Tech Pulse 9/22/25

This week on Tech Pulse, we narrate three articles spanning electric vehicle performance, AI safety for teens, and the Pope's stance on artificial intelligence.Electric cars have gotten so fast that an entry-level Volvo can now outrun a Porsche 911 off the line. A writer asks whether the industry's horsepower arms race has gone too far — and whether speed that rearranges your internal organs is actually something anyone wants or needs.OpenAI is rolling out age detection, parental controls, and crisis alerts designed to protect minors using ChatGPT. The piece examines what the company is promising, why it matters, and why the absence of federal regulation means good intentions still aren't enough.The first American-born Pope was offered something no pontiff has ever faced before — a proposal to let Catholics around the world chat with an AI version of himself. He said no, and his reasoning is worth hearing.Aftersight is a media organization that serves individuals with barriers to print. This podcast is produced by Aftersight under the Chafee Amendment to the Copyright Act which states that authorized nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is to provide copyrighted works in specialized formats to individuals with barriers to print are exempt. By continuing to listen, you verify you are blind, have low vision, or barriers to reading print materials.