Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAI Showdown: OpenAI vs. Google
Andrew and Justin spend most of the episode comparing OpenAI's GPT-4o rollout with Google's AI announcements. They describe GPT-4o as a multimodal sy…
2 years, 3 months ago
AI Controversies and Space Ambitions: A Weird Things Exploration
The episode opens with a long discussion of the OpenAI / Scarlett Johansson controversy. Andrew says he had a direct view of GPT-4o voice development…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Philosophical Snake: AI, Robotics, and a Fossilized Surprise
The episode opens with the news that philosopher Daniel Dennett has died, and the hosts reflect on how influential his books, especially Darwin's Dan…
2 years, 5 months ago
AI’s Musical Revolution: From Doom Musicals to Broca’s Brainy Beats
The episode opens with a discussion of AI-generated music, starting from a Weird Things intro written by Suno and moving into comparisons between Sun…
2 years, 5 months ago
AI Revolution and the Future of Creativity
The episode centers on a long discussion of AI's rapid move from novelty to everyday utility. The hosts describe using AI for transcription, editing,…
2 years, 5 months ago
Navigating the Seas of Speculation and Sci-Fi
Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a journey through a variety of topics, starting with a real-world disaster involving…
2 years, 6 months ago
Supersonic Dreams and Toxic Cats
The episode opens with a discussion of Boom Supersonic and its attempt to revive commercial supersonic air travel. The hosts talk about Boom's succes…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Future is Now, and It’s Weirdly Domestic
The episode opens with Justin describing a Cameo birthday message he received from Kirstie Patterson, the performer associated with the viral Willy’s…
2 years, 6 months ago
A Deep Dive into Space, Technology, and Woolly Mammoths
The episode opens with a long discussion of SpaceX test launches and the broader idea that visible failures are part of iterative engineering. Andrew…
2 years, 7 months ago
Monkey Raft
The episode opens with the hosts riffing about recording and editing workflow, including the value of planning for cuts, trusting the edit, and how m…
2 years, 7 months ago