The Nerdiest Episode in Eight Years (Confirmed)

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: Artificial Intelligence, Ready or Not"Welcome to the AGI era," OpenAI says as GPT-6 Astra debuts'I'm not trying to convince you of anything': AI agents are now emailing researchers to talk about their consciousnessNYC school system unveils aggressive restrictions on AI amid nationwide pushHarvard's $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructorsAmazon Mechanical TurkThe Slop BacklashOver 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn's AI slop buttonSide of slop? Bizarre AI food images jump from online to IRL menusThe Battle for Lake OntarioTrump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'MapQuest's app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake OntarioCourts, Sensors, and Who's WatchingGoogle defeats US justice department bid to force ad tech saleNoise and Motion Monitors in Their Homes? These Tenants Say No.Gadgets and MaterialsNew Spanish nanomaterial cools surfaces by up to 12.9C without electricityDyson launches $499 toothbrush with built-in camera, AI technologyWeird and WackyMan pushes Russian humanoid robot. Watch what happens nextTech Rec:Sanjay - Fastpotify Adam - Find us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.