592: Ok, Doomer!

AI, Climate Doomerism & SolarPunks, oh my; GPT-4 is coming; don't plan your abortion on social media; Sam Bankman-Fried gets a flip-phone; Elon Musk, worst human of 2023; Tesla wheels coming off; researchers use AI to generate images based on brain activity; no robot dogs for LA; Star Trek: Discovery ending, Picard riveting; the Punisher returning; Chris Rock; Silo; Perry Mason; Godfather of Harlem; Wakanda Forever; History of the World, Part II; doorbell privacy loopholes; VR headsets not flying off the shelves; everyone's adding ChatGPT - DuckAssist, the Summarizer, Clyde & Einstein; Mastodon apps; Proust & the Squid; Dead Famous.Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.Show notes at https://gog.show/592FOLLOW UPE5: The Embedding Revolution w/ Anton TroynikovDoomerSolarpunkIN THE NEWSGPT-4 is coming next week – and it will be multimodal, says Microsoft GermanyPolice are prosecuting abortion seekers using their digital data — and Facebook and Google help them do itJustice Department wants Sam Bankman-Fried to use a flip phone for the rest of his bailElon Musk’s Compelling Case for Worst Human of 2023 by Ethan ZuckermanA Twitter engineer says at least 2 bodyguards accompany Elon Musk around Twitter HQ — even to the restroomHow a single engineer brought down TwitterUS probes Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come offResearchers Use AI to Generate Images Based on People's Brain ActivityCity Council weighing whether to accept donation of robot dog for LAPDMEDIA CANDY'Star Trek: Discovery' is ending with season 5 next yearJon Bernthal Returning as The Punisher for Daredevil: Born Again SeriesChris Rock: Selective Outrage'Silo' teaser reveals Apple's latest post-apocalyptic dramaPerry Mason Season 2Godfather of Harlem Season 3Last DaysBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverHistory of the World, Part IIAPPS & DOODADSThe privacy loophole in your doorbellMeta announces big price cuts for its VR headsetsInsta360 LinkOpal C1DuckDuckGo launches AI-powered search query answering toolBrave Search introduces the Summarizer, an AI tool for synthesized, relevant resultsWith the help of OpenAI, Discord is finally adding conversation summariesEven Slack has a ChatGPT app nowThe making of Ice Cubes, an open source, SwiftUI Mastodon client.Ivory now lets users create a Mastodon account directly from the appAT THE LIBRARYProust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne WolfDeep Questions with Cal Newport - EP. 238: THE JOYS OF THE READING LIFEDead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg JennerCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSR.I.P. Tom SizemoreA Privacy Hero’s Final Wish: An Institute to Redirect AI’s FutureAI Looks Like a BubbleSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.