger History! We love you, listener, and we love your questions.  This week we field one of the more interesting questions sent in recently about consciousness, namely: when will our kids finally obtain it, and how might an Artificial Intelligence achieve it? But this begs the question: what is consciousness?  Turns out, that’s the hard part, but we’re going to try our best to button everything up in 45 minutes of your time. And before we jump into that, there’s Oprah’s AI special, bugs in software (weird!), and the Minecraft Movie trailer! Open Worst of dangerous SoCal heat wave hitting over next few days: What to know Heat Waves by Glass Animals About RISC-V – RISC-V International RISC-V Espressif Systems Headlines Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech critics | Ars Technica Printer Tracking Dots Bugs, performance issues hinder Huawei’s AI chips | Ars Technica Anker Minecraft Movie's First Trailer Has Arrived, And It's Incredible - GameSpot A Minecraft Movie | Teaser Segment Consciousness - Wikiwand René Descartes - Wikiwand 21 grams experiment - Wikiwand Necker cube - Wikiwand Chinese room - Wikiwand Mirror Test - Wikiwand Gödel, Escher, Bach - Wikiwand Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid on Amazon WarGames - Wikiwand Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikiwand Close USC to Make Historic Move to Big Ten Conference in 2024 Dodgers belt historic 3 leadoff home runs among 16 hits to take another game from Arizona Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show (1:12) Open (1:28) Individual Rights Day c/o John Locke (3:13) cj's week: A Glorious Return to School (4:03) Jeff's Week: Dropoff at School (6:26) Errata: The Unexpected Break Up (8:00) Headline: Cox Media is Listening to You (11:23) Missed Headline: Boeing’s Starliner astronauts will return to Earth on Spacex Crew Dragon (29:17) Missed Headline: Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France (35:58) Missed Headline: Experts call for 'urgent' scrutiny after weight loss drugs are linked to suicidal thoughts (37:28) Missed Headline:  Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies (41:28) cj’s recommendation: The Democratic National Convention (43:08) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Wrecking Crew Summer is over, and just like that, Nonsense is off hiatus and back with your weekly dose of technology, business, and maybe a laugh or two (no promises though). Being gone for most of August, we knew we’d have to cover a bunch of missed headlines from the month - so this week we dive into a bit of everything, from your listening devices, more setbacks at Boeing, Telegram founder drama, pervasive semaglutide thoughts, and The Copies of Shaolin.  The Stealers Wheel summarized our thoughts on this best: “clowns to the left of us, jokers to the right, here we are stuck in the middle with you.” It’s a wild ride, but we suspect you’re going to love getting back into the swing of things with us! Open Stuck In The Middle With You School Of Fish - 3 Strange Days Headlines Here’s the Pitch Deck for ‘Active Listening’ Ad Targeting Missed Headlines Boeing’s Starliner astronauts will return to Earth on Spacex Crew Dragon, NASA says | CNN Why is Sunita Williams in space? From Starliner’s launch, defects & risks to much-awaited return plan: EXPLAINED | Mint Secret Megalopolis of Ants Uncovered - Truly a Wonder of the World ! Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France | Reuters What's wrong with open source Telegram? Pavel Durov Once Said He Had 'Over 100' Children & Was 'Never' Married Experts call for 'urgent' scrutiny after weight loss drugs are linked to suicidal thoughts Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies - The Verge Close Watch the Democratic National Convention The Wrecking Crew Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Documentary HD Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show (1:00) Open (1:11) World Greatness Day! (1:34) cj's week: Summer Break, Furniture, & Super Nintendo Land (3:38) Jeff's Week: Still on Island Time During Home Renovations  (7:21) Headline: ⁠The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for (8:38) Headline: ⁠China’s Long March 6A rocket is making a mess in low-Earth orbit (10:21) So Only Google Can Be Doing No Evil? (39:44) cj’s recommendation: Watch Young Kids Playing Minecraft (42:16) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Stones & Twenty Feet From Stardom No one, not even you dear listener, deserves a Nonsense-free August.  So we airlifted Jeff out of the South Pacific and woke up cj by poking him with a stick so that we could bring you this one, stellar episode this month. We get asked all the time: is Google the new Standard Oil or just a picked-on tech giant? Join us as we dive into the world of antitrust law and explore whether Google's dominance is a threat to competition or a reward for innovation. We'll uncover the potential impact on you and your digital life, and get cj incredibly worked up over some of the shitty Q&A products still on the market.  Get ready to question everything you know about search. Headlines ⁠The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for - The Verge⁠ ⁠China’s Long March 6A rocket is making a mess in low-Earth orbit | Ars Technica⁠ Segment ⁠Google vs. Apple: How Gemini AI Is Pushing Android Ahead | WSJ⁠ ⁠Google Revenue Breakdown (July 2024)⁠ ⁠Charted: Breaking Down Big Tech Revenue and Profit⁠ ⁠Visualizing Microsoft's Revenue, by Product Line⁠ ⁠TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM - Official Trailer⁠ Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show (0:52) Open (1:07) World Drowning Prevention Day (1:52) cj's week: Sure, let’s disconnect from the world! (3:28) Jeff's Week: Thread radio home automati…NERD (4:28) Headline: Alphabet invests another $5 billion in Waymo (5:20) Headline: Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole (6:05) Headline: CrowdStrike blames test software for taking down 8.5 million Windows machines (10:13) Segment: A Permanent Memory. (44:30) cj’s recommendation: Maui! (46:02) Jeff’s Recommendation: 32 Sounds Much like your knees, we are all going to miss our memory when it is gone.  So what if it never left?  Well, advances in processing power, storage, and battery technology virtually ensure that this will be possible very soon.  This concept has been postulated by many, and several companies are currently working on products to enable this.  Feed this memory into your personal artificial intelligence and you have something extremely interesting, powerful, and concerning. In this episode, the guys share their thoughts on if they’d even want an everlasting memory.  Fortunately, there are about 60 people on the planet who have had this ability naturally for decades, so we might have something to learn from them. But before that: Alphabet invests another cool $5 billion in Waymo; Amazon’s got a paid Alexa coming; and CrowdStrike blames test software for crashing the Internet along with 8.5 million computers. Open Top 10 Best Water Dog Breeds | PetGuide Dog says NO Headlines Alphabet invests another $5 billion in self-driving startup Waymo | Ars Technica Killed by Google Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole dug by Echo devices - The Verge CrowdStrike blames test software for taking down 8.5 million Windows machines - The Verge WannaCry ransomware attack - Wikiwand McAfee: DAT 5958 Update - Wikiwand Falcon Content Update Remediation and Guidance Hub | CrowdStrike Segment Hyperphantasia - Wikiwand Hyperthymesia - Wikiwand Eidetic memory - Wikiwand Campanile (restaurant) - Wikiwand Recall Overview | Microsoft Learn Limitless AI RescueTime Bankrupt California EV maker Fisker is selling its inventory of luxurious cars for enormous discounts as it clambers for cash Encryption app Signal wins fight against FBI subpoena and gag order Signal >> Government Communication Close Sensei Lānaʻi, A Four Seasons Resort 32 Sounds | OFFICIAL TRAILER The Olympic Games' Leap Into The AI Era Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show (0:40) Open (1:16) Nelson Mandela International Day (2:09) cj's week: Summer of Fun, Now in Maui! (3:09) Jeff's Week: Termites & Pool Electrics (5:00) Headline: YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos (7:58) cj’s solid, pro-AI stance! (8:41) Segment: Artificial General Intelligence (41:52) cj’s recommendation: Tim Urban’s The AI Revolution on Wait But Why (43:33) Jeff’s Recommendation: Helder Guimarães’ The Hope Theory Continuing with our 2024 Summer of Fun here at Nonsense, we spend most of this episode discussing the future of AI.  Starting with the current push to reach Artificial General Intelligence, but more interestingly, diving into what comes after these AGI’s. Thanks to the compounding growth of technology, fueled by concepts such as Moore’s Law, we postulate that once we achieve an AGI, humanity will, very soon thereafter, achieve Artificial Super Intelligence.  This is fascinating, and (very) likely coming (very) soon.  The future is an amazing place. Open: Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July, For Freedom, Justice and Democracy Headlines: YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos | Ars Technica Gordon Ramsay's Scrambled Eggs Segment: The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1 - Wait But Why The AI Revolution: Our Immortality or Extinction Exploring Metaculus’s AI Track Record Close: Helder Guimarães Geffen Playhouse Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!