Kickstarter. A gadget head's paradise... and hell.

The boys revisit the glory days of crowdfunding, what was the vibe that made it prolific, and the pitfalls that befell it. And, most importantly: what does it tell us about love?

Kickstarter. A gadget head's paradise... and hell.
The boys revisit the glory days of crowdfunding, what was the vibe that made it prolific, and the pitfalls that befell it. And, most importantly: what does it tell us about love?

The number one podcast about tech business and culture, from James "JR" Hennessy and Raph Dixon.

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The Failed Kickstarter Club

This week, Meta made a bit of an oopsy by giving their AI Support Bot a little too much leeway, resulting in a whole heap of account theft. It's kind of like how people were tricking AI Chat Bots into generating 100% discount codes for retail websites back in the day, but instead of receiving $0 Birkenstocks we got an Iranian pilled Barrack Obama White House facebook account.

This week, Meta made a bit of an oopsy by giving their AI Support Bot a little too much leeway, resulting in a whole heap of account theft. It's kind of like how people were tricking AI Chat Bots into generating 100% discount codes for retail websites back in the day, but instead of receiving $0 Birkenstocks we got an Iranian pilled Barrack Obama White House facebook account.

Meta Messed Up

Anthropic have confidentially filed for an IPO, slipstreaming in behind SpaceX in the race to be the first AI shop to go public. Whether or not you are claude-pilled, the move could shed some light on the guts of the company and give us a peek at how these AI companies are running things. Also, a humanoid robot thesis is born.

Anthropic have confidentially filed for an IPO, slipstreaming in behind SpaceX in the race to be the first AI shop to go public. Whether or not you are claude-pilled, the move could shed some light on the guts of the company and give us a peek at how these AI companies are running things. Also, a humanoid robot thesis is born.

Anthropic: Might IPO Maybe Sometime Eventually?

Anthropic have confidentially filed for an IPO, slipstreaming in behind SpaceX in the race to be the first AI shop to go public. Whether or not you are claude-pilled, the move could shed some light on the guts of the company and give us a peek at how these AI companies are running things. Also, a humanoid robot thesis is born.

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Anthropic have confidentially filed for an IPO, slipstreaming in behind SpaceX in the race to be the first AI shop to go public. Whether or not you are claude-pilled, the move could shed some light on the guts of the company and give us a peek at how these AI companies are running things. Also, a humanoid robot thesis is born.
If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to <a href="https://www.downround.net">downround.net</a> to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week.&nbsp;

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