MSP346. Weird Science: Filthy Brains, Frontier Agents And IRC

The robots are running amok again. This week Amazon announced Frontier Agents, bots that hopefully will not hallucinate their way through tasks lasting days at a time. Waymo’s auto taxis appear to be rebelling against their human overlords, speeding away from traffic lights and randomly performing U-turns. But don’t worry, a volunteer army is assembling in Amsterdam, ready to keep things running when MattNet takes over and the world goes dark. Finally, we look at the benefits of pressure washing your brain, Matt’s morbid curiosity and Richard’s misconceptions about horror fansSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.