Star Wars Day, Greyhound Stories, and AI Is Getting Out of Control | Open Tabs Podcast Ep. 12

What even is this episode?We start with Star Wars Day (May the 4th), somehow end up deep in Greyhound bus stories, and then spiral into a conversation about AI, subscriptions, and whether we’re all slowly losing control of the tools we’re building.Along the way:A 25-hour Greyhound trip from Atlanta to MiamiLuxury buses vs flying vs drivingSelf-driving Teslas and robotaxisThe overwhelming explosion of AI toolsAnd a story about an AI that literally deleted everythingOh—and we’re launching a voicemail line soon 👀No scripts. No structure. Just open tabs.📱 Follow & Subscribe:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@opentabspcInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/opentabspcFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/opentabspc⏱️ Chapter Breaks00:00 – Intro + May the 4th (Star Wars Day)02:30 – Spaceballs vs Star Wars (and growing up backwards)06:45 – Greyhound bus experiences (good, bad, and ugly) 10:00 – The 25-hour Atlanta to Miami bus story13:30 – Are buses actually… good now?16:00 – Luxury buses vs flying vs driving20:30 – Self-driving Teslas and the future of travel24:30 – Robotaxis, Waymo, and what’s coming next28:00 – AI overload: too many tools, too many subscriptions32:30 – ChatGPT vs Perplexity vs Gemini36:00 – When AI goes wrong (and deletes everything)40:00 – Fake sponsor: expensive toys for adults43:30 – Dragon Con and cosplay culture48:30 – Voicemail segment coming soon 👀50:30 – Outro#podcast #opentabs #starwarsday #maythe4th #greyhound #travelstories #ai #chatgpt #selfdriving #tesla #waymo #dragoncon #comedy #storytime #tech