The AI ​​train stopped in 2024

This week we look back at our hellish 2024. and trying to figure out where to go from here. We started the year with a lot of hype around artificial intelligence, but that has cooled after seeing how useless many AI features are. It’s also clear that many companies, including Microsoft and Apple, are trying to push unfinished AI concepts to consumers. Looking ahead, we’re in for a tough few years for the tech industry (not to mention the world at large).

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Themes

• 2024 preview: AI hype hasn’t led to much and social media mood is changing – 1:12

• What are we looking forward to in 2025? – 21:43

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

• TP-Link routers are under investigation by US authorities – 32:39

• Thoughts from last week’s Game Awards – 35:35

• Working – 38:26

• Pop Culture Choices – 39:17

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

Loans

hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Cherlene Lowe
Producer: Ben Elman
music: Dale North and Terence O’Brien

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