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AI Debate Is Killing Me - Project Synapse (opens the original)
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AI Doom Headlines vs Real Risks + Figure's Helix 2.5 Robots Learn Household Tasks in New Homes On Project Synapse, Marcel Gagne and Jon Pinard open with humor, then criticize sensational media claims that "AI will kill us all," arguing journalism and politics favor fear over practical discussion of real, near-term risks and AI's benefits (including healthcare). They compare society's short-term attention to long-term issues like climate change and nuclear weapons, and debate how to manage AI ris
Dad Says 9-Year-Old Spent $118K on YouTube Ads | Cohere AI Privacy | AI Extinction Risks (opens the original)
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A $20 YouTube promotion becomes a reported $118,000 company credit card bill. Canada's Cohere tackles a gap in AI data security. And could realistic scenarios help us understand—and prevent—an AI-enabled catastrophe? Jim Love hosts Hashtag Trending for Friday, September 18, 2026. A father says his nine-year-old ran up $118,000 advertising Minecraft and Roblox videos over roughly three weeks. We examine how a shared Google account and saved company card enabled the spending—and what that could me
Hashtag Trending 2,500th Episode: Tech Trends 2027, Trustworthy AI ROI, and the Attention Economy (with Brian Jackson & Alex Coop) (opens the original)
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On the 2,500th episode of Hashtag Trending (Thursday, September 17), host Jim Love welcomes former hosts and tech journalists Brian Jackson and Alex Coop. Brian previews Tech Trends 2027, warning CIOs about rising insider threats enabled by AI wearables and prediction markets, faster AI-assisted vulnerability exploitation that makes weekly/monthly patching obsolete, and geopolitical uncertainty affecting procurement of frontier AI services. Alex highlights SAS's second annual Data and AI Impact
AI Panic: The $750B Spending Gamble & Who Benefits From a Slowdown? (opens the original)
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Who pays if the AI investment boom falls short—and who benefits if development slows down? Jim Love examines the money, motives and economic assumptions in this special AI Panic edition of Hashtag Trending. MIT Technology Review explores the risks behind roughly $750 billion in expected spending by the biggest cloud companies. We examine debt financing, competition from cheaper models such as DeepSeek, recurring chip replacement costs, and potential exposure for pension funds, life insurance inv
AI Safety Fears Grow—Who Writes the Rules? | Database Risks, Microsoft Exit & a Canadian Teen's AI to Help Homeless (opens the original)
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AI safety concerns are growing, but agreement on what to do remains elusive. Can governments establish effective oversight amid U.S.–China rivalry, industry self-interest and questions about transparency? On Hashtag Trending for Tuesday, September 15, 2026, Jim Love examines the push to slow AI development—and why both industry proposals and rushed legislation deserve scrutiny. Also in this episode: • Why companies postpone database upgrades. A Percona-sponsored survey produces a startling 97% h
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