IM 811: Flippin' the Bird - Anthony Aguirre, AI Safety, Hollywood vs. AI


Mar 19 2025 178 mins   71

  • Interview with Anthony Aguirre

  • The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of "AI safety" and "AI fairness" and prioritizes "reducing ideological bias" in models

  • Jensen Huang GTC Keynote in 16 minutes

  • Nvidia and Yum! Brands team up to expand AI ordering

  • Google Is Officially Replacing Assistant With Gemini - Slashdot

  • Google's Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal

  • Hollywood warns about AI industry's push to change copyright law

  • Hear what Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch thinks about AI taking her job

  • Guardian agrees with Leo

  • The Daily Wire announces new advertising partnership with Perplexity and The Ben Shapiro Show

  • Elon Musk's Grok to merge with Perplexity AI?

  • Perplexity dunks on Google's 'glue on pizza' AI fail in new ad

  • Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search

  • Google plans to release new 'open' AI models for drug discovery

  • EFF: California's A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly

  • Italian newspaper says it has published world's first AI-generated edition

  • AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language

  • Kevin Roose joins the AGI cult: Why I'm Feeling the A.G.I.

  • I Hitched a Ride in San Francisco's Newest Robotaxi

  • Elon Musk's X obtains $44bn valuation in sharp turnaround

  • The 560-pound Twitter logo from its San Francisco headquarters is up for auction

  • Andreessen wants to shut down all higher education in America

  • FSF's Memorabilia Silent Auction Begins Today - Slashdot

  • Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains

  • Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion

  • Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara

  • Oh Mary!

  • TechCrunch Founder-Turned-Crypto Investor Pays $60 Million for Miami Beach Home

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau


Guest: Anthony Aguirre


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