TWiT 1108: Bad AI Vibes - Why Tech Leaders Miss the Mark on AI's Real Impact

Are we headed for a slow-motion collapse of the AI bubble, or is this just the next phase of tech's endless hype cycle? The panel digs into Apple's hardware bets, the latest in self-driving cars, and what a more human-centered tech future might look like.

• Binance says 90% of its $6.3 billion hack losses are now covered

• FBI says North Korea was responsible for the Binance hack

• Apple unveils its first touchscreen laptop: The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display

• Sam Altman says its "quite terrible" for your PCs to have RAM, because of course datacenters need it more

• AI execs may be too out of touch to build for the general public

• Anthropic expected to receive high 'junk' rating from credit agencies following IPO, FT report says

• Chinese Executive Close to Nvidia CEO Suspected of Giving China Information

• The Internet Might Need to Be Rebuilt From Scratch

• Doordash to acquire Instacart for $17B

• Grok releases seven minutes of its AI Odyssey

• Meta built a humanoid robot, but it's only for internal research

• RIP Patrick Stewart

Host: Devindra Hardawar (bsky.app/profile/devindra.bsky.social)

Guests: Anthony Ha (twit.tv/people/anthony-ha) and Paris Marx (parismarx.com)

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