We're joined by friend of the pod and Rear Window columnist Mark Di Stefano for a loose chat covering a swathe of topics from capital-J Journalism, the tech oligopoly and AI in politics. This is our final dispatch from our Christmas recording.

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We're joined by friend of the pod and Rear Window columnist Mark&nbsp;Di Stefano for a loose chat covering a swathe of topics from capital-J Journalism, the tech oligopoly and AI in politics. This is our final dispatch from our Christmas recording. 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.

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Xmas Spectacular 2025: Has He Got The Juice? (ft. Mark Di Stefano)

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.

If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to downround.net to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week. 

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;

Xmas Spectacular 2025: Has He Got The Juice? (ft. Mark Di Stefano)

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